Tag: flooding
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8 of the most destructive natural disasters around Colorado Springs from 2010-19 | Decade in review
Natural disasters hit Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak region hard in the first half of the 2010s, ranging from devastating wildfires to deadly floods. Here’s a look at some disasters during the past decade in the Pikes Peak region. Waldo Canyon fire – June 2012 On June 22, 2012, a campfire erupted into a…
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8 of the most destructive natural disasters around Colorado Springs from 2010-19 | Decade in review
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Natural disasters hit Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak region hard in the first half of the 2010s, ranging from devastating wildfires to deadly floods. Here’s a look at some disasters during the past decade in the Pikes Peak region. Waldo Canyon fire – June…
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PHOTOS: Flooding in the US: March 2019
Major flooding now occurring in Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota, Missouri and other Midwestern states is a preview of an all-too-wet and dangerous spring, said Mary Erickson, deputy director of the National Weather Service. “In fact, we expect the flooding to get worse and more widespread,” she said.
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Weather Service: Monday’s storm was ‘intense’ but not out of the ordinary
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Despite the destruction and hefty cost of Monday’s trifecta of thunderstorms, flooding and hail in the Pikes Peak region, National Weather Service officials say the storm was an “intense, but not extreme event.” “Storms vary year-to-year and location-to-location, but in the big picture, what we…
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Manitou Springs mayor declares local disaster emergency after hail, flooding
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Damage to Manitou Springs from Monday’s hail, heavy rain and flooding will cost at least $1.5 million — about 15 percent of the city’s general fund budget — prompting Mayor Ken Jaray to declare a local disaster emergency. The disaster status will enable the city…
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UPDATE: Evacuation centers in Manitou Springs, Colorado Springs have been closed
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save UPDATE: Both evacuation centers have been closed. Evacuation centers have opened in Manitou Springs and Colorado Springs after flash flooding Monday. – The Manitou shelter is at the Community Congregational Church at 103 Pawnee Ave. The Red Cross says the main entrance is flooded and…
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Southern Colorado highway closed after flash flooding, landslide
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save WETMORE — Emergency crews faced 500-pound boulders and other obstacles as they worked to clear Colorado 96 after a deluge of rain Sunday, reported Gazette news partner KKTV. Colorado 96 was closed between Wetmore and Westcliffe about 6 p.m. Sunday. It reopened once, only to quickly…