Tag: snowstorm
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Arctic blast arrives in Colorado Springs; more snow, plummeting temperatures ahead
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save It’s time to break out the winter coats: A weekend of chilly temperatures and slick, snow-packed roads arrived in Colorado Springs early Saturday morning. An arctic blast is sweeping through much of the U.S., including the Pikes Peak region, bringing with it subzero temperatures. Snow…
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Snow, freezing overnight temperatures could affect early morning commute in Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A burst of snow on Sunday night, followed by freezing overnight temperatures, will likely result in slick roads early Monday and Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service in Pueblo. Areas north of Colorado Springs are expected to be hardest hit by the winter storm,…
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Teller County plow driver buried in snow slide
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Dozens of people are unaccounted for in Teller County a week after a deadly snowstorm. Teller County leaders are driving around to check on people. One commissioner expects to have everyone accounted for by this weekend. Many people across the county still can’t get out…
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2 deaths attributed to massive snowstorm in Teller County, where effects linger
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Two deaths in Teller County were attributed to last week’s snowstorm that walloped most of the Pikes Peak region, officials said during an emotional Board of County Commissioners meeting on Tuesday morning in which they also described “Herculean” efforts displayed by road crews who battled…
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2 deaths attributed to massive snowstorm in Teller County
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Two deaths in Teller County were attributed to last week’s snowstorm that walloped most of the Pikes Peak region, officials said during an emotional Board of County Commissioners meeting March 19 in which they also described “Herculean” efforts displayed by road crews who battled the…
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Should Colorado enter into a multi-state program to manage its water use?
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Demand management: It’s a term that makes water users along the Colorado River nervous — and Colorado state lawmakers, too. In May, the upper Colorado River Basin states (Colorado, Wyoming, Utah and New Mexico) and the lower-basin states (Arizona, Nevada and California) signed a drought contingency plan…
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Central Colorado creeping back into drought
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Reservoirs levels dropped in August has hot, dry weather took hold, and there may have been a new record set for the hottest day in Colorado history in August. The Colorado Water Availability Task Force, which meets monthly, took a look this week at reservoir…
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Salt impacting water quality throughout the West, but a ‘grand deal’ has improved it
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Salt in the Colorado River could threaten drinking water for millions of people dependent on its runoff. The Colorado is the most significant water supply source in the West, but it carries an annual salt load of nine to 10 million tons, said Don Barnett,…