Tag: nws pueblo
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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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Naturally caused wildfire surpasses 1,000 acres near Colorado-New Mexico border, more firefighting resources requested
By Nick Smith and Cleo Westin The Schwachheim fire has grown to 1,003 acres with 0% containment as it continued to burn several miles east of Interstate 25 near the Colorado-New Mexico border on Tuesday. The fire prompted Gov. Jared Polis to issue a disaster declaration as it rapidly expanded on Monday. Authorities believe the…
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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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Colorado Springs weather: Near-record high expected Monday
Colorado Springs is expected to flirt with record-high temperatures before the city gets a brief respite from recent dry conditions, according to the National Weather Service in Pueblo. Monday will be partly sunny with a high of 70 degrees, just shy of the March 2 record of 72, the weather agency predicts. That mark was…
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Elevated fire danger returns to Pikes Peak region for fourth consecutive day
A red flag warning has been issued by the National Weather Service in Pueblo from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday for much of the Pikes Peak region ahead of a chance for snow next week. Temperatures are forecast to remain above average with wind gusts reaching 35 mph and humidity values dropping to as…
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Dry conditions prompt red flag warning for Teller, Pueblo counties and Pikes Peak
The National Weather Service in Pueblo issued a red flag warning for several areas in southeast Colorado on Tuesday due to forecasted low humidity amid a record low snowpack. The warning, in effect from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., was issued to Fremont, Pueblo and Teller counties as well as portions of Huerfano County and…
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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…