Special Weather Statement

Routt County · Started May 17, 2026 at 2:59 PM · Updated 2d ago

Routt Countyarea

May 17, 2026, 2:59 PMeffective

May 17, 2026, 3:30 PMexpires

NWS Grand Junctionsource

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

Full advisory

At 257 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms over mostly rural areas of Routt County. Movement was northeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea size 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... Steamboat Springs, Mt Zirkel, and Clark.

This includes the following highways... U.S. Highway 40 in Colorado between mile markers 123 and 139. Colorado 131 between mile markers 66 and 68.