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Special Weather Statement issued October 23 at 7:48AM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO, United States of America

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At 746 AM MDT, a strong thunderstorm 18 miles southeast of Wolf
Creek Pass, or 26 miles north of Chama, moving northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Observations indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Pagosa Springs and Chromo.

This includes the following highways...
U.S. Highway 84 in Colorado between mile markers 1 and 27.
U.S. Highway 160 in Colorado between mile markers 137 and 154.

Measurements

Coordinates37.2242, -106.7442
RegionSouthwest San Juan Mountains; San Juan River Basin
Location Precisionpolygon
Issuing AuthorityUnited States of America — us-noaa-nws-en
Cap UrgencyExpected
Cap CertaintyObserved
Cap Expires2026-10-23T08:30:00-06:00

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