NWS Grand Junction
Wind Chill Temperatures and Hypothermia
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- Wind Chill Temperatures and Hypothermia
- Runtime
- 5:26
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- The National Weather Service wants everyone to be part of a Weather-Ready Nation. With the return of winter, Colorado receives a variety of hazards in the form of snow, wind chill, high winds, and avalanches. Are you winter weather ready? Now is the time to make sure you know how to stay safe when winter weather arrives.
Join us on this Thursday of Colorado Winter Weather Awareness Week as NWS Grand Junction Meteorologist Brianna Bealo provides an overview on Wind Chill Temperatures and Hypothermia.
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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Grand Junction, CO
- Title
- A Look Back at September 2021 Weather
- Runtime
- 4:18
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- For a written September 2021 climate summary, please visit our website at http://www.weather.gov/media/gjt/September2021_ClimateSummary.pdf
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September began wet with low pressure bringing several days of precipitation. The old 24 hour rainfall record for September 1st, 0.50 inches set in 1937, was broken with a new record of 0.76 inches set. Things cleared up by Labor Day weekend, with conditions turning warm and a bit smokey, as a ridge of high pressure settled over the area. This high pressure remained in control through September 20th, before conditions returned to wet and unsettled through the end of the month. Several low pressure systems moved through over this period, bringing periods of rain, and even high elevation mountain snow, to much of eastern Utah and western Colorado. Temperatures also took a nosedive at the end of the month, dropping from 10 degrees above average to close to 10 degrees below at points. Freeze warnings were i...
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- High Winds
- Runtime
- 2:06
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- The National Weather Service wants everyone to be part of a Weather-Ready Nation. With the return of winter, Colorado receives a variety of hazards in the form of snow, wind chill, high winds, and avalanches. Are you winter weather ready? Now is the time to make sure you know how to stay safe when winter weather arrives.
Join us on this Wednesday of Colorado Winter Weather Awareness Week as NWS Grand Junction Meteorologist Megan Stackhouse provides an overview on High Winds and their subsequent threats.
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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Grand Junction, CO
- Title
- Winter Watches, Warnings and Advisories
- Runtime
- 3:21
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- The National Weather Service wants everyone to be part of a Weather-Ready Nation. With the return of winter, Colorado receives a variety of hazards in the form of snow, wind chill, high winds, and avalanches. Are you winter weather ready? Now is the time to make sure you know how to stay safe when winter weather arrives.
Join us on this Tuesday of Colorado Winter Weather Awareness Week as NWS Grand Junction Lead Meteorologist Tom Renwick provides an overview on Winter Watches, Warnings and Advisories.
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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Grand Junction, CO
- Title
- Winter Travel Safety
- Runtime
- 2:51
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- The National Weather Service wants everyone to be part of a Weather-Ready Nation. With the return of winter, Colorado receives a variety of hazards in the form of snow, wind chill, high winds, and avalanches. Are you winter weather ready? Now is the time to make sure you know how to stay safe when winter weather arrives.
Join us on this Monday of Colorado Winter Weather Awareness Week as NWS Grand Junction Meteorologist Megan Stackhouse provides an overview on Winter Travel Safety.
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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Grand Junction, CO
- Title
- Introduction to Colorado Winter Weather Awareness Week
- Runtime
- 1:23
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- The National Weather Service wants everyone to be part of a Weather-Ready Nation. With the return of winter, Colorado receives a variety of hazards in the form of snow, wind chill, high winds, and avalanches. Are you winter weather ready? Now is the time to make sure you know how to stay safe when winter weather arrives.
Join us on this Sunday of Colorado Winter Weather Awareness Week as NWS Grand Junction Warning Coordination Meteorologist Jeff Colton provides an overview on what will be discussed this awareness week.
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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Grand Junction, CO
- Title
- Weekly Weather Briefing, Sept 20th, 2021
- Runtime
- 9:15
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- EDIT: Provide a short description describing the content of the video. Leave the "signature" below in every video.
