Rio Blanco Fire · Wildfire · Archuleta County · 16h ago

Details
Resolved Oct 4, 2025 at 12:45 PM. Kept for reference.
ModerateWeatherNWS Grand Junction

Special Weather Statement

Garfield County · Started Oct 4, 2025 at 12:17 PM · Updated 4d ago

Garfield Countyarea
Oct 4, 2025, 12:17 PMeffective
Oct 4, 2025, 12:45 PMexpires
NWS Grand Junctionsource
Approximate affected area. Zone-based advisories do not include an exact boundary

Full advisory

At 1217 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Craig, moving northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include... Craig, Hayden, Great Divide, Lay, Hamilton, Slater, Juniper Springs, and Fortification.
This includes the following highways... U.S. Highway 40 in Colorado between mile markers 64 and 117. Colorado 13 between mile markers 64 and 127.