Rio Blanco Fire · Wildfire · Archuleta County · yesterday

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Resolved Sep 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM. Kept for reference.
ModerateWeatherNWS Grand Junction

Special Weather Statement

Mesa County · Started Sep 9, 2025 at 6:50 PM · Updated 4d ago

Mesa Countyarea
Sep 9, 2025, 6:50 PMeffective
Sep 9, 2025, 7:15 PMexpires
NWS Grand Junctionsource
Approximate affected area. Zone-based advisories do not include an exact boundary

Full advisory

At 649 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles northwest of De Beque, or 27 miles northeast of Grand Junction, moving northeast at 30 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 south central Garfield County.