All Entries Tagged With: "Dust Storm"
April Fool’s Day Ends with Dust, Wind and Weeds
Mother Nature may have had the last laugh during the closing hours of April Fool’s Day on Wednesday. Residents in southeast Colorado are well-versed on how quickly a pleasant day can change into something more memorable. That was the case as the evening progressed and the winds began to pick up. According to news reports, […]
Tumbleweeds and Dust for Christmas Eve
Who cares if Rudolph’s nose glows cherry red in fog. How well does that thing work in dust? Around 3:30pm the horizon north and west of Lamar, past the riverbed up on the far ridges, showed a line of wind driven dust. The rolling clouds stretched along a wide path as it gathered steam […]
Lamar Man Injured in Dust-Storm, Car Crash
Multiple crashes caused by “brown-out” conditions. On Saturday, November 10, 2012, at approximately 10:00 AM, The Colorado State Patrol, Prowers County Sheriff’s Office and the Lamar Police Department, responded to Colorado Hwy 287 between mile posts 73 and 74 for a report of a two vehicle crash caused by brown-out conditions. This location is in […]