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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
949 PM MDT Wed Jul 29 2026

COZ008-010-300415-
Central Colorado River Basin CO-
Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys CO-
949 PM MDT Wed Jul 29 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN EAGLE COUNTY
THROUGH 1015 PM MDT...

At 949 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Basalt, or 18 miles southeast of Glenwood Springs, moving northeast
at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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...
Eagle, Gypsum, Basalt, and El Jebel.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 70 in Colorado between mile markers 142 and 146.
 Colorado 82 between mile markers 24 and 25.

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.

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LAT...LON 3934 10701 3945 10711 3970 10688 3945 10662
TIME...MOT...LOC 0349Z 231DEG 32KT 3942 10702

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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