Rio Blanco Fire · Wildfire · Archuleta County · yesterday

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Resolved Aug 26, 2025 at 5:15 PM. Kept for reference.
ModerateWeatherNWS Grand Junction

Special Weather Statement

Mesa County · Started Aug 26, 2025 at 4:44 PM · Updated 4d ago

Mesa Countyarea
Aug 26, 2025, 4:44 PMeffective
Aug 26, 2025, 5:15 PMexpires
NWS Grand Junctionsource
Approximate affected area. Zone-based advisories do not include an exact boundary

Full advisory

At 443 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 18 miles northeast of La Sal, moving northeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.
This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of southwestern Mesa County.
This includes Colorado 141 between mile markers 97 and 109.