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Snow Squall Warning
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
Issued by National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
208 PM MST Wed Feb 18 2026

COC029-045-077-182130-
/O.CON.KGJT.SQ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260218T2130Z/
Delta CO-Mesa CO-Garfield CO-
208 PM MST Wed Feb 18 2026

...A SNOW SQUALL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM MST FOR WEST
CENTRAL DELTA...CENTRAL MESA AND SOUTHWESTERN GARFIELD COUNTIES...

At 208 PM MST, a dangerous snow squall was located along a line
extending from near Grand Junction to 21 miles south of Palisade,
moving northeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Intense bursts of heavy snow. Gusty winds leading to
         blowing snow and visibility rapidly falling to less than
         one-quarter mile. Wind gusts greater than 50 mph could
         knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.

SOURCE...Radar and webcams.

IMPACT...Dangerous and life-threatening travel conditions are
         expected to develop rapidly in the warning area.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 70 in Colorado between mile markers 23 and 65.
 U.S. Highway 50 in Colorado between mile markers 32 and 57.
 Colorado 65 near mile marker 37, and between mile markers 40 and 61.
 Colorado 141 between mile markers 137 and 162.

Locations impacted include...
Grand Junction, Fruita, Palisade, De Beque, Mesa, Skyway, Cameo,
Fruitvale, Clifton, Orchard Mesa, Whitewater, and Redlands.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Slow Down! Rapid changes in visibility and road conditions are
expected with this dangerous snow squall. Be alert for sudden
whiteout conditions.

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LAT...LON 3938 10815 3884 10806 3873 10860 3914 10869
TIME...MOT...LOC 2108Z 230DEG 40KT 3915 10852 3881 10846

SNOW SQUALL...OBSERVED
SNOW SQUALL IMPACT...SIGNIFICANT

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