Rio Blanco Fire · Wildfire · Archuleta County · yesterday

Details
Resolved Aug 21, 2025 at 2:45 PM. Kept for reference.
ModerateWeatherNWS Grand Junction

Special Weather Statement

San Miguel County · Started Aug 21, 2025 at 2:29 PM · Updated 4d ago

San Miguel Countyarea
Aug 21, 2025, 2:29 PMeffective
Aug 21, 2025, 2:45 PMexpires
NWS Grand Junctionsource
Approximate affected area. Zone-based advisories do not include an exact boundary

Full advisory

At 228 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12 miles west of Durango, moving south at 5 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... Hesperus and Breen.
This includes the following highways... U.S. Highway 160 in Colorado between mile markers 72 and 76. Colorado 140 between mile markers 13 and 23.