Rio Blanco Fire · Wildfire · Archuleta County · yesterday

Details
Resolved Aug 25, 2025 at 3:45 PM. Kept for reference.
ModerateWeatherNWS Grand Junction

Special Weather Statement

Mesa County · Started Aug 25, 2025 at 3:13 PM · Updated 4d ago

Mesa Countyarea
Aug 25, 2025, 3:13 PMeffective
Aug 25, 2025, 3:45 PMexpires
NWS Grand Junctionsource
Approximate affected area. Zone-based advisories do not include an exact boundary

Full advisory

At 313 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles west of De Beque, or 19 miles northeast of Grand Junction, moving southeast at 10 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.
Locations impacted include... De Beque.
This includes Interstate 70 in Colorado between mile markers 57 and 63.