WWUS85 KGJT 122032 SPSGJT Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Grand Junction CO 232 PM MDT Mon Aug 12 2024 COZ006-009-011-017-122100- Grand and Battlement Mesas CO-Uncompahgre Plateau/Dallas Divide CO- Grand Valley CO-Central Gunnison and Uncompahgre River Basin CO- 232 PM MDT Mon Aug 12 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN DELTA AND SOUTHEASTERN MESA COUNTIES THROUGH 300 PM MDT... At 232 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 17 miles west of Delta, or 22 miles southeast of Grand Junction, moving northeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of southwestern Delta and southeastern Mesa Counties. This includes U.S. Highway 50 in Colorado between mile markers 49 and 63. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3871 10842 3881 10849 3895 10831 3876 10818 TIME...MOT...LOC 2032Z 240DEG 17KT 3879 10839 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ KAA