Tag: red flag warning
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Red flag fire warnings and snow in the forecast for Colorado Springs
Presidents Day is kicking off a week of more bipolar Colorado weather, with red flag fire warnings and highs in the 60s on Monday and Tuesday, then snow in the latter half of the week. Following a near-record warm February, Colorado is seeing red flag fire warnings for the southern half of the state. From…
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Critical fire weather conditions coming to southern Colorado
An unseasonably warm winter continues for Colorado, bringing another round of critical fire weather conditions for the state’s southern half. Warm, dry conditions and strong wind gusts are in the forecast for the next week, the National Weather Service reports, bringing a fire weather watch and the possibility of red flag warnings in El Paso…
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Colorado Springs weather: Possible record temperatures, fire danger as La Niña event continues
By O’Dell Isaac Dreams of a white Christmas are giving way to a La Niña reality as an unseasonably warm December continues, with temperatures threatening to eclipse a 70-year-old record in Colorado Springs on Monday. According to the National Weather Service, the warmest Dec. 22 was in 1955, when Colorado Springs saw a high of…
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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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Grass fire in Colorado Springs forces closure of street on a red flag warning day
Galley Road was closed Monday while the Colorado Springs Fire Department responded to a grass fire, according to a social media post. The Fire Department said on X at about noon that all lanes of Galley were closed near Circle Drive, on the city’s east side. By 1:45 p.m. traffic had reopened in the area…
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Colorado Springs weather: High wind warning Monday, cooler
Colorado Springs residents should prepare for high winds on Monday, especially before noon, according to Gazette news partner KOAA. The National Weather Service has issued a high wind warning until noon Monday, with winds between 40-50 mph and gusts to 95 mph. Winds will persist throughout the day. “Wicked winds may have woken you up…
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Colorado Springs weather: Increased fire danger Monday, warm and breezy
Colorado Springs residents should see warm and breezy conditions after a chilly weekend, according to Gazette news partner KOAA. “We’ll start out the week on a much brighter and much warmer note,” Meteorologist Alan Rose said. “Dry and breezy westerly winds will bring the warmth today, with our high in Colorado Springs expected to climb…
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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…