Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued December 30 at 1:02PM MST by NWS Grand Junction CO
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
December 30, 2024 - 12:02pm
Expires:
December 30, 2024 - 12:30pm
Description:
HAZARDS...A snow squall accompanied by winds of 25 MPH which can
rapidly reduce visibility to less than one mile.
LOCATION AND MOVEMENT...At 100 PM MST, a snow squall was 15 miles
northwest of Rifle, or 36 miles west of Glenwood Springs moving east
at 25 MPH.
THIS SQUALL WILL BE NEAR...
Rifle around 115 PM MST.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 70 in Colorado between mile markers 80 and 98.
Colorado 13 between mile markers 1 and 48.
Colorado 64 between mile markers 66 and 73.
SAFETY INFO...
Use extra caution if you must travel into or through this squall.
Rapid changes in visibility and potentially slick roads may lead to
accidents.
Area Description:
Central Yampa River Basin; Roan and Tavaputs Plateaus; Debeque to Silt Corridor; Grand and Battlement Mesas; Flat Tops
Forcast Office:
NWS Grand Junction CO