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Evacuations Lifted- Portions of South Fork · Civil Emergency · Archuleta County · 18m ago

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Resolved Oct 24, 2026 at 4:15 PM. Kept for reference.
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Special Weather Statement

Dolores County · Started Oct 24, 2026 at 3:38 PM · Updated 2d ago

Dolores Countyarea
Oct 24, 2026, 3:38 PMeffective
Oct 24, 2026, 4:15 PMexpires
NWS Grand Junction COsource
Warned area as issued by the National Weather Service

Full advisory

At 337 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 18 miles east of Aneth, or 24 miles north of Shiprock, moving north at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation and outdoor objects is possible.
Locations impacted include... Arriola, Towaoc, Yellow Jacket, and Lewis.
This includes the following highways... U.S. Highway 491 in Colorado between mile markers 1 and 6, and between mile markers 30 and 43. U.S. Highway 160 in Colorado between mile markers 5 and 30.