Resolved Feb 18, 2026 at 2:30 PM. Kept for reference.
ModerateWeatherNWS Grand Junction
Special Weather Statement
Mesa County · Started Feb 18, 2026 at 1:56 PM · Updated 3d ago
Mesa Countyarea
Feb 18, 2026, 1:56 PMeffective
Feb 18, 2026, 2:30 PMexpires
NWS Grand Junctionsource
Approximate affected area. Zone-based advisories do not include an exact boundary
Full advisory
At 156 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line extending from 11 miles west of Delta to 10 miles north of Norwood. Movement was northeast 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... Montrose, Delta, Orchard City, Cedaredge, Olathe, Hotchkiss, Lazear, Colona, Cory, Eckert, and Austin.This includes the following highways... U.S. Highway 550 in Colorado between mile markers 113 and 130. U.S. Highway 50 in Colorado between mile markers 58 and 106. Colorado 65 between mile markers 1 and 10. Colorado 90 between mile markers 82 and 89. Colorado 92 between mile markers 1 and 23. Colorado 133 between mile markers 1 and 3.