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Red Flag Warning 9, NWS Grand Junction, CO
NWS Grand Junction, CO issued this red flag warning at Apr 23, 2026, 10:13 AM MDT for Moffat County, Rio Blanco County, Colorado. It took effect at Apr 24, 2026, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 9 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
- Apr 23, 2026, 10:13 AM MDT (16:13 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 24, 2026, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 24, 2026, 8:34 PM MDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Junction, CO
Counties Moffat County, CO, Rio Blanco County, CO
The radar
The Grand Junction radar (KGJX), 138 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 5:07 AM MDT | Freeze Warning | GJT | Archuleta, Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, La Plata, Mesa and 6 more | 27 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.