Tag: severe weather
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Veteran meteorologist Merry Matthews joins Meister at private Colorado Springs weather firm
Peaks 2 Plains, a private weather firm based in Colorado Springs, has added a familiar face – and voice – to its team. Veteran meteorologist Merry Matthews, who delivered forecasts at KRDO for more than seven years, recently joined the weather venture, launched by former Fox 21 weatherman Matt Meister in January. “Merry is one…
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Xcel president says Polis criticism ‘uninformed,’ most to get power back by 10 p.m.
As tens of thousands of Xcel Energy customers remained without power Saturday morning, officials said criticism about what some called the organization’s lack of communication was unwarranted. Robert Kenney, president of Xcel Energy Colorado, said that the company had communicated with customers as early as last week about potential power shutoffs, and had worked with…
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Colorado Springs breaks daily heat record set in 1969
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs on Friday set a new daily high temperature record for Aug. 8 after temperatures reached 97 degrees at 3:40 p.m., according to the National Weather Service in Pueblo. The previous record of 96 degrees was set in 1969. For Aug. 8, Colorado Springs…
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Tornado Watch in effect for El Paso County; funnel spotted south of Colorado Springs
Small hail and a severe thunderstorm warning and a funnel cloud have punctuated another cloudy day in the Pikes Peak region Friday. The National Weather Service issued a 15-minute severe thunderstorm warning around 2 p.m. warning that a severe thunderstorm was located over southeastern Colorado Springs, moving east at 15 mph. The NWS warned of…
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Severe thunderstorm watch issued for El Paso County
A wide-reaching severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for parts of Colorado, Nebraska and Wyoming, extending down to El Paso County until 9 p.m. Monday night. The peak for El Paso County is expected between 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., with many of the storms out of the way by 8 p.m., according to the…
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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…