Seals stiffen
A hard, cracked bottom seal leaves gaps. Replacing it is a small repair.
Live alerts
Wind and cold, and your garage door
Close and secure the door before a high wind event, as DASMA TDS-152 advises, and check it afterward for bent sections and rollers out of the track. Live alerts below come straight from the National Weather Service for the Grand Valley.
Right now
Grand Valley weather alerts
Wind, storm and winter alerts for forecast zone COZ006 (Grand Valley) and Mesa County.
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Wind
Before and after a wind event
Mesa County's adopted codes page lists a basic wind speed of 104 for residential design in Grand Junction and the surrounding area, without stating units. DASMA TDS-152 says both positive and negative pressure ratings matter for garage doors.
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Before
Close the door and leave it closed. A door moving in a gust can twist or jump its track.
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During
Do not open or close it unless you must. Stay clear if it is flexing or rattling.
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After
Look for bent sections, rollers out of the track and gaps at the floor. If anything looks wrong, do not run it.
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Replacing?
Ask what pressure rating the new door carries, both positive and negative.
Cold
Grand Valley winters
The NWS Grand Junction station digest lists a January mean temperature of 27.4 °F and about 19 inches of snow a year. Cold shows up at the garage door in a few predictable ways.
Ice at the floor
A door frozen to the slab can strain the opener. Free it gently before running it.
Insulated doors
Compare by whole-door U-factor, per DASMA TDS-163.
Forecasts
Check the NWS Grand Junction forecast before a cold snap.
Sources
Where this comes from
Read on the date shown.
- Active alerts for the Grand Valley zone (COZ006) and Mesa County (COC077). NOAA National Weather Service API.
Live warnings and advisories shown on the wind and cold page.
Accessed - National Weather Service, Grand Junction. NOAA National Weather Service.
Local forecasts, wind and winter storm products for the Grand Valley.
Accessed - Grand Junction station digest (PDF, undated). NOAA National Weather Service, Grand Junction.
Lists a January mean temperature of 27.4 °F and about 19 inches of snow a year.
Accessed - TDS-152: Garage doors and high wind events. DASMA.
Both positive and negative pressure ratings matter, and a door should be closed and secured before a high wind event.
Accessed - TDS-163: Garage door thermal performance. DASMA.
U-factor and R-value are not reciprocals for garage doors; ANSI/DASMA 105 is the whole-door test standard.
Accessed - Adopted codes and regulations, Building. Mesa County.
2024 IRC adopted; design criteria for Grand Junction and the surrounding area list basic wind speed 104 (residential) and ground snow load 30. Units are not labeled on the page.
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Short answers
Wind and cold questions, answered first
Short answers.
Should I leave the garage door open in strong wind?
No, close and secure it. DASMA TDS-152 says a garage door should be closed and secured before a high wind event.
My door froze to the ground. What now?
Free it gently before using the opener. Running the opener against a frozen door can strain it or pull the door off its track. Do not chip at the seal with sharp tools.
Where do the alerts come from?
Directly from the National Weather Service API. Your browser asks the NWS for active alerts for the Grand Valley zone and Mesa County. We show wind, storm and winter alerts only.
Send the details
Wind or cold damage?
Say what happened and when, and add photos.
What happens next
- 1 Send the details What the door is doing, your town, and a photo or two if you have them.
- 2 We follow up You hear back the way you asked, with next steps.
- 3 Price in writing You see it before any work starts, and the yes or no stays with you.
What helps us price it
- A photo of the whole door from inside, and one of the problem
- Door width and height, roughly (most are 8 or 16 ft wide)
- The opener brand and model, from the label on the motor
- Whether the door is single or double, steel or wood, insulated or not
- Whether it is stuck open, stuck shut or still working
If anyone is trapped or hurt, call 911 first. Do not try to free a door by loosening springs or cables.