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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Grand Junction, CO
- Title
- A Look Back at the Summer 2021 Season
- Runtime
- 4:37
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- For a written Summer 2021 climate summary, please visit our website at www.weather.gov/media/gjt/Summer2021_Summary.pdf
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September 1st marked the beginning of Meteorological Fall and the conclusion of Meteorological Summer, which was observed from June 1st to August 31st. The 2021 Summer season was either drier or wetter than normal depending on where you were across eastern Utah and western Colorado, as 4 out of 10 of our automated stations at airports across the area ended the season with below normal precipitation, 5 with above normal precipitation, and one with normal precipitation. In spots that received above normal precipitation, some improvement to the ongoing drought was observed. The summer season was warmer than normal with mean temperatures ranging from 1 to 3 degrees above normal.
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*Please note that all data mentioned is collected from our automated observing stations from 10 differen...
- Title
- A Look Back at August 2021 Weather
- Runtime
- 3:21
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- For a written August 2021 climate summary, please visit our website at www.weather.gov/media/gjt/August2021_Summary.pdf
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August began with lingering monsoonal moisture bringing afternoon thunderstorms, but dried out after a few days. Dense smoke from West Coast wildfires then moved into the region in association with high pressure, leading to poor air quality and low visibility for several days. Temperatures were above normal through the middle of the month. Monsoonal moisture returned for the second half of the month, with more daily showers and thunderstorms. An unusually strong low pressure combined with the moisture to bring rainfall to the area on August 19th and 20th. Widespread rainfall totals of more than 0.75 inches were recorded, with amounts up to 1.5 inches in some areas, as well as the first mountain snow of the year. High pressure returned for the end of the month, with near normal temperatures and wildfire smoke.
August ...
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- A Look Back at July 2021 Weather
- Runtime
- 3:58
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- For a written July 2021 climate summary, please visit our website at www.weather.gov/media/gjt/ClimateSummaries/July2021_ClimateSummary.pdf
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Hot and dry weather kicked off the month of July with numerous days of generally dry conditions and above normal temperatures. Critical fire weather conditions occurred during the second week of the month across portions of northeast Utah and northwest Colorado. Numerous record high temperatures were set across the area on July 9th with the Grand Junction Regional Airport recording a new all-time record high with a high of 107 degrees. The upper level ridge broke down in mid July allowing for an abundance of monsoon moisture to stream into the area. This resulted in numerous days of cooler and unsettled conditions with daily showers and thunderstorms developing across the region. Storms were slow-moving and often trained over the same locations, resulting in increased flash flooding and debris flows. Th...
- Title
- A Look Back at June 2021 Weather
- Runtime
- 3:44
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- For a written June 2021 climate summary, please visit our website at www.weather.gov/media/gjt/ClimateSummaries/June2021_ClimateSummary.pdf
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June started out unseasonably warm and dry as high pressure remained overhead for the first several days of the month. Critical fire weather conditions returned for the second week with Red Flag Warnings in effect for much of eastern Utah and the lower valleys of western Colorado. Numerous record high temperatures were set between June 14-18 as a large area of high pressure settled across the Desert Southwest. This continued dry and hot weather saw several wildfires start and rapidly spread across the area. Some relief finally returned to the Western Slope during the last couple weeks of June as subtropical moisture advected into the region. Dry lightning and gusty outflow winds were common with showers and thunderstorms for the first few days before wetting rains returned to the region. June 24th saw f...
- Title
- A Look Back at the Spring 2021 Season
- Runtime
- 4:19
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- For a written Spring 2021 climate summary, please visit our website at www.weather.gov/media/gjt/ClimateSummaries/Spring2021_ClimateSummary.pdf
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June 1st marked the beginning of Meteorological Summer and the conclusion of Meteorological Spring, which was observed from March 1st to May 31st. The 2021 Spring season was generally drier than normal across eastern Utah and western Colorado as 10 out of 10 of our automated stations at airports across the area ended the season with below normal precipitation. As a result of the continued below normal precipitation, the extreme to exceptional drought persisted across much of the region through the end of the season. Depending on where you were located, the Spring season was either cooler or warmer than normal with mean temperatures ranging anywhere from up to 1.5 degrees warmer or cooler than normal.
