Rio Blanco Fire · Wildfire · Archuleta County · yesterday

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Resolved Sep 12, 2025 at 10:45 AM. Kept for reference.
ModerateWeatherNWS Grand Junction

Special Weather Statement

Mesa County · Started Sep 12, 2025 at 10:14 AM · Updated 4d ago

Mesa Countyarea
Sep 12, 2025, 10:14 AMeffective
Sep 12, 2025, 10:45 AMexpires
NWS Grand Junctionsource
Approximate affected area. Zone-based advisories do not include an exact boundary

Full advisory

At 1014 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 21 miles north of Castle Valley, moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation and outdoor objects is possible.
Locations impacted include... Cisco.
This includes the following highways... Interstate 70 in Utah between mile markers 201 and 222. Utah 128 between mile markers 39 and 44.