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Special Weather Statement, NWS Grand Junction, CO
NWS Grand Junction, CO issued this special weather statement at Aug 5, 2017, 3:36 PM MDT for Garfield County, Colorado. It was in force for 39 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
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The facts
- Issued
- Aug 5, 2017, 3:36 PM MDT (21:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 5, 2017, 4:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Junction, CO
County Garfield County, CO
The radar
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NWS Grand Junction, CO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 5, 2:47 PM MDT, 49 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 5, 2:47 PM MDT, 49 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service GRAND JUNCTION CO 534 AM MDT Sat Aug 5 2017 COZ001>014-017>023-UTZ022>025-027>029-061200- Lower Yampa River Basin-Central Yampa River Basin- Roan and Tavaputs Plateaus-Elkhead and Park Mountains- Upper Yampa River Basin-Grand Valley-Debeque to Silt Corridor- Central Colorado River Basin-Grand and Battlement Mesas- Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys- Central Gunnison and Uncompahgre River Basin- West Elk and Sawatch Mountains-Flat Tops- Upper Gunnison River Valley-Uncompahgre Plateau and Dallas Divide- Northwest San Juan Mountains-Southwest San Juan Mountains- Paradox Valley/Lower Dolores River- Four Corners/Upper Dolores River-Animas River Basin- San Juan River Basin-Southeast Utah-Eastern Uinta Mountains- Eastern Uinta Basin-Tavaputs Plateau-Arches/Grand Flat- La Sal and Abajo Mountains-Canyonlands/Natural Bridges- 534 AM MDT Sat Aug 5 2017 This hazardous weather outlook is for eastern Utah and western Colorado. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected today and tonight across eastern Utah and western Colorado. Locally heavy rain, small hail and gusty winds to 40 mph are all possible with the strongest storms. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected each day next week with gusty outflow winds, small hail and heavy rain possible. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected today or tonight, however spotters are encouraged to relay rainfall amounts or any observed flooding to the National Weather Service in Grand Junction.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 5, 3:36 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Grand Junction CO 336 PM MDT SAT AUG 5 2017 COZ003-007-013-052215- Roan and Tavaputs Plateaus CO-Debeque to Silt Corridor CO- Flattops CO- 336 PM MDT SAT AUG 5 2017 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL GARFIELD COUNTY UNTIL 415 PM MDT... At 335 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 16 miles northwest of Rifle, or 34 miles northwest of Glenwood Springs, moving southeast at 10 mph. Dime size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Rio Blanco. This includes Colorado 13 between mile markers 6 and 26. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Heavy rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3969 10806 3985 10796 3978 10766 3954 10782 TIME...MOT...LOC 2135Z 297DEG 7KT 3974 10793 NL
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Junction, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Aug 5, 3:47 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GJT | Rio Blanco | 28 min |
| Aug 5, 3:50 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GJT | Rio Blanco | 3 hr |
| Aug 5, 4:08 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GJT | Dolores | 52 min |
| Aug 5, 4:30 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GJT | 45 min | |
| Aug 5, 5:20 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GJT | Garfield, Rio Blanco | 25 min |
| Aug 5, 5:40 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GJT | Mesa | 31 min |
| Aug 5, 5:50 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | GJT | Garfield | 3 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.