Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 17 at 1:33PM MDT until May 17 at 2:15PM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 17, 2026 - 12:33pm
Expires:
May 17, 2026 - 1:15pm
Description:
SVRGJT
The National Weather Service in Grand Junction has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
West central Routt County in northwestern Colorado...
Southeastern Moffat County in northwestern Colorado...
Northeastern Rio Blanco County in northwestern Colorado...
* Until 215 PM MDT.
* At 133 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles northwest
of Meeker, or 35 miles southwest of Craig, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Axial, Loyd, and Hamilton.
Instruction:
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Moffat, CO; Rio Blanco, CO; Routt, CO
Forcast Office:
NWS Grand Junction CO
Sender: