At 308 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms 14 miles southeast of Silt, or 16 miles southwest of Glenwood Springs, moving east at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northeastern Mesa and southeastern Garfield Counties.
At 307 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles southwest of Delta, or 20 miles northwest of Montrose, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size 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... Delta, Orchard City, Olathe, Austin, and Cory. This includes the following highways... U.S. Highway 50 in Colorado between mile markers 57 and 81. Colorado 65 between mile markers 1 and 5. Colorado 92 between mile markers 1 and 10.