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WWUS85 KGJT 181956
SPSGJT
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1256 PM MST WED FEB 18 2026
COZ019>021-UTZ022-182030-
SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS CO-
PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER CO-
FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER CO-SOUTHEAST UTAH UT-
1256 PM MST WED FEB 18 2026
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT DOLORES
NORTHWESTERN SAN
MIGUEL...WESTERN MONTEZUMA AND SOUTHEASTERN SAN JUAN COUNTIES THROUGH
130 PM MST...
AT 1256 PM MST, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR SLICK ROCK TO 14 MILES NORTHWEST OF
DOLORES TO NEAR ANETH. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CORTEZ, DOLORES, DOVE CREEK, ANETH, CAHONE, EGNAR, HOVENWEEP NATIONAL
MONUMENT, ARRIOLA, LEBANON, TOWAOC, STONER, LEWIS, AND YELLOW JACKET.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
U.S. HIGHWAY 491 IN COLORADO BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 27 AND 67.
U.S. HIGHWAY 160 IN COLORADO BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 19 AND 44.
UTAH 162 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 22 AND 31.
COLORADO 41 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 5 AND 9.
COLORADO 141 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 44.
COLORADO 145 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 25.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3809 10837 3755 10831 3709 10868 3709 10926
3767 10899 3804 10902
TIME...MOT...LOC 1956Z 267DEG 27KT 3806 10882 3756 10875 3714 10912
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
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