Special Weather Statement: Central Gunnison and Uncompahgre River Basin; Upper Gunnison River Valley; Uncompahgre Plateau/Dallas Divide

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Special Weather Statement — Central Gunnison and Uncompahgre River Basin; Upper Gunnison River Valley; Uncompahgre Plateau/Dallas Divide Severity: Moderate. Certainty: Observed. At 824 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 8 miles southwest of Olathe to 8 miles west of Montrose. Movement was east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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... Montrose. This includes the following highways... U.S. Highway 550 in Colorado between mile markers 118 and 130. U.S. Highway 50 in Colorado between mile markers 85 and 99. Colorado 90 between mile markers 82 and 89.

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