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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO  
113 AM MDT FRI MAY 1 2026  
 
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LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-  
ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS-  
UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-GRAND VALLEY-DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR-  
CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN-GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-  
GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-  
CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN-  
WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-FLAT TOPS-UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY-  
UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE-NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-  
SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER-  
FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-ANIMAS RIVER BASIN-  
SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN-SOUTHEAST UTAH-EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-  
EASTERN UINTA BASIN-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-  
LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES-  
113 AM MDT FRI MAY 1 2026  
 
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST COLORADO, SOUTHWEST  
COLORADO, WEST CENTRAL COLORADO, EAST CENTRAL UTAH, NORTHEAST UTAH  
AND SOUTHEAST UTAH.  
   
DAY ONE
 
TODAY AND TONIGHT.  
 
AFTERNOON SNOW SHOWERS COULD BE HEAVY ENOUGH IN THE SOUTHERN COLORADO  
MOUNTAINS TO TEMPORARILY IMPACT ROADWAYS BUT THE OVERALL THREAT WILL  
BE LOCALIZED. THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS  
AFTERNOON OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT  
VALLEYS.  
   
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
 
SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.  
 
ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE  
POSSIBLE EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH THE WEEKEND BEFORE A MORE ORGANIZED  
SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. ADDITIONAL HIGH ELEVATION  
SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM BUT IMPACTS REMAIN  
UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME.  
   
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
 
 
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.  
 

 
 
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