Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued April 1 at 3:35PM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
April 1, 2026 - 2:35pm
Expires:
April 1, 2026 - 3:00pm
Description:
At 335 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms 8 miles west of Ignacio, or 10 miles south of Durango,
moving east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size 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...
Bayfield, Ignacio, Bondad, Falfa, and Oxford.
This includes the following highways...
U.S. Highway 550 in Colorado between mile markers 3 and 16.
U.S. Highway 160 in Colorado between mile markers 88 and 108.
Colorado 151 between mile markers 1 and 6.
Colorado 172 between mile markers 5 and 24.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Southwest San Juan Mountains; Animas River Basin
Forcast Office:
NWS Grand Junction CO
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov