Rio Blanco Fire · Wildfire · Archuleta County · 12h ago

Details
Resolved Oct 23, 2025 at 5:30 PM. Kept for reference.
ModerateWeatherNWS Grand Junction

Special Weather Statement

Mesa County · Started Oct 23, 2025 at 4:59 PM · Updated 4d ago

Mesa Countyarea
Oct 23, 2025, 4:59 PMeffective
Oct 23, 2025, 5:30 PMexpires
NWS Grand Junctionsource
Approximate affected area. Zone-based advisories do not include an exact boundary

Full advisory

At 459 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Slick Rock, or 25 miles southeast of La Sal, moving northwest at 20 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... Slick Rock, Bedrock, and Paradox.
This includes the following highways... Colorado 90 between mile markers 1 and 23. Colorado 141 near mile marker 24.