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ModerateWeatherActiveNWS Grand Junction CO
Special Weather Statement
Garfield County · Started Aug 30, 2026 at 8:02 AM · Updated 1h ago
Garfield Countyarea
Aug 30, 2026, 8:02 AMeffective
Aug 30, 2026, 9:00 AMexpires
NWS Grand Junction COsource
Warned area as issued by the National Weather Service
Full advisory
At 759 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 31 miles north of Fruita, or 37 miles north of Grand Junction, moving northeast at 30 mph.HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Heavy rainfall possible.SOURCE...Radar indicated.IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.Locations impacted include... Meeker, Mack, and Loma, including Lee and P-L Gulch burn scars.This includes the following highways... Interstate 70 in Colorado between mile markers 1 and 13. Interstate 70 in Utah between mile markers 230 and 231. Colorado 13 between mile markers 21 and 48. Colorado 64 between mile markers 61 and 73. Colorado 139 between mile markers 2 and 55.