Special Weather Statement issued October 12 at 8:19PM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO
Official severe-weather alerts, warning areas, and disaster updates.
expired · active · official-source
At 818 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 15 miles east of Green River, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of west central Grand County. This includes the following highways... Interstate 70 in Utah between mile markers 172 and 191. U.S. Highway 191 in Utah between mile markers 152 and 157. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.
- Event time
- Source last updated
- Current version retrieved
- Provider
- NWS — active weather alerts (Storm)
- Location
- UT, US
- Severity
- Moderate
- area
- Tavaputs Plateau; Arches/Grand Flat
- event
- Special Weather Statement
- onset
- 2026-10-12T20:19:00-06:00
- states
- ["UT"]
- urgency
- Expected
- certainty
- Observed
- effective
- 2026-10-12T20:19:00-06:00
- message id
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6c5a85fc11205bc8d50fd3030da9f6f66eef0f5b.001.1
- references
- []
- instruction
- Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.
- message type
- Alert
- freshness minutes
- 60
Source use policy · US government work (17 U.S.C. 105)
Loading source locations…
Only locations and boundaries supplied by the source are shown. Refer to official instructions for current conditions.
Update history (1 recent revisions)
Planning home repairs or improvements?
Request a quote through DoorPlace USA. Service availability varies by location; some local services may be handled by independent contractors. Requests are reviewed before any provider is selected.
Request a quoteReport a correction · Related news · Fire information · Clips