Resolved Sep 1, 2026 at 3:45 PM. Kept for reference.
ModerateWeatherNWS Grand Junction CO
Special Weather Statement
Garfield County · Started Sep 1, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Garfield Countyarea
Sep 1, 2026, 3:18 PMeffective
Sep 1, 2026, 3:45 PMexpires
NWS Grand Junction COsource
Warned area as issued by the National Weather Service
Full advisory
At 317 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Grand Junction, moving northeast at 15 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... Grand Junction, Clifton, Orchard Mesa, Fruitvale, and Redlands.This includes the following highways... Interstate 70 in Colorado between mile markers 27 and 34. U.S. Highway 50 in Colorado between mile markers 32 and 38. Colorado 141 between mile markers 158 and 162.