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*Please note that all data mentioned is collected from...
- Title
- A Look Back at May 2021 Weather
- Runtime
- 3:21
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- For a written May 2021 climate summary, please visit our website at www.weather.gov/media/gjt/ClimateSummaries/May2021_ClimateSummary.pdf
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May started out unseasonably warm and dry as near-record high temperatures and critical fire weather conditions occurred the first couple days of the month. A cold front moved through the region on May 3rd and brought moderate snow to the northern and portions of the west-central Colorado mountains. The winners were the Grand and Battlement Mesas where generally 6 to 15 inches of snow fell. The next couple of weeks were generally dry and breezy before another system arrived on May 21st. A deep area of low pressure remained nearly stationary over the Great Basin and pumped subtropical moisture into the region. The southwestern San Juan Mountains received an average of 5 to 10 inches of wet, heavy snow with this event. The month ended on an active note as a midlevel trough lifted across the region on May 31...
- Title
- NWS Monsoon Awareness Week 2021: Blowing Dust
- Runtime
- 2:41
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- This video was created by our friends at the NWS office in Tucson, Arizona as part of the 2021 Monsoon Awareness Week. Here, the Tucson office takes a look at the dangers of dust storms associated with the North American Monsoon across the Southwest United States. #Monsoon2k21
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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Grand Junction, CO
- Title
- NWS Monsoon Awareness Week 2021: Boating Safety
- Runtime
- 5:20
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- This video was created by our friends at the NWS office in Las Vegas, Nevada as part of the 2021 Monsoon Awareness Week. Here, the Las Vegas office provides some boating safety tips during the North American Monsoon. #Monsoon2k21
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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Grand Junction, CO
- Title
- NWS Monsoon Awareness Week 2021: Debris Flows
- Runtime
- 2:32
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- This video was created by our friends at the NWS office in Los Angeles, California as part of the 2021 Monsoon Awareness Week. Here, the Los Angeles office takes a look at the dangers of debris flows associated with the North American Monsoon across the Southwest United States. #Monsoon2k21
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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Grand Junction, CO
- Title
- NWS Monsoon Awareness Week 2021: Camping Safety
- Runtime
- 2:29
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- This video was created by our friends at the NWS office in San Diego, California as part of the 2021 Monsoon Awareness Week. Here, the San Diego office provides some camping safety tips during the North American Monsoon. #Monsoon2k21
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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Grand Junction, CO
- Title
- NWS Monsoon Awareness Week 2021: Downburst Winds
- Runtime
- 4:01
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- This video was created by our friends at the NWS office in Flagstaff, Arizona as part of the 2021 Monsoon Awareness Week. Here, the Flagstaff office takes a look at downburst winds from thunderstorms during the North American Monsoon and how they can affect areas of the Southwest United States. #Monsoon2k21
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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Grand Junction, CO
- Title
- NWS Monsoon Awareness Week 2021: Flash Flooding
- Runtime
- 4:57
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- This video was created by our friends at the NWS office in Albuquerque, New Mexico as part of the 2021 Monsoon Awareness Week. Here, the Albuquerque office takes a look at the dangers of flash flooding associated with the North American Monsoon across the Southwest United States. #Monsoon2k21
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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Grand Junction, CO
- Title
- NWS Monsoon Awareness Week 2021: Lightning
- Runtime
- 3:12
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- This video is part of the Monsoon Awareness Week campaign presented by the National Weather Service, and discusses the dangerous lightning that occurs during the North American Monsoon across the Southwest United States. #Monsoon2k21
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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Grand Junction, CO
- Title
- NWS Monsoon Awareness Week 2021: Monsoon 101
- Runtime
- 2:28
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- This video was created by our friends at the NWS office in Phoenix, Arizona as part of the 2021 Monsoon Awareness Week. Here, the Phoenix office takes a look at what the North American Monsoon is and how it can affect areas of the Southwest United States. #Monsoon2k21
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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Grand Junction, CO
- Title
- How to Properly Measure Snowfall
- Runtime
- 0:56
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Please check out this short video on how to properly measure snowfall in your area. All you'll need is a flat surface and a ruler!
