Special Weather Statement

Mesa County · Started Sep 9, 2025 at 4:43 PM · Updated 4d ago

Mesa Countyarea

Sep 9, 2025, 4:43 PMeffective

Sep 9, 2025, 5:00 PMexpires

NWS Grand Junctionsource

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

Full advisory

At 443 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Fruita, or 12 miles west of Grand Junction, moving northeast 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.

Locations impacted include... Fruita and Redlands.

This includes Interstate 70 in Colorado between mile markers 16 and 22.