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Special Weather Statement, NWS Grand Junction, CO

July 13, 2021San Juan County, Colorado

NWS Grand Junction, CO issued this special weather statement at Jul 13, 2021, 12:50 PM MDT for San Juan County, Colorado. It was in force for 25 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Jul 13, 2021, 12:50 PM MDT (18:50 UTC)
Expired: Jul 13, 2021, 1:15 PM MDT
In force: 25 min
Issued by: NWS Grand Junction, CO

County San Juan County, CO

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Grand Junction, CO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 13, 11:46 AM MDT, 1 hour 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 13, 11:46 AM MDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 13, 2:52 AM MDT, 9 hours 58 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
252 AM MDT Tue Jul 13 2021

COZ001>014-017>023-UTZ022>025-027>029-141300-
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-
252 AM MDT Tue Jul 13 2021

This hazardous weather outlook is for eastern Utah and western
Colorado.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Smoky skies will continue across the region through at least this
morning. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms will
develop this afternoon with storms producing gusty outflow winds
as well as brief moderate to heavy rain. Isolated activity will
linger overnight, particularly down south.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

Another round of widespread showers and thunderstorms is expected
for Wednesday with slow moving storms capable of producing heavy
rain. Drier conditions look to return for the end of the week as
high pressure returns, though diurnal storms will persist over the
higher terrain through the weekend.

.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, Jul 13, 12:28 PM MDT, 22 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 13, 12:50 PM MDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Grand Junction, CO issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 13, 11:51 AM MDT	Flash Flood Watch	GJT	Eagle, Garfield, Moffat, Pitkin, Rio Blanco, Routt	3 hr
Jul 13, 12:28 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GJT	Rio Blanco	47 min
Jul 13, 12:52 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GJT		38 min
Jul 13, 1:28 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GJT	San Juan	47 min
Jul 13, 1:37 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GJT	Rio Blanco	38 min
Jul 13, 1:43 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GJT	Pitkin	47 min
Jul 13, 2:29 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	GJT	Hinsdale, Ouray	3 hr
Jul 13, 2:48 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GJT		42 min
Jul 13, 2:56 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GJT	Delta	49 min
Jul 13, 3:06 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	GJT	Eagle, Garfield	114 min
Jul 13, 3:11 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GJT	Delta, Mesa	34 min
Jul 13, 3:27 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GJT	Ouray, San Miguel	3 hr
Jul 13, 3:33 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GJT	Mesa	42 min
Jul 13, 3:52 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GJT	Delta, Mesa	23 min
Jul 13, 4:24 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GJT	Delta, Mesa	51 min
Jul 13, 4:59 PM MDT	Flash Flood Watch	GJT	Eagle, Garfield, Moffat, Pitkin, Rio Blanco, Routt	3 hr
Jul 13, 5:10 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GJT	Montrose	50 min
Jul 13, 5:21 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GJT		39 min
Jul 13, 5:33 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GJT	Montrose	42 min
Jul 13, 5:42 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GJT	Ouray	48 min
Jul 13, 2:35 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	GJT	Grand, Uintah	3 hr
Jul 13, 4:47 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GJT	Grand	28 min

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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.