This is a high-significance wildfires event affecting San Juan, Utah, tracked from official feeds (NASA EONET). We update this page as the situation develops.
- Type
- Wildfires
- Official size
- 106,610 acres
- Containment
- 50%
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Began
- Status
- Ongoing
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Official size & containment
Official incident size and containment reported through NIFC / IRWIN, as we observed it. Newest first.
- 106,610 acres ±0 50% contained
- 106,610 acres ±0 50% contained
- 106,610 acres ±0 50% contained
- 106,610 acres +1,827 50% contained
- 104,783 acres ±0 47% contained
- 104,783 acres +1,150 47% contained
- 103,633 acres ±0 44% contained
- 103,633 acres +701 44% contained
Show 4 earlier observations
- 102,932 acres +1,859 25% contained
- 101,073 acres ±0 21% contained
- 101,073 acres +594 21% contained
- 100,479 acres 11% contained
Shown as reported by our sources — not an official product. For current advisories and the authoritative map, see NASA EONET ↗.
Latest updates
Official updates and news coverage for this event, newest first — National Weather Service products, local storm reports, incident updates and press headlines. Official items are verbatim government text; news headlines link out to the original outlet.
- Forecast discussion NWS GJT
Area Forecast Discussion
Near-record heat continues through Wednesday, with afternoon thunderstorms increasing and flash flooding becoming more likely by mid-week.
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Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Grand Junction CO 1147 PM MDT Mon Jul 13 2026
.KEY MESSAGES...
- Near-record heat continues Tuesday for western Colorado and eastern Utah.
- Daytime highs for the lower elevations will remain in the triple digits through at least Wednesday.
- Terrain based showers and thunderstorms increase in coverage each afternoon, with a threat for flash flooding becoming more likely by mid to late week.
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.DISCUSSION... Issued at 1103 PM MDT Mon Jul 13 2026
Some decent precipitation fell today over the southern half of the area with QPF reports around 0.3 to 0.8 inches at some sensors across southeast Utah and southwest Colorado with some of the storms today, with some locally higher amounts in some areas. The high pressure center remains over Wyoming with our CWA in the easterly flow on the southern side of the circulation. This will continue to allow our moisture to increase and eventually spread further north and east as the high shifts a bit eastward by late this week. At this time, the axis of strongest moisture advection remains across Arizona into Nevada and western Utah. This axis trickles into the…
- News San Juan Record |
Babylon Fire crews hold their ground at northeast corner
- News KUTV
Firefighters reach 11% containment on growing Babylon Fire in San Juan County
- News Utah.gov
UDC Successfully Evacuates Incarcerated Individuals From San Juan County Jail Amid Babylon Wildfire
Show 3 earlier updates
- FOX 13 News Utah News
Babylon Fire expands to over 70,000 acres, multiple closures remain in effect
- KSL NewsRadio News
San Juan County’s Babylon Fire burns four structures, 48,000 acres
- The Salt Lake Tribune News
Babylon Fire nears 50,000 acres, destroys 4 buildings in San Juan County
Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NASA EONET ↗.