Rio Blanco Fire · Wildfire · Archuleta County · yesterday

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Resolved Sep 11, 2025 at 1:30 AM. Kept for reference.
ModerateWeatherNWS Grand Junction

Special Weather Statement

Garfield County · Started Sep 11, 2025 at 1:01 AM · Updated 4d ago

Garfield Countyarea
Sep 11, 2025, 1:01 AMeffective
Sep 11, 2025, 1:30 AMexpires
NWS Grand Junctionsource
Approximate affected area. Zone-based advisories do not include an exact boundary

Full advisory

At 101 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 39 miles southeast of Squaw Hollow Boat Ramp On Flaming Gorge to 50 miles north of Rangely to 36 miles northeast of Dinosaur. Movement was northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size 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... Sparks, Powder Wash, and Hiawatha.
This includes Colorado 318 between mile markers 30 and 43.