Rio Blanco Fire · Wildfire · Archuleta County · yesterday

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Resolved Sep 11, 2025 at 4:30 PM. Kept for reference.
ModerateWeatherNWS Grand Junction

Special Weather Statement

Garfield County · Started Sep 11, 2025 at 4:10 PM · Updated 4d ago

Garfield Countyarea
Sep 11, 2025, 4:10 PMeffective
Sep 11, 2025, 4:30 PMexpires
NWS Grand Junctionsource
Approximate affected area. Zone-based advisories do not include an exact boundary

Full advisory

At 409 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Hayden, or 16 miles southeast of Craig, moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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.
Locations impacted include... Hayden, Milner, and Tow Creek.
This includes U.S. Highway 40 in Colorado between mile markers 104 and 125.