Rio Blanco Fire · Wildfire · Archuleta County · yesterday

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Resolved Jul 30, 2025 at 1:30 PM. Kept for reference.
ModerateWeatherNWS Grand Junction

Special Weather Statement

Mesa County · Started Jul 30, 2025 at 1:13 PM · Updated 4d ago

Mesa Countyarea
Jul 30, 2025, 1:13 PMeffective
Jul 30, 2025, 1:30 PMexpires
NWS Grand Junctionsource
Approximate affected area. Zone-based advisories do not include an exact boundary

Full advisory

At 113 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles west of Sawpit, or 38 miles southwest of Montrose, moving northeast 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... Sawpit and Placerville.
This includes Colorado 145 between mile markers 80 and 90.