Gold Mountain Fire · Evacuation orders in effect. If you are in a GO zone, leave now.
DetailsAt 1214 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 18 miles southwest of Delta, or 27 miles west of Montrose, moving northeast at 15 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... Escalante Forks. This includes U.S. Highway 50 in Colorado between mile markers 62 and 64.
Between Sunshine Mesa Road (3 miles north of the Hotchkiss area) and Runzel Gulch Road (3 miles south of the Paonia area) from Mile Point 4 to Mile Point 5. The roadway is reopened to traffic.