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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1052 AM MDT TUE SEP 22 2026
..NWS TORNADO SUMMARY FOR THE 09/18/2026 EVENT
ON THE EVENING OF SEPTEMBER 18, 2026 SEVERAL SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
FORMED IN PORTIONS OF UINTA COUNTY UTAH. ONE OF THOSE
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCED A BRIEF AND WEAK TORNADO IN BETWEEN JENSEN
UTAH AND DINOSAUR COLORADO. THE TORNADO DID NOT CAUSE ANY DAMAGE
AND LASTED A FEW MINUTES. THE TORNADO WAS WITNESSED BY SEVERAL
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
RATING: EF-U
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: UNKNOWN
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: UNKNOWN
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: UNKNOWN
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 09/18/2026
START TIME: 05:00 PM MDT
START LOCATION: 15 SE NAPLES / UINTA / UT (ESTIMATED)
START LAT/LON: 40.28N / 109.28W
END DATE: 09/18/2026
END TIME: 05:05 PM MDT
END LOCATION: 15 SE NAPLES / UINTA / UT (ESTIMATED)
EF SCALE: THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES
TORNADOES INTO THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES.
EF0...WEAK......65 TO 85 MPH
EF1...WEAK......86 TO 110 MPH
EF2...STRONG....111 TO 135 MPH
EF3...STRONG....136 TO 165 MPH
EF4...VIOLENT...166 TO 200 MPH
EF5...VIOLENT...>200 MPH
NOTE:
THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN NWS
STORM DATA.
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