Special Weather Statement

La Plata County · Started Aug 25, 2025 at 3:29 PM · Updated 4d ago

La Plata Countyarea

Aug 25, 2025, 3:29 PMeffective

Aug 25, 2025, 4:00 PMexpires

NWS Grand Junctionsource

Approximate affected area. Zone-based advisories do not include an exact boundary

Full advisory

At 329 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles northeast of Cedar Hill, or 16 miles south of Durango, moving east at 5 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail and rainfall rates in excess of 1 inch per hour.

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... Ignacio.

This includes the following highways... U.S. Highway 550 in Colorado between mile markers 1 and 5. Colorado 172 between mile markers 7 and 8.