{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.0cc2f62ca55ffd37d2f4a390aeb21c491dccd96f.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Special Weather Statement issued September 13 at 4:59PM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-09-13","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.0cc2f62ca55ffd37d2f4a390aeb21c491dccd96f.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Grand Junction CO"},"word_count":169,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Special Weather Statement: Special Weather Statement issued September 13 at 4:59PM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO\n\n**Severity:** Moderate\n**Certainty:** Observed\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Central Colorado River Basin; Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys; Flat Tops\n**Issued by:** NWS Grand Junction CO\n**Sent:** 2026-09-13T16:59:00-06:00\n**Effective:** 2026-09-13T16:59:00-06:00\n**Expires:** 2026-09-13T17:30:00-06:00\n\n## Description\nAt 459 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near\nCarbondale, or 9 miles southeast of Glenwood Springs, moving\nnortheast at 25 mph.\n\nHAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail.\n\nSOURCE...Radar indicated.\n\nIMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around\nunsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation and\noutdoor objects is possible.\n\nLocations impacted include...\nShoshone and Cattle Creek.\n\nThis includes the following highways...\nInterstate 70 in Colorado between mile markers 122 and 129.\nColorado 82 between mile markers 7 and 9, and between mile markers\n13 and 15.\n\n## Instructions\nIf outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.\n\nTorrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to\nlocalized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded\nroadways."}