Gold Mountain Fire · Evacuation orders in effect. If you are in a GO zone, leave now.
DetailsSVRGJT The National Weather Service in Grand Junction has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Montrose County in west central Colorado... Southern Mesa County in west central Colorado... * Until 145 PM MDT. * At 116 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 16 miles northeast of Nucla, or 29 miles west of Montrose, moving southeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. * This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of central Montrose and southern Mesa Counties.
At 1244 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 25 miles south of Grand Junction, moving northeast at 25 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 Mesa County. This includes Colorado 141 between mile markers 129 and 146.