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High Wind Warning 5, NWS Grand Junction, CO

May 11, 20228 counties in Colorado; Grand County, San Juan County, Utah

NWS Grand Junction, CO issued this high wind warning at May 11, 2022, 3:03 AM MDT for 8 counties in Colorado; Grand County, San Juan County, Utah. It took effect at May 11, 2022, 11:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 10 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 11, 2022, 3:03 AM MDT (09:03 UTC)
In effect from
May 11, 2022, 11:00 AM MDT
Expired
May 11, 2022, 9:00 PM MDT
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Grand Junction, CO

Counties Delta County, CO, Dolores County, CO, Garfield County, CO, Gunnison County, CO, Mesa County, CO, Montezuma County, CO, Montrose County, CO, San Miguel County, CO, Grand County, UT, San Juan County, UT

The radar

The Grand Junction radar (KGJX), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this high wind warning 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 high wind warning went out at May 10, 8:14 PM MDT, 6 hours 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 10, 8:14 PM MDT, 6 hours 49 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 10, 3:11 AM MDT, 23 hours 52 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
311 AM MDT Tue May 10 2022

COZ001>014-017>023-UTZ022>025-027>029-110915-
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-
311 AM MDT Tue May 10 2022

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Wind gusts of 25 to 45 mph will be common across most of the area
today. Critical fire weather conditions are expected in portions
of southwest Colorado this afternoon.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

Wind gusts of 30 to 50 mph will be common across most of the area
tomorrow. Critical fire weather conditions are expected in
portions of southwest Colorado tomorrow afternoon. Winds will
overall decrease Thursday onward.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 11, 2:27 AM MDT, 36 minutes before
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Local storm report, May 11, 2:41 AM MDT, 22 minutes before
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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.