Colorado, 2025

Wildfire in Colorado, July 13 to 27, 2025

July 13 to 27, 2025 · NWS GJT · 1 event in 1 county or zone

The Ute 63 Fire started in mid July due to a lightning strike 7 miles southwest of Red Mesa, Colorado.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
$5.7 million
Events
1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS GJT wrote it up.

The Ute 63 Fire started in mid July due to a lightning strike 7 miles southwest of Red Mesa, Colorado.

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Event by event

1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.

Wildfire, Animas River Basin

When
July 13, 4:51 PM MST to July 27, 8:18 AM MST
Where
Animas River Basin forecast zone
Crop damage
$5.7 million
Reported by
Park/Forest Service
Coordinates
37.287, -107.843 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The Ute 63 Fire started in mid July due to a lightning strike 7 miles southwest of Red Mesa, Colorado. The fire grew to 534 acres before it was contained in late July. The estimated cost to date was $5,700,000.

What these are

Wildfire
A fire burning in wildland vegetation, with its acreage and damage where known.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1285485.