Resolved Sep 15, 2026 at 6:30 PM. Kept for reference.
ModerateWeatherNWS Grand Junction CO
Special Weather Statement
Garfield County · Started Sep 15, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Garfield Countyarea
Sep 15, 2026, 5:55 PMeffective
Sep 15, 2026, 6:30 PMexpires
NWS Grand Junction COsource
Warned area as issued by the National Weather Service
Full advisory
At 555 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles south of Dinosaur, or 38 miles southeast of Vernal, moving northeast at 35 mph.HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail.SOURCE...Radar indicated.IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.Locations impacted include... Massadona and Blue Mountain.This includes the following highways... U.S. Highway 40 in Colorado between mile markers 8 and 24. Colorado 64 between mile markers 6 and 17, and between mile markers 26 and 35.