Resolved Sep 15, 2026 at 3:30 PM. Kept for reference.
ModerateWeatherNWS Grand Junction CO
Special Weather Statement
Garfield County · Started Sep 15, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Garfield Countyarea
Sep 15, 2026, 2:53 PMeffective
Sep 15, 2026, 3:30 PMexpires
NWS Grand Junction COsource
Warned area as issued by the National Weather Service
Full advisory
At 252 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 17 miles west of Fruita, or 26 miles west of Grand Junction, moving northeast at 20 mph.HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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... Mack.This includes the following highways... Interstate 70 in Colorado between mile markers 1 and 10. Colorado 139 between mile markers 4 and 16.