Snow Squall Warning, Colorado

Severe

Intense bursts of heavy snow. Dangerous and life-threatening travel conditions are expected to develop rapidly in the warning area.

Ended Wednesday, February 18, 2026.

Issued: Wednesday, February 18, 2:03 in the afternoon
Expires: Wednesday, February 18, 2:30 in the afternoon
Updated: February 18, 2026

Places in this warning

Map

This warning
Area drawn by the weather service
Interstates
US highways
Moving northeast at 46 mph

Alert area: National Weather Service. Borders and highways: U.S. Census Bureau. Lakes, rivers and other countries: Natural Earth. Open this area in OpenStreetMap

Details from the National Weather Service

What: 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.
Squall now: At 2:08 in the afternoon, 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.
Impacts: Dangerous and life-threatening travel conditions are expected to develop rapidly in the warning area.
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.
Places named: Grand Junction, Fruita, Palisade, De Beque, Mesa, Skyway, Cameo, Fruitvale, Clifton, Orchard Mesa, Whitewater, and Redlands.
Seen by: Radar and webcams.

Updates

Wednesday 2:08 in the afternoon
Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. February 18, 2026
Wednesday 2:03 in the afternoon
Snow Squall Warning issued until Wednesday, 2:30 in the afternoon. February 18, 2026