A moist disturbance passed over the region and created dense fog in some western Colorado valleys.
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The episode as NWS GJT wrote it up.
A moist disturbance passed over the region and created dense fog in some western Colorado valleys.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Grand Junction, CO wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 7, 2:47 PM MST, 1 hour 13 minutes earlier.
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</html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
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.
Dense fog occurred in some areas of Grand Junction. The visibility occasionally dropped to a quarter mile at the Grand Junction Regional Airport.
Dense fog occurred in some areas of Delta and Montrose Counties. The visibility periodically dropped to a quarter mile at the Delta Blake Field Airport and Montrose Regional Airport.
Dense fog occurred in some areas of the Central Yampa River Basin. Visibilities dropped to a quarter mile or less at the Meeker Airport and Yampa Valley Regional Airport.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Colorado in 2016Every state in 2016This day in weather historyWarnings in Colorado, January 2016
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 617580, 617581, 617582.