Special Weather Statement

Mesa County · Started Sep 12, 2025 at 3:59 PM · Updated 4d ago

Mesa Countyarea

Sep 12, 2025, 3:59 PMeffective

Sep 12, 2025, 4:45 PMexpires

NWS Grand Junctionsource

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

Full advisory

At 359 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 17 miles northwest of Parachute, or 39 miles north of Grand Junction, moving northeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation and outdoor objects is possible.

Locations impacted include... Rifle, Parachute, De Beque, Rio Blanco, and Battlement Mesa.

This includes the following highways... Interstate 70 in Colorado between mile markers 62 and 92. Colorado 13 between mile markers 1 and 29.

Updates

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Sep 13, 2025, 1:30 AM
Alert resolved: Special Weather Statement issued September 12 at 3:59PM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO
This alert has been resolved or cancelled by the National Weather Service.
At 359 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 17 miles northwest of Parachute, or 39 miles north of Grand Junction, moving northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation and outdoor objects is possible.
Locations impacted include... Rifle, Parachute, De Beque, Rio Blanco, and Battlement Mesa.
This includes the following highways... Interstate 70 in Colorado between mile markers 62 and 92. Colorado 13 between mile markers 1 and 29.
Sep 12, 2025, 11:30 PM
Update for: Special Weather Statement issued September 12 at 3:59PM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO
Updated information for this alert:
At 359 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 17 miles northwest of Parachute, or 39 miles north of Grand Junction, moving northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation and outdoor objects is possible.
Locations impacted include... Rifle, Parachute, De Beque, Rio Blanco, and Battlement Mesa.
This includes the following highways... Interstate 70 in Colorado between mile markers 62 and 92. Colorado 13 between mile markers 1 and 29.
Severity: warning Expires: 2025-09-12 22:45:00

Advisory issued through the National Weather Service feed. For life-threatening emergencies call 911.