At 146 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Palisade, or 8 miles east of Grand Junction, moving northeast at 35 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... Palisade, Mesa, Clifton, Cameo, and Orchard Mesa. This includes the following highways... Interstate 70 in Colorado between mile markers 38 and 55. Colorado 65 between mile markers 44 and 61. Colorado 141 between mile markers 158 and 161.
At 141 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 20 miles northeast of Aneth, or 29 miles east of Blanding, moving northeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny 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... Yellow Jacket. This includes U.S. Highway 491 in Colorado near mile marker 41.