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Dolores County Emergency Alert System
Saturday September 13th, 2025 :: 02:39 p.m. MDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 03:30PM

SVRGJT The National Weather Service in Grand Junction has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... West central Dolores County in southwestern Colorado... Northwestern Montezuma County in southwestern Colorado...

* Until 330 PM MDT.

* At 238 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 16 miles south of Dove Creek, or 34 miles east of Blanding, moving northeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Cortez, Dolores, Cahone, Lebanon, Lewis, Arriola, and Yellow Jacket.

* AFFECTED AREAS: DOLORES, CO ... MONTEZUMA, CO

Instructions:

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

Address/Location
Dolores County Emergency Alert System
8477 Rd 7.7
Dove Creek, CO 81324

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 970-677-2929

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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