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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
121 PM MDT SUN MAY 17 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTH CENTRAL MOFFAT COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN COLORADO...
NORTH CENTRAL RIO BLANCO COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN COLORADO...
* UNTIL 200 PM MDT.
* AT 121 PM MDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 15 MILES WEST OF MEEKER, OR 45 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
CRAIG, MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
* THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTH CENTRAL MOFFAT AND NORTH CENTRAL RIO BLANCO COUNTIES,
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... AXIAL.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
COLORADO 13 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 41 AND 65.
COLORADO 64 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 56 AND 64, AND BETWEEN MILE MARKERS
68 AND 72.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A
MOBILE HOME, OR IN A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
LAT...LON 4001 10826 4007 10830 4031 10777 4005 10764
TIME...MOT...LOC 1921Z 249DEG 33KT 4007 10819
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
BGB
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