Rio Blanco storm history

Heavy rain resulted in a rock slide on Douglas Pass along Highway 139 at mile marker 33, 29 miles north of Loma, Colorado. Highway 139 closed at 531 MST.

Law Enforcement reported debris and mud closing both lanes of State Highway 13 at Mile Marker 36. Road had to be cleared before being able to be reopened.

Public reported mudslides near the intersection of Rio Blanco County Route 5 and Rio Blanco County Route 76. LSR reads Debris flow and flooding of Piceance Creek at County Road 76 and County Road 5. This area is within the Lee Burn Scar. Road had to be cleared.

Law Enforcement reported a mudslide at Mile Marker 1.5 on Rio Blanco County Route 5, closing the road and requiring clearing. The debris was cleared within half an hour. This area is within the Lee Burn Scar.

Law Enforcement reported water and debris clogging a culvert at Mile Marker 1.3 on Rio Blanco County Route 33. The road was considered impassable and required clearing. Clean up crews responded to the area at 9AM the following day (September 23rd, 2025), with the road cleared by …

Law Enforcement reported mud over State Highway 64 near Mile Marker 65. This area is near the Lee Burn Scar, which received several rounds of heavy rain during this event. CDOT was contacted to clear the roadway.

Law Enforcement reported mud and debris on State Route 8 due to heavy rain on the recent Elk RBX Burn Scar. No reports of damages, injuries, or fatalities, just clearing of the roadway.

Law Enforcement reported a debris flow that closed County Road 5 due to heavy rain on the recent Lee Burn Scar.

At approximately 4:48 PM MDT, the KEEO ASOS at Meeker Airport recorded a gust to 58 mph in association with a nearby thunderstorm. Other gusts in the area ranged from 45 mph to 55 mph. No reports of damages, fatalities, or injuries were received in association with this event.

The NWS Incident Meteorologist deployed to the Lee Fire reported this event to NWS Grand Junction. Thunderstorms produced heavy rain over the Lee Burn Scar on the afternoon of August 28th. This in turn resulted in water, mud, and debris flowing over Rio Blanco County Road 5 near …

The NWS Incident Meteorologist assigned to the Lee Fire reported this event to NWS Grand Junction. Mud and debris were confirmed to be flowing across Rio Blanco County Road 5 at mile marker 6 and mile marker 12, making the road impassable. As a result, County Road 5 was closed fr…

At approximately 1:18 PM MDT, a report reached NWS Grand Junction that heavy rain over the Lee Burn Scar had triggered a debris flow over Rio Blanco County Road 5 in the same area that had run on August 24th. This time, no vehicles were trapped and no other damage occurred, nor w…

Heavy rain on the Lee Burn Scar led to debris flows that filled culverts along Highway 13, particularly at the intersection of Rio Blanco County Road 33. This led to flooding of fields and ranches in the Josephine Basin region, just south and west of Meeker. Some debris was also …

At approximately 12:15PM MDT, the Rio Blanco Emergency Manager reported a debris flow over County Road 8 between mile-markers 10 and 11. This debris flow was the result of heavy rainfall on the recent Elk RBX burn scar, which was adjacent to the road. Road did need to be cleared,…

This incident was reported to the NWS Grand Junction office by the NWS Incident Meteorologist assigned to the Lee Wildfire. Debris flowed across County Road 5 from due to heavy rain on the adjacent Lee burn scar. A tractor trailer attempted to drive through the debris flow and be…

This incident was reported to NWS Grand Junction by the NWS Incident Meteorologist deployed to the Lee Wildfire. Water was reported as flowing over Highway 13 adjacent to the Lee Burn Scar, near the incident on County Road 5, and south of the town of Meeker. All of this water dra…

At approximately 5:30 PM MDT, the Boulder Service Hydrologist reported a debris flow south of the Lee Burn Scar flowing over Highway 64 between mile-marker 65 and mile-marker 66. This is in the lower Powell Park area. This region is known for debris flows, but this particular eve…

A video of flash flooding within a local area known as Josephine Basin, west of Meeker, was sent to NWS Grand Junction via Facebook. This flash flooding began within the Lee Burn Scar, and washed down over Rio Blanco County Road 33. This flooding was not reported to have caused s…

A thunderstorm wind gust of 59 mph was measured at the Meeker Coulter Field Airport at 823 MST.

