Resolved Jul 24, 2026 at 2:00 PM. Kept for reference.
ModerateWeatherNWS Grand Junction
Special Weather Statement
Moffat County · Started Jul 24, 2026 at 1:37 PM · Updated 3d ago
Moffat Countyarea
Jul 24, 2026, 1:37 PMeffective
Jul 24, 2026, 2:00 PMexpires
NWS Grand Junctionsource
Warned area as issued by the National Weather Service
Full advisory
At 137 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 18 miles southeast of Meeker to 14 miles northwest of New Castle to 7 miles west of De Beque. Movement was southeast at 15 mph.HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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... Rifle, New Castle, Silt, Parachute, De Beque, Rio Blanco, Battlement Mesa, and Buford.This includes the following highways... Interstate 70 in Colorado between mile markers 60 and 104. Colorado 13 between mile markers 1 and 19.