Resolved Aug 30, 2026 at 6:30 PM. Kept for reference.
ModerateWeatherNWS Grand Junction CO
Special Weather Statement
Dolores County · Started Aug 30, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Dolores Countyarea
Aug 30, 2026, 5:55 PMeffective
Aug 30, 2026, 6:30 PMexpires
NWS Grand Junction COsource
Warned area as issued by the National Weather Service
Full advisory
At 555 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Aneth, or 35 miles northwest of Shiprock, moving northeast at 35 mph.HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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... Aneth, Montezuma Creek, and Hovenweep National Monument.This includes the following highways... Utah 162 between mile markers 17 and 31. Colorado 41 between mile markers 7 and 9.