Special Weather Statement

Garfield County · Started May 13, 2026 at 5:34 PM · Updated 2d ago

Garfield Countyarea

May 13, 2026, 5:34 PMeffective

May 13, 2026, 6:15 PMexpires

NWS Grand Junctionsource

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

Full advisory

At 534 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Vernal, moving northeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include... Vernal, Whiterocks, Naples, and Maeser.

This includes the following highways... U.S. Highway 40 in Utah between mile markers 129 and 166. U.S. Highway 191 in Utah between mile markers 353 and 391.