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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Grand Junction, CO
- Title
- A Look Back at April 2021 Weather
- Runtime
- 3:33
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- For a written April 2021 climate summary, please visit our website at www.weather.gov/media/gjt/ClimateSummaries/April2021_ClimateSummary.pdf
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April started out unseasonably warm and dry as high pressure remained situated over eastern Utah and western Colorado. A cold front approached the region on April 5th and brought gusty southwesterly winds as well as critical fire weather conditions to much of the area. This system also brought increased clouds and light snow to the northern valleys and mountains. Skies cleared in the wake of the front with freezing temperatures occurring in many of the southern and central valleys. An area of low pressure remained centered over the Great Basin in mid April which led to another round of warm temperatures and critical fire weather conditions out ahead of it, cool and unsettled conditions as it lifted across the area, and freezing temperatures behind it. This pattern repeated itself towards the end of Ap...
- Title
- Closing to Colorado Severe Weather Awareness Week
- Runtime
- 2:50
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Colorado is an annual host for tornadoes, flash floods, damaging hail, killer lightning and wind damage. Are you weather-ready? The National Weather Service wants everyone to be part of a Weather-Ready Nation. Now is the time to make sure you know how to stay safe when severe weather threatens.
Join us on this Saturday of Colorado Severe Weather Awareness Week as NWS Grand Junction Warning Coordination Meteorologist Jeff Colton wraps up what we've learned this week.
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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Grand Junction, CO
- Title
- Lightning and Lightning Safety
- Runtime
- 2:34
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Colorado is an annual host for tornadoes, flash floods, damaging hail, killer lightning and wind damage. Are you weather-ready? The National Weather Service wants everyone to be part of a Weather-Ready Nation. Now is the time to make sure you know how to stay safe when severe weather threatens.
Join us on this Friday of Colorado Severe Weather Awareness Week as NWS Grand Junction Lead Forecaster Tom Renwick discusses lightning and lightning safety.
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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Grand Junction, CO
- Title
- Damaging Wind and Large Hail
- Runtime
- 2:22
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Colorado is an annual host for tornadoes, flash floods, damaging hail, killer lightning and wind damage. Are you weather-ready? The National Weather Service wants everyone to be part of a Weather-Ready Nation. Now is the time to make sure you know how to stay safe when severe weather threatens.
Join us on this Thursday of Colorado Severe Weather Awareness Week as NWS Grand Junction Meteorologist Matthew Aleksa discusses damaging winds and large hail.
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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Grand Junction, CO
- Title
- Flood and Flash Flood Safety
- Runtime
- 2:51
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Colorado is an annual host for tornadoes, flash floods, damaging hail, killer lightning and wind damage. Are you weather-ready? The National Weather Service wants everyone to be part of a Weather-Ready Nation. Now is the time to make sure you know how to stay safe when severe weather threatens.
Join us on this Wednesday of Colorado Severe Weather Awareness Week as NWS Grand Junction Meteorologist Brianna Bealo discusses flood and flash flood safety.
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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Grand Junction, CO
- Title
- Tornadoes and Tornado Safety
- Runtime
- 2:32
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Colorado is an annual host for tornadoes, flash floods, damaging hail, killer lightning and wind damage. Are you weather-ready? The National Weather Service wants everyone to be part of a Weather-Ready Nation. Now is the time to make sure you know how to stay safe when severe weather threatens.
