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Home Return to list Severe Thunderstorm Warning 0002 Issued by the Grand Junction Forecast Office
Action: New Issued At: 2026-05-17 13:30:54 692 WUUS55 KGJT 171830 SVRGJT COC103-171900- /O.NEW.KGJT.SV.W.0002.260517T1830Z-260517T1900Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Grand Junction CO 1230 PM MDT Sun May 17 2026 The National Weather Service in Grand Junction has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Rio Blanco County in northwestern Colorado... * Until 100 PM MDT. * At 1230 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles south of Rangely, or 56 miles southeast of Vernal, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of northwestern Rio Blanco County. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && LAT...LON 3987 10877 3996 10882 4018 10837 3985 10824 TIME...MOT...LOC 1830Z 250DEG 31KT 3993 10870 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ BGB Action: Continued Issued At: 2026-05-17 13:46:54 266 WWUS55 KGJT 171846 SVSGJT Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Grand Junction CO 1246 PM MDT Sun May 17 2026 COC103-171900- /O.CON.KGJT.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260517T1900Z/ Rio Blanco CO- 1246 PM MDT Sun May 17 2026 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM MDT FOR NORTHWESTERN RIO BLANCO COUNTY... At 1246 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 15 miles southeast of Rangely, or 61 miles north of Grand Junction, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of northwestern Rio Blanco County. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && LAT...LON 3992 10861 4003 10868 4018 10837 3993 10827 TIME...MOT...LOC 1846Z 250DEG 31KT 3998 10853 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ BGB | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||