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Home Return to list Severe Thunderstorm Warning 0004 Issued by the Grand Junction Forecast Office
Action: New Issued At: 2026-05-17 14:34:26 452 WUUS55 KGJT 171933 SVRGJT COC081-103-107-172015- /O.NEW.KGJT.SV.W.0004.260517T1933Z-260517T2015Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Grand Junction CO 133 PM MDT Sun May 17 2026 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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && LAT...LON 4007 10812 4018 10819 4042 10746 4009 10734 TIME...MOT...LOC 1933Z 250DEG 38KT 4014 10802 TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ BGB Action: Cancelled Issued At: 2026-05-17 15:00:57 134 WWUS55 KGJT 172000 SVSGJT Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Grand Junction CO 200 PM MDT Sun May 17 2026 COC081-103-107-172010- /O.CAN.KGJT.SV.W.0004.000000T0000Z-260517T2015Z/ Routt CO-Moffat CO-Rio Blanco CO- 200 PM MDT Sun May 17 2026 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL ROUTT... SOUTHEASTERN MOFFAT AND NORTHEASTERN RIO BLANCO COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However, gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm. && LAT...LON 4007 10812 4018 10819 4042 10746 4009 10734 TIME...MOT...LOC 1957Z 250DEG 38KT 4024 10766 $$ BGB | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||