At 151 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 29 miles northwest of Grand Junction to 14 miles west of Fruita. Movement was east 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. Locations impacted include... Grand Junction, Fruita, Loma, Mack, Orchard Mesa, Glade Park, and Redlands. This includes the following highways... Interstate 70 in Colorado between mile markers 1 and 32. Interstate 70 in Utah between mile markers 229 and 231. U.S. Highway 50 in Colorado between mile markers 32 and 35. Colorado 139 between mile markers 1 and 20.
At 825 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 27 miles southwest of Rangely, or 44 miles southeast of Vernal, moving southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of southeastern Uintah County.