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Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service Grand Junction CO

400 PM MDT Fri May 9 2025

 

COZ012-014-018-092230-

Upper Gunnison River Valley CO-Northwestern San Juan Mountains CO-

West Elk and Sawatch Mountains CO-

400 PM MDT Fri May 9 2025



...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN GUNNISON COUNTY

THROUGH 430 PM MDT...



At 359 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near 

Sapinero moving South at 20 mph. 



HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 45 mph and half inch 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...

Sapinero.



This includes the following highways...

 U.S. Highway 50 in Colorado between mile markers 119 and 132.

 Colorado 92 between mile markers 61 and 63, and between mile markers

67 and 73.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 



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LAT...LON 3848 10746 3845 10727 3823 10729 3826 10749

TIME...MOT...LOC 2159Z 006DEG 14KT 3839 10740 



MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN

MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH



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