Join us on this Tuesday of Colorado Severe Weather Awareness Week as NWS Grand Junction Meteorologist Matthew Aleksa discusses tornadoes and tornado safety.
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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Grand Junction, CO
- Title
- Watches and Warnings
- Runtime
- 3:35
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Colorado is an annual host for tornadoes, flash floods, damaging hail, killer lightning and wind damage. Are you weather-ready? The National Weather Service wants everyone to be part of a Weather-Ready Nation. Now is the time to make sure you know how to stay safe when severe weather threatens.
Join us on this Monday of Colorado Severe Weather Awareness Week as NWS Grand Junction Meteorologist Megan Stackhouse provides an overview on watches and warnings.
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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Grand Junction, CO
- Title
- Introduction to Colorado Severe Weather Awareness Week
- Runtime
- 2:27
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Colorado is an annual host for tornadoes, flash floods, damaging hail, killer lightning and wind damage. Are you weather-ready? The National Weather Service wants everyone to be part of a Weather-Ready Nation. Now is the time to make sure you know how to stay safe when severe weather threatens.
Join us on this Sunday of Colorado Severe Weather Awareness Week as NWS Grand Junction Warning Coordination Meteorologist Jeff Colton provides an overview of what we'll learn this week.
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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Grand Junction, CO
- Title
- A Look Back at March 2021 Weather
- Runtime
- 3:27
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- For a written March 2021 climate summary, please visit our website at www.weather.gov/media/gjt/ClimateSummaries/March2021_ClimateSummary.pdf
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Spring-like weather kicked off the month of March with dry conditions and high temperatures running some 5 to 10 degrees above normal. A quick-moving system brought 4 to 10 inches of snow to the southwest San Juan Mountains on March 4th with rain in many of the lower valleys. A very strong and slow moving area of low pressure impacted the region from March 12-15 and brought moderate to heavy snow to many of the mountains. Generally 20 to 30 inches of snow fell across the higher elevations of the Eastern Uinta Mountains with a foot or more of snow in the southern and central Colorado mountains. Warm and dry conditions prevailed for several days in the wake of this system before a series of systems brought unsettled weather back to the region towards the end of the month. Snowfall totals generally range...
- Title
- Top Weather Events of 2020
- Runtime
- 7:25
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- 2020 was a wild year for weather across eastern Utah and western Colorado with everything from drought to fire, a damaging freeze, and even a derecho (or a widespread, long-lived wind storm associated with a band of rapidly moving thunderstorms) occurring across the region! The biggest headline for the year was the record setting wildfire season, which included the Pine Gulch Fire north of Grand Junction and the Grizzly Creek Fire in Glenwood Canyon. Other top events for the year included the September 8-10 early season winter storm, December 22nd snow squalls, May 11th severe thunderstorms, and the development and expansion of the extreme to exceptional drought.
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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Grand Junction, CO
- Title
- A Look Back at the Winter 2020-2021 Season
- Runtime
- 3:58
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- For a written Winter 2020-21 climate summary, please visit our website at www.weather.gov/media/gjt/ClimateSummaries/Winter2020-21_Summary.pdf
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March 1st marked the beginning of Meteorological Spring and the conclusion of Meteorological Winter, which was observed from December 1st to February 28th. The 2020-21 winter season was generally drier than normal across eastern Utah and western Colorado as 10 out of 10 of our automated stations at airports across the area ended the season with below normal precipitation. As a result of the continued below normal precipitation, the extreme to exceptional drought persisted and expanded in coverage across the central zones by the end of the season. Thanks to a cooler than normal February, mean temperatures for the season were generally cooler than normal by 0 to 2 degrees. There were some exceptions with the Aspen, Craig, and Rifle, Colorado airports ending the season with mean temperatures up to 1.4 d...
