Rio Blanco Fire · Incendio forestal · Archuleta County · ayer
Western Slope · Colorado
1192 alertas resueltas conservadas como referencia
At 1117 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 22 miles southwest of Meeker, or 49 miles northwest of Glenwood Springs, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of south central Rio Blanco County.
At 315 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 24 miles northwest of Meeker, or 43 miles southwest of Craig, moving east at 25 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. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of south central Moffat and north central Rio Blanco Counties. This includes Colorado 64 between mile markers 46 and 47, near mile marker 49, and between mile markers 56 and 62.
At 228 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12 miles west of Durango, moving south at 5 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... Hesperus and Breen. This includes the following highways... U.S. Highway 160 in Colorado between mile markers 72 and 76. Colorado 140 between mile markers 13 and 23.
The La Plata Fire was reported on August 17, 2025, at 5:46 p.m. The wildfire is located on the Pike-San Isabel National Forest Cimarron and Camanche Grasslands on the south side of Twin Lakes Reservoir approximately 4 miles southwest of Twin Lakes, Colorado.
At approximately 2:30 PM on Sunday, August 3rd, a smoke report was called in to Delta Dispatch in the area of Oak Mesa outside of Hotchkiss, Colorado. What had been originally reported as a single tree fire was discovered to be over an acre in size by the local fire agency, located in steep, remote terrain with dangerous conditions for engagement. It was determined to be on BLM land and command was handed over to the agency when they arrived on scene. Fire behavior was extreme through the morning of August 4th and evacuations were ordered by Delta County Sheriff's Office at approximately 2:30 AM in the area along 3100 Road north of the Redlands Mesa Road intersection. The fire was very active during the day on Monday, fueled by Red Flag conditions. Thanks to the hard work of firefighters and heavy equipment operators on the ground coupled with multiple aerial resources applying water and retardant for most of the day on Monday, August 4th, growth of the fire was slowed and the fire behavior was reduced to a level at which firefighters were able to engage it directly by the end of shift. Team Colorado, a State Type 3 IMT, took command of the fire on Tuesday, August 5 at 6 AM. Command of the Leroux Fire was transferred back to the BLM Southwest District Fire Management Unit at 6:30 AM on Saturday, August 9.
At 1200 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12 miles southeast of Lake City, or 45 miles south of Gunnison, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of east central Hinsdale County. This includes Colorado 149 between mile markers 43 and 56.
At 1138 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Lake City, moving southeast at 10 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. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of central Hinsdale County. This includes Colorado 149 near mile marker 54.
At 305 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles northwest of Delta, or 28 miles southeast of Grand Junction, moving northeast at 20 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. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of southwestern Delta County. This includes U.S. Highway 50 in Colorado between mile markers 62 and 64.
At 240 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 15 miles south of Grand Junction, moving east at 25 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. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of central Mesa County. This includes the following highways... U.S. Highway 50 in Colorado between mile markers 44 and 54. Colorado 141 between mile markers 147 and 148.
At 213 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 17 miles south of Grand Junction, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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... Orchard Mesa. This includes Colorado 141 between mile markers 132 and 152.
At 147 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 24 miles southwest of Grand Junction, moving northeast at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of . This includes Colorado 141 between mile markers 123 and 126, and between mile markers 129 and 133.
At 144 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 19 miles southwest of Gunnison, moving northeast 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. Locations impacted include... Iola. This includes the following highways... U.S. Highway 50 in Colorado between mile markers 141 and 146. Colorado 149 between mile markers 107 and 116.