Rio Blanco Fire · Wildfire · Archuleta County · 15h ago

Details
Resolved Oct 13, 2025 at 3:30 PM. Kept for reference.
ModerateWeatherNWS Grand Junction

Special Weather Statement

Mesa County · Started Oct 13, 2025 at 3:02 PM · Updated 4d ago

Mesa Countyarea
Oct 13, 2025, 3:02 PMeffective
Oct 13, 2025, 3:30 PMexpires
NWS Grand Junctionsource
Approximate affected area. Zone-based advisories do not include an exact boundary

Full advisory

At 302 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Dove Creek, or 27 miles east of Monticello, moving northeast at 30 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... Dove Creek.
This includes the following highways... U.S. Highway 491 in Colorado between mile markers 56 and 65. Colorado 141 between mile markers 1 and 3, and between mile markers 36 and 43.