Tom Heeney, courtesy via Craig Daily Press
Smoke and flames from the Winter Valley Fire billow behind a residence Thursday afternoon as the fire whipped through Deerlodge Park in western Moffat County. The fire was first reported around noon Thursday and burned more than 3,500 acres by about 6:20 p.m. 
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Recommended residential evacuations in Moffat County due to the Winter Valley fire have been lifted as rain covers the area.
The fire has grown to 6,400 acres, up from 5,200 acres Thursday. Some of the crews have been demobilized, Bureau of Land Management spokeswoman Courtney Whiteman said. U.S. Highway 40 in Moffat County has been reopened.
The , jumping from 500 acres to 2,180 acres in 30 minutes as wind spurred it on.