Tag: wind
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Colorado Springs, Pueblo brace for more windy weather, snow showers overnight
After Colorado Springs was buffeted by winds reaching 81 mph on Tuesday, the city should brace for another round, according to the National Weather Service. As of 4 p.m. Wednesday, the temperature in the city was 45 degrees. However, with winds blowing at 25 mph and gusts hitting 43 mph, the wind chill made it…
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Wind tops out at 81 mph in Pikes Peak region, bringing moderate impacts
The wind in Colorado Springs moved fast enough to get a ticket on some stretches of Interstate 25. By 5 p.m., the city recorded a peak gust of 81 mph at the airport, speeds exceeding the posted limit on some stretches of highway. However, it was about 10 mph short of the record 91 mph,…
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Colorado lawmakers roll out bipartisan plan aimed at lowering home insurance risk
Rising homeowners’ insurance rates prompted a group of lawmakers to introduce a bill Wednesday aimed at reducing damage from hail and wildfire. The measure would encourage homeowners and homeowner associations to take additional mitigation steps and, in turn, could allow insurers to offer lower insurance rates once those steps are completed. Senate Bill 49 is…
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Polis calls out Xcel as provider says work to restore power delayed as late as 10 p.m. Friday
Gov. Jared Polis called out Xcel Energy Friday afternoon, saying the utility had to do a better job at communicating how long its outages would last. The statement comes at the end of a week of severe wind in the Front Range, with Xcel intentionally turning off the power to at least 48,000 customers on…
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Here are some of the peak wind gusts in Colorado from Wednesday’s wind storm
A mid-December wind storm pushed into Colorado on Wednesday, prompting power outages, school and business closures and traffic impacts for most of the day. Winds blew steadily between 25-35 mph, but some gusts pushed over 100 mph in Colorado’s high country. The wind began picking up speed in the late morning/early afternoon in the foothills…
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No first snowfall in foreseeable future for Colorado Springs
The first snowfall in Colorado Springs last year was on Oct. 30, and this year, Halloween came and went without that first white coat covering the ground. This dry weather pattern may stick around through the end of the month, Meteorologist Cameron Simcoe with the National Weather Service in Pueblo said. Colorado Springs has highs…
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Meeker self-evacuates as Elk and Lee fires grow to 75,000 combined acres
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The town of Meeker has been self-evacuated as the nearby Elk and Lee fires surpassed 75,000 combined acres Thursday. Both started by lightning earlier this week, the twin fires have drastically grown in size over the past several days. On Tuesday, the Lee Fire was…
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Colorado Springs weather: Rainy morning gives way to breezy afternoon Tuesday
A storm system will move across Colorado on Tuesday, bringing early rain and snow showers to the Pikes Peak region, according to Gazette news partner KOAA. “Tuesday will be an active weather day for southern Colorado,” Meteorologist Alan Rose said. “All precipitation should clear out by 9-11 a.m., with minimal accumulations for areas above 7,000…
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2 displaced following structure fire in Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A structure fire in Colorado Springs displaced two residents and consumed three structures Friday morning, according to the Colorado Springs Fire Department. Department officials said, crews arrived on the scene of the blaze just after 11 a.m. near 817 W. Jefferson St. At about 11:30…
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2 displaced following structure fire in Colorado Springs
A structure fire in Colorado Springs displaced two residents and consumed three structures Friday morning, according to the Colorado Springs Fire Department. Department officials said, crews arrived on the scene of the blaze just after 11 a.m. near 817 W. Jefferson St. At about 11:30 a.m., the department said in a social media post the…