Rio Blanco Fire · Wildfire · Archuleta County · yesterday

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Resolved Jul 16, 2025 at 4:15 PM. Kept for reference.
ModerateWeatherNWS Grand Junction

Special Weather Statement

Garfield County · Started Jul 16, 2025 at 3:43 PM · Updated 4d ago

Garfield Countyarea
Jul 16, 2025, 3:43 PMeffective
Jul 16, 2025, 4:15 PMexpires
NWS Grand Junctionsource
Approximate affected area. Zone-based advisories do not include an exact boundary

Full advisory

At 343 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 13 miles east of Vernal, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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 west central Moffat and northeastern Uintah Counties.