Resolved Sep 2, 2026 at 2:15 PM. Kept for reference.
ModerateWeatherNWS Grand Junction CO
Special Weather Statement
Garfield County · Started Sep 2, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Garfield Countyarea
Sep 2, 2026, 1:29 PMeffective
Sep 2, 2026, 2:15 PMexpires
NWS Grand Junction COsource
Warned area as issued by the National Weather Service
Full advisory
At 128 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over De Beque, or 22 miles northeast of Grand Junction, moving northeast at 35 mph.HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size 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... Parachute, De Beque, and Battlement Mesa.This includes the following highways... Interstate 70 in Colorado near mile marker 53, and between mile markers 55 and 76. Colorado 65 between mile markers 54 and 57.