- Title
- A Look Back at February 2021 Weather
- Runtime
- 4:01
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- For a written February 2021 climate summary, please visit our website at www.weather.gov/media/gjt/ClimateSummaries/February2021_Summary.pdf
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February was an active month from the start as a strong and moist Pacific storm system pushed across eastern Utah and western Colorado February 2-4. 5 to 12 inches of snow fell across the northern and central mountains with 2 to 4 inches reported in some of the adjacent high valleys. A snow squall impacted the Crested Butte area with this system as a heavy band of snow reduced visibilities to near zero in a short period of time. The unsettled weather continued throughout the rest of the month with a series of disturbances moving into the region every few days. The most notable was the February 13-14 system which dumped generally one to two feet of snow for the southern mountains with 5 to 12 inches of snow reported in the southern valleys including the cities of Cortez, Durango and Pagosa Springs. An i...
- Title
- Closing to Colorado Flood Safety and Wildfire Awareness Week
- Runtime
- 2:50
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- The National Weather Service wants everyone to be part of a Weather-Ready Nation. With the return of spring, Colorado will see increasing chances for flooding, flash flooding as well as wildfires. Are you ready for these hazards? Now is the time to make sure you know how to stay safe if flooding or wildfires occur near where you live.
Join us on this Saturday of Colorado Flood Safety and Wildfire Awareness Week as NWS Grand Junction Warning Coordination Meteorologist Jeff Colton wraps up what we've learned this week.
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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Grand Junction, CO
- Title
- Wildfire Safety and Mitigation
- Runtime
- 2:14
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- The National Weather Service wants everyone to be part of a Weather-Ready Nation. With the return of spring, Colorado will see increasing chances for flooding, flash flooding as well as wildfires. Are you ready for these hazards? Now is the time to make sure you know how to stay safe if flooding or wildfires occur near where you live.
Join us on this Friday of Colorado Flood Safety and Wildfire Awareness Week as NWS Grand Junction Meteorologist Matthew Aleksa provides an overview on Wildfire Safety and Mitigation.
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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Grand Junction, CO
- Title
- Fire Forecasts, Watches and Warnings
- Runtime
- 4:54
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- The National Weather Service wants everyone to be part of a Weather-Ready Nation. With the return of spring, Colorado will see increasing chances for flooding, flash flooding as well as wildfires. Are you ready for these hazards? Now is the time to make sure you know how to stay safe if flooding or wildfires occur near where you live.
Join us on this Thursday of Colorado Flood Safety and Wildfire Awareness Week as NWS Grand Junction Warning Coordination Meteorologist Jeff Colton provides an overview on Fire Forecasts, Watches and Warnings.
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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Grand Junction, CO
- Title
- Flash Flooding
- Runtime
- 3:50
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- The National Weather Service wants everyone to be part of a Weather-Ready Nation. With the return of spring, Colorado will see increasing chances for flooding, flash flooding as well as wildfires. Are you ready for these hazards? Now is the time to make sure you know how to stay safe if flooding or wildfires occur near where you live.
Join us on this Wednesday of Colorado Flood Safety and Wildfire Awareness Week as NWS Grand Junction Meteorologist Megan Stackhouse provides an overview on Flash Flooding.
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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Grand Junction, CO
- Title
- River Floods
- Runtime
- 2:33
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- The National Weather Service wants everyone to be part of a Weather-Ready Nation. With the return of spring, Colorado will see increasing chances for flooding, flash flooding as well as wildfires. Are you ready for these hazards? Now is the time to make sure you know how to stay safe if flooding or wildfires occur near where you live.
Join us on this Tuesday of Colorado Flood Safety and Wildfire Awareness Week as NWS Grand Junction Meteorologist Brianna Bealo provides an overview on River Flooding.
