Tag: national weather service pueblo
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All of Colorado enters drought status for first time since 2021
For the first time since December 2021, all of Colorado is in a drought, according to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor published on Thursday. The Pikes Peak region was the only part of the state that was not in a drought until this week, when parts of El Paso, Fremont, Pueblo and Teller counties moved…
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‘Not your normal warning’: NWS Pueblo issues first particularly dangerous situation red flag warning
Critical fire weather conditions are expected to return to southeastern Colorado on Wednesday, prompting the National Weather Service in Pueblo to issue its first-ever particularly dangerous situation red flag warning. The agency’s Pueblo office implemented the new criteria for a PDS at the beginning of this year to better communicate “higher-end” events, senior meteorologist Steve…
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Colorado Springs weather: Warm and breezy on Monday, with showers throughout the week
Colorado Springs residents should expect highs in the 60s and 70s this week, with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, according to Gazette news partner KOAA. Monday is expected to turn cloudy in the afternoon, with variable breezes and a high in the low 70s, News 5 Meteorologist Alan Rose said. “Temperatures this afternoon will…
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Colorado Springs Utilities Board approves drought resolution as conditions worsen
The Colorado Springs Utilities Board unanimously approved a drought response resolution Wednesday that allows the city to make operational changes to shore up its water supply amid dry and warm conditions that are expected to continue. The resolution also allows Utilities to increase messaging to customers about how they can lower water consumption as the…
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Fire danger continues in the Pikes Peak region ahead of snow, 80-degree heat
Red flag warnings were issued across much of southeast Colorado on Friday amid continuing abnormally warm conditions in the region. The National Weather Service in Pueblo forecast humidity levels as low as 7% with winds gusting up to 60 mph during the warning period from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Smoke from wildfires in western…
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Snow blankets Pikes Peak region with dry week ahead
Varying amounts of snowfall were recorded across all elevations of the Pikes Peak region on Friday, causing disruptions for schools and air travel before warm, dry conditions return. This was Colorado Springs’ first measurable snowfall in March and exceeded February’s total, which was just more than a trace on Feb. 20. Friday’s storm forced Woodland…
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Southeast Colorado endures another red flag warning; fire lines hold overnight for Fort Carson fire
The second red flag warning along the Interstate 25 corridor in three days brought powerful winds as daily high temperature records were broken in Colorado Springs, Pueblo and Alamosa by 4 or more degrees. A Fort Carson official confirmed to The Gazette that two fire departments joined the base’s firefighters as a precaution to battle…
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I-25 corridor preparing for second red flag warning in 3 days
Another red flag warning for the Interstate 25 corridor will begin Friday morning days after strong winds posed a fire risk to the area and shut off power to thousands. Southeast Colorado can expect humidity as low as 10% and northerly 15 to 25 mph winds through the late afternoon before 15 to 20 mph…
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Colorado utility companies, schools bracing for high fire danger, damaging winds Wednesday
The entire Interstate 25 corridor along the Front Range of Colorado faces a red flag warning Wednesday from the National Weather Service as its offices warn of high fire danger and damaging winds. The entire southeastern part of the state, to the borders of New Mexico, Oklahoma and Kansas, is covered by the red flag…
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Colorado Springs ties daily high record ahead of fire weather watch
Colorado Springs on Monday tied its record high temperature for Dec. 15 of 65 degrees for the first time since 1946, as more dry weather prompted the National Weather Service in Pueblo to issue a fire weather watch. The alert spans from near Briargate Parkway in Colorado Springs to the Colorado-Oklahoma border and will be…