Special Weather Statement

Garfield County · Started Aug 22, 2025 at 3:16 PM · Updated 4d ago

Garfield Countyarea

Aug 22, 2025, 3:16 PMeffective

Aug 22, 2025, 3:45 PMexpires

NWS Grand Junctionsource

Approximate affected area. Zone-based advisories do not include an exact boundary

Full advisory

At 315 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 24 miles northwest of Meeker, or 43 miles southwest of Craig, moving east at 25 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.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of south central Moffat and north central Rio Blanco Counties.

This includes Colorado 64 between mile markers 46 and 47, near mile marker 49, and between mile markers 56 and 62.