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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Grand Junction, CO
- Title
- Flood Watches and Warnings
- Runtime
- 2:09
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- The National Weather Service wants everyone to be part of a Weather-Ready Nation. With the return of spring, Colorado will see increasing chances for flooding, flash flooding as well as wildfires. Are you ready for these hazards? Now is the time to make sure you know how to stay safe if flooding or wildfires occur near where you live.
Join us on this Monday of Colorado Flood Safety and Wildfire Awareness Week as NWS Grand Junction Lead Forecaster Tom Renwick provides an overview on Flood Watches and Warnings.
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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Grand Junction, CO
- Title
- Introduction to Colorado Flood Safety and Wildfire Awareness Week
- Runtime
- 1:51
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- The National Weather Service wants everyone to be part of a Weather-Ready Nation. With the return of spring, Colorado will see increasing chances for flooding, flash flooding as well as wildfires. Are you ready for these hazards? Now is the time to make sure you know how to stay safe if flooding or wildfires occur near where you live.
Join us on this Sunday of Colorado Flood Safety and Wildfire Awareness Week as NWS Grand Junction Warning Coordination Meteorologist Jeff Colton provides an overview of what we'll learn this week.
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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Grand Junction, CO
- Title
- A Look Back at January 2021 Weather
- Runtime
- 3:19
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- For a written January 2021 climate summary, please visit our website at www.weather.gov/media/gjt/ClimateSummaries/January2021_Summary.pdf
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The new year started off cool and dry under a weak ridge of high pressure with inversions and low stratus/dense fog persisting in some of the valleys. A couple of weak disturbances early on in the second week of the month brought a quick shot of snow to the higher elevations with generally 5 to 10 inches of snow falling up north with 2 to 6 inches in some of the valleys. Mid January was relatively uneventful with generally dry conditions and occasional light snow falling in the mountains. The latter half of the month saw some stronger systems move into the region. A low pressure system brought 3 to 9 inches of snow to the southern valleys on January 19th before a series of storms produced 1 to 2 feet of snow in most of the western Colorado mountains on January 22-25. This system also brought moderate sno...
- Title
- A Look Back at December 2020 Weather
- Runtime
- 3:33
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- For a written December 2020 climate summary, please visit our website at www.weather.gov/media/gjt/ClimateSummaries/December2020_Summary.pdf
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Meteorological Winter kicked off with a light dusting of snow as a weak disturbance moved along the Continental Divide the first days of December. After that, a ridge of high pressure built overhead which kept conditions dry and above seasonal. The rest of the month was fairly progressive as several systems dropped into the region from the Pacific Northwest which resulted in various rounds of snowfall through the third week of the month. The first storm on December 10-11 produced generally 4 to 8 inches of snow in the southern and central Colorado mountains. The next system on December 12-13 led to 5 to 10 inches of snow in most mountain ranges with several inches of snow in many valleys. The December 17-18 storm produced another 4 to 8 inches in some of the southern mountains. Strong inversions set up...
- Title
- NWS Grand Junction, Colorado Safety Fair 2021
- Runtime
- 9:39
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- The National Weather Service office in Grand Junction, Colorado created a helpful video for the 2021 Mesa County Safety Fair describing various weather safety tips including lightning, tornadoes, flash flooding, and winter weather.
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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Grand Junction, CO
- Title
- A Look Back at November 2020 Weather
- Runtime
- 3:18
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- For a written November 2020 climate summary, please visit our website at www.weather.gov/media/gjt/ClimateSummaries/November2020_Summary.pdf
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High pressure kicked off the first week of November resulting in dry conditions and a gradual warming trend across eastern Utah and western Colorado. A strong cold front moved through the area November 7-9 and brought generally 5 to 12 inches of snow to the central Colorado mountains and 1 to 2 feet of snow to the southwest San Juans with up to 35 inches estimated at the Spud Mountain SNOTEL site. In addition, gusty winds accompanied the front with gusts exceeding 60 MPH in the higher elevations. Another shortwave disturbance impacted the area the second weekend of the month and brought 5 to 10 inches of snow to the northern and central Colorado mountains. Generally dry conditions continued through the third week of November before another cold front moved through on the 22nd-24th. Seasonable temperatu...
