Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued September 19 at 8:08PM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
September 19, 2026 - 7:08pm
Expires:
September 19, 2026 - 7:45pm
Description:
At 808 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Rifle, or 26 miles west of Glenwood Springs, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny 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 and Silt.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 70 in Colorado between mile markers 83 and 102.
Colorado 13 between mile markers 1 and 4.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Area Description:
Roan and Tavaputs Plateaus; Debeque to Silt Corridor; Grand and Battlement Mesas; Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys
Forcast Office:
NWS Grand Junction CO
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov