Resolved May 17, 2026 at 5:45 PM. Kept for reference.
ModerateWeatherNWS Grand Junction
Special Weather Statement
Pitkin County · Started May 17, 2026 at 5:21 PM · Updated 2d ago
Pitkin Countyarea
May 17, 2026, 5:21 PMeffective
May 17, 2026, 5:45 PMexpires
NWS Grand Junctionsource
Approximate affected area. Zone-based advisories do not include an exact boundary
Full advisory
At 521 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles northwest of Gypsum, or 17 miles northeast of Glenwood Springs, moving east at 45 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... Eagle, Gypsum, Edwards, Dotsero, Wolcott, Bond, and Sweetwater.This includes the following highways... Interstate 70 in Colorado between mile markers 127 and 157. Colorado 131 between mile markers 1 and 9, and between mile markers 15 and 16.