- Title
- A Look Back at the Fall 2020 Season
- Runtime
- 4:11
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- For a written Fall 2020 climate summary, please visit our website at www.weather.gov/media/gjt/ClimateSummaries/Fall2020_Summary.pdf
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December 1st marked the beginning of Meteorological Winter and the conclusion of Meteorological Fall, which was observed from September 1st to November 30th. The 2020 fall season was generally drier and warmer than normal across eastern Utah and western Colorado. 10 out of 10 of our automated stations at airports across the area ended the season with below normal precipitation. As a result of the continued below normal precipitation, the extreme to exceptional drought persisted and expanded in coverage across the central zones by the end of the season. Mean temperatures were generally warmer than normal for the season by 0 to 4 degrees.
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*Please note that all data mentioned is collected from our automated observing stations from 10 different airports across eastern ...
- Title
- A Look Back at October 2020 Weather
- Runtime
- 3:03
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- For a written October 2020 climate summary, please visit our website at www.weather.gov/media/gjt/ClimateSummaries/October2020_Summary.pdf
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High pressure kicked off the first week of October with dry conditions persisting across eastern Utah and western Colorado as well as temperatures some 5 to 10 degrees above normal. A disturbance approached the region on October 9th which brought critical fire weather conditions to the northern and central zones before cooler and unsettled weather moved in over the next couple of days. Conditions moderated before another system arrived with gusty winds and cooler temperatures during mid October. Dry northwesterly flow dominated during the week of October 18th before a very strong and dynamic cold front moved through the area on October 24-26. Rain quickly switched over to snow for almost the entire forecast area with significant snow falling in the mountains and some valleys. The snow caused driving issu...
- Title
- A Look Back at September 2020 Weather
- Runtime
- 3:19
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- A cold front finished moving across eastern Utah and western Colorado at the beginning of September which saw some early season snow fall at the highest mountain peaks. Temperatures cooled to below seasonal normals for a few days in the wake of this system before high pressure led to a drying and warming trend through the end of the first week. Labor Day weekend saw near record heat and critical fire weather conditions return to the area, as well as the return of smoke from the ongoing wildfires in the western U.S. Conditions changed a few days later as an abnormally strong and cold low pressure system dropped into the Four Corners region from September 8-10. This system produced widespread showers of rain in the lower elevations and snow in the mountains, though the cold front dropped snow levels to approximately 7000 feet. Additionally, high winds led to not only reduced visibility in blowing snow, but also numerous downed trees and power outages in some areas. Record cold followed t...
- Title
- Pyrocumulus timelapse over the Pine Gulch Fire viewed from the NWS Grand Junction office - 8/10/20
- Runtime
- 0:20
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Development of a Pyrocumulus over the Pine Gulch Fire at 5pm on 8/10/20. Viewed out the back window of the NWS Grand Junction office looking past the Grand Junction Airport tower.
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National Weather Service
Weather Forecast Office
Grand Junction, CO
- Title
- A Look Back at July 2020 Weather
- Runtime
- 3:20
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Hot, dry and breezy weather kicked off the month of July with numerous days of critical fire weather conditions across much of the region. This trend continued through mid July as a large ridge of high pressure remained situated near the Four Corners area for several days. This resulted in scorching heat and dry weather across eastern Utah. Precipitable water values were at a record low for mid July which translated to single digit humidity at the surface. Record breaking high temperatures occurred through the period with overnight lows only dropping into the low to mid 80s below 5000 feet in the Arches and Grand Flat area. Subtropical moisture finally began to move into the region towards the latter half of the month. During the transition period, several new wildfires started as a result of dry lightning. July 22nd saw the first big push of monsoonal moisture occur with widespread showers and thunderstorms across the area. Monsoonal surges followed for the next several days and conti...