Colorado Department of Transportation reported Colorado State Highway 64 closed at mile marker 56, between Wray Gulch Road and Indian Valley, due to a mudslide. This was just north of White River City, or 18 miles west of the town of Meeker along Highway 64. The road remained clo…

Heavy rain from a thunderstorm caused a mudslide on Highway 64 at mile marker 57, approximately 17 miles west of Meeker.

A round of showers and thunderstorms tracked across central Rio Blanco county, producing wind gusts ranging from 45 to 60 mph. The peak recorded gust was 58 mph, and this was recorded at KEEO ASOS, located at Meeker Airport. No reports of damages or injuries were received.

Report received of penny size hail 8 miles south-southwest of Meeker. Video of Highway 13 shows the road covered in hail after the storm moved through.

Heavy rain caused a mudslide across Highway 64 at mile marker 65 over Rio Blanco County, 11 miles west-southwest of Meeker.

A peak wind gust of 63 MPH was measured by an automated weather station 18 miles southeast of Massadona.

Hail estimated to be one inch in diameter fell near Rangely.

A peak wind gust of 61 MPH was measured by the automated weather station at the Meeker Coulter Field Airport.

A mudslide occurred along County Road 5 near mile marker 12 near Piceance Creek as a result of heavy rain from thunderstorms.

A peak wind gust of 64 MPH was measured by the automated weather station at the Meeker Coulter Field Airport.

A peak wind gust of 75 MPH was measured by the automated weather station at the Meeker-Coulter Field Airport.

A peak wind gust of 65 MPH was measured by the Pinto automated weather station 18 miles southeast of Massadona.

A peak wind gust of 58 MPH was measured by the automated weather station at the Meeker Coulter Field Airport.

A peak wind gust of 66 mph was measured by the automated weather station at the Meeker Coulter Field Airport.

A peak wind gust of 65 mph was measured by the automated weather station at the Pinto RAWS site.

A peak wind gust of 58 mph was measured by the Dragon Road automated weather station.

A peak wind gust of 69 mph was measured by the automated weather station at the Meeker Coulter Field Airport.

A peak wind gust of 86 mph was measured by the Dead Horse automated weather station.

A peak wind gust of 70 mph was measured by the automated weather station at the Meeker Coulter Field Airport.

A severe thunderstorm produced large hail estimated to be the size of quarters southwest of Meeker.

The automated weather station at the Meeker Airport measured a peak wind gust of 63 mph as a severe thunderstorm moved through the area.

The automated weather station at the Rangely Airport measured a peak wind gust of 59 mph as a line of showers and thunderstorms moved across the area.

An automated weather station 18 miles southeast of Massadona measured a peak wind gust of 69 mph as a line of showers and thunderstorms moved across the area.

Rally car racers encountered flooding along County Road 73 near Hall Draw when their vehicle stalled. Drivers escaped the vehicle before it was swept downstream toward the White River. The vehicle was later found approximately 1 mile downstream from where it got swept off the roa…

The automated weather station at the Meeker Airport recorded wind gusts up to 58 mph as a strong thunderstorm moved through.

Mud and rocks were deposited onto Colorado Highway 64 between Meeker and Rangely as a result of heavy rainfall on already saturated soils.

A peak thunderstorm wind gust of 67 mph was measured by the Pinto RAWS automated weather station between Rangely and Meeker.

A short-lived funnel cloud was observed by a traveler who was driving south on Highway 139.

Heavy rainfall, with radar estimates of nearly two inches of total rain within about an hour on the Roan Plateau, produced flash flooding several feet deep which came down drainages and ran across farm fields before ending up in Piceance Creek.

A mudslide occurred on County Road 5 near the intersection of Colorado Highway 13 as a result of heavy rains.