Wildfire in Grand Valley, Colorado

Wildfire July 15, 2024 – July 19, 2024 · Grand Valley, Colorado

$650K

Crop damage

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Jones Fire started in mid July due to a lightning strike 7 miles south of I-70 near the Colorado/Utah state line in the Black Ridge Wilderness of the McInnis National Conservation Area. The fire grew to 215 acres before it was contained in mid to late July. The estimated final cost was $650,000.

The wider storm

The Jones Fire started in mid July due to a lightning strike 7 miles south of I-70 near the Colorado/Utah state line in the Black Ridge Wilderness of the McInnis National Conservation Area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1204441. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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