Special Weather Statement
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Issued by NWS Grand Junction CO
⏳ In force until Fri 23 Oct, 15:00 📍 Central Yampa River Basin; Elkhead and Park Mountains; Upper Yampa River Basin (approximate) 🕑 1 h ago
At 505 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles northeast of Hayden, or 23 miles east of Craig, moving north at 60 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Observations indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Steamboat Springs, Hayden, Mt Zirkel, Clark, Milner, Tow Creek, Hahns Peak…
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📡 CAP alert details
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📡 CAP alert details
Common Alerting Protocol
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SeverityModerate
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UrgencyExpected
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CertaintyObserved
EventSpecial Weather Statement
Response typeExecute
CategoryMet
Affected areaCentral Yampa River Basin; Elkhead and Park Mountains; Upper Yampa River Basin
Issuing authorityNWS Grand Junction CO
ContactNot supplied
🕓 Alert timing · EAT
Sent2026-10-23T05:07:00-06:00
Effective2026-10-23T05:07:00-06:00
Onset2026-10-23T05:07:00-06:00
Expires2026-10-23T06:00:00-06:00
📋 Official instructions
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.📄 Message details
Alert identifierurn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.69f359ef409cefb8906513e42d1a9473d5c3eb2e.001.1
Message typeAlert
Senderw-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
ScopePublic
CAP statusActual
Related messagesNot supplied
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🛡 Safety advice
General guidance for this type of incident - not official instructions.
- If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
- Stay aware of your surroundings in this area.
- Follow official updates from the police and local authorities.
- In an emergency call 112 (police) or 112 (ambulance), or request help through Jilinde.
📰 Story summary
From the report shown in the feed:
- At 505 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles northeast of Hayden, or 23 miles east of Craig, moving north at 60 mph.
- HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
- SOURCE...Observations indicated.
- IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.
- Locations impacted include...
- Steamboat Springs, Hayden, Mt Zirkel, Clark, Milner, Tow Creek, Hahns Peak…
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