Rio Blanco Fire · Wildfire · Archuleta County · 22h ago

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Resolved Sep 12, 2025 at 9:30 PM. Kept for reference.
ModerateWeatherNWS Grand Junction

Special Weather Statement

Mesa County · Started Sep 12, 2025 at 9:06 PM · Updated 4d ago

Mesa Countyarea
Sep 12, 2025, 9:06 PMeffective
Sep 12, 2025, 9:30 PMexpires
NWS Grand Junctionsource
Approximate affected area. Zone-based advisories do not include an exact boundary

Full advisory

At 906 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Dove Creek, or 28 miles east of Monticello, moving northeast at 35 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.
Locations impacted include... Dove Creek and Cahone.
This includes U.S. Highway 491 in Colorado between mile markers 52 and 62.