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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
645 PM MDT Sun May 4 2025

COZ003-007-009-010-013-050115-
Roan and Tavaputs Plateaus CO-Flat Tops CO-
Grand and Battlement Mesas CO-Debeque to Silt Corridor CO-
Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys CO-
645 PM MDT Sun May 4 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL GARFIELD COUNTY
THROUGH 715 PM MDT...

At 645 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Rifle, or 22 miles west of Glenwood Springs, moving northwest at 25
mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Rifle, Silt, and Rio Blanco.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 70 in Colorado between mile markers 81 and 100.
 Colorado 13 between mile markers 1 and 20.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

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LAT...LON 3950 10756 3940 10772 3957 10817 3983 10786
TIME...MOT...LOC 0045Z 138DEG 24KT 3953 10775

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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