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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
521 PM MDT Sun May 17 2026

COZ008-010-013-172345-
Central Colorado River Basin CO-Flat Tops CO-
Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys CO-
521 PM MDT Sun May 17 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN EAGLE COUNTY
THROUGH 545 PM MDT...

At 521 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles northwest of Gypsum, or 17 miles northeast of Glenwood Springs,
moving east at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Eagle, Gypsum, Edwards, Dotsero, Wolcott, Bond, and Sweetwater.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 70 in Colorado between mile markers 127 and 157.
 Colorado 131 between mile markers 1 and 9, and between mile markers
15 and 16.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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LAT...LON 3960 10717 3978 10710 3988 10667 3964 10666
TIME...MOT...LOC 2321Z 257DEG 38KT 3970 10706

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

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