Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 17 at 12:30PM MDT until May 17 at 1:00PM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 17, 2026 - 11:30am
Expires:
May 17, 2026 - 12:00pm
Description:
SVRGJT
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.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Rio Blanco, CO
Forcast Office:
NWS Grand Junction CO
Sender: