At 633 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 18 miles north of New Castle to near Rifle to 13 miles south of Silt. Movement was west at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Rifle, Silt, Parachute, Rio Blanco, and Battlement Mesa. This includes the following highways... Interstate 70 in Colorado between mile markers 65 and 98. Colorado 13 between mile markers 1 and 29.
At 626 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Collbran, or 27 miles east of Grand Junction, moving southwest at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation and outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Collbran, Mesa, and Molina. This includes Colorado 65 between mile markers 48 and 56.