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Freeze Warning 21, NWS Grand Junction, CO
NWS Grand Junction, CO issued this freeze warning at May 21, 2026, 11:53 AM MDT for Moffat County, Rio Blanco County, Routt County, Colorado. It took effect at May 22, 2026, 12:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 10 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 21, 2026, 11:53 AM MDT (17:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 22, 2026, 12:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- May 22, 2026, 10:00 AM MDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Junction, CO
Counties Moffat County, CO, Rio Blanco County, CO, Routt County, CO
The radar
The Grand Junction radar (KGJX), 149 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Junction, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 8:42 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GJT | Dolores, La Plata, Montezuma, Montrose, San Miguel | 24 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.