Resolved Feb 18, 2026 at 1:30 PM. Kept for reference.
ModerateWeatherNWS Grand Junction
Special Weather Statement
Mesa County · Started Feb 18, 2026 at 12:56 PM · Updated 3d ago
Mesa Countyarea
Feb 18, 2026, 12:56 PMeffective
Feb 18, 2026, 1:30 PMexpires
NWS Grand Junctionsource
Approximate affected area. Zone-based advisories do not include an exact boundary
Full advisory
At 1256 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Slick Rock to 14 miles northwest of Dolores to near Aneth. Movement was east at 30 mph.HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.SOURCE...Radar indicated.IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.Locations impacted include... Cortez, Dolores, Dove Creek, Aneth, Cahone, Egnar, Hovenweep National Monument, Arriola, Lebanon, Towaoc, Stoner, Lewis, and Yellow Jacket.This includes the following highways... U.S. Highway 491 in Colorado between mile markers 27 and 67. U.S. Highway 160 in Colorado between mile markers 19 and 44. Utah 162 between mile markers 22 and 31. Colorado 41 between mile markers 5 and 9. Colorado 141 between mile markers 1 and 44. Colorado 145 between mile markers 1 and 25.