Rio Blanco Fire · Wildfire · Archuleta County · yesterday

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Resolved Sep 12, 2025 at 10:45 AM. Kept for reference.
ModerateWeatherNWS Grand Junction

Special Weather Statement

Mesa County · Started Sep 12, 2025 at 10:20 AM · Updated 4d ago

Mesa Countyarea
Sep 12, 2025, 10:20 AMeffective
Sep 12, 2025, 10:45 AMexpires
NWS Grand Junctionsource
Approximate affected area. Zone-based advisories do not include an exact boundary

Full advisory

At 1020 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 22 miles southeast of Rangely, or 49 miles north of Grand Junction, moving northeast at 35 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 Rio Blanco County.