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Wildfire in Uncompahgre Plateau and Dallas Divide, Colorado

Wildfire August 1, 2025 – August 31, 2025 · Uncompahgre Plateau and Dallas Divide, Colorado

$40.4M

Crop damage

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Turner Gulch Fire started in early July due to a lightning strike 7.5 miles northeast of Gateway, Colorado to the east and south of Highway 141. The fire grew to 31,699 acres before it was contained in early September. The estimated cost to date was $40,400,000. 15 structures were threatened but none were destroyed.

The wider storm

The Turner Gulch Fire started in early July due to a lightning strike 7.5 miles northeast of Gateway, Colorado to the east and south of Highway 141.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1280928. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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