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Southeast Colorado Water Supply Outlook for May, 2014
As of June 1, the 2014 snowpack was still melting at the highest elevations, but was just about hone at the level of most official snow measurement sites. According to the National Weather Service, the Arkansas Basin reported 132% of median snowpack, up from 99% of median a month ago and up from 86% […]
Winter Driving Resources – CDOT
Our Colorado winter has entered another dry spell, with hope of a few flurries this Friday on the Western Slope and in the higher elevations, and maybe Saturday in Denver and along the Front Range. This week might be a good time to gather some information for your next round of winter weather reporting. Let […]
CDOT Set to Begin Snow Shift
With a Winter Storm Watch and a Blizzard Watch in effect for much of southeastern Colorado, CDOT Maintenance crews are set to go on snow-shift today. Snow-shift means crews will work 12 hours on/12 hours off, 24 hours a day, until the storm passes, currently scheduled to leave the state by late Wednesday. Travelers planning […]
CDOT and the Colorado Office of Emergency Management Encourage Motorists to Prepare for Winter
DENVER – This week, October 21- October 27 is Colorado Winter Weather Awareness Week and the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and Colorado Office of Emergency Management are offering some tips on how to get yourself and your vehicle prepared for inclement weather. “This time of year, winter weather can strike at any time, which means […]
NWS Tornado Update
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR… SOUTHEASTERN PROWERS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO… * UNTIL 445 PM MDT * AT 409 PM MDT…LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO 13 MILES NORTHEAST OF TWO BUTTES…OR 19 MILES NORTHWEST OF THE SAUNDERS ELEVATOR. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS TORNADO MOVING NORTHEAST AT […]
Tornado Spotted Southwest of Holly at 4:30pm
A Code Red Alert was issued at approximately 4:35pm indicating a small tornado has been spotted southwest of Holly. A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN PROWERS COUNTY UNTIL 445 PM MDT… AT 429 PM MDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED […]
SEMHS reschedules Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for August 7th
La Junta, CO—June 1, 2012—Southeast Mental Health Services Southeast Mental Health Services announced today that an open house to celebrate the completion of their new building will take place on Tuesday, August 7th, rather than the date that had been previously announced. “Mother Nature became uncooperative during April and May with several thunderstorms, causing the […]
Business of the Week – KLMR Radio
You help your community thrive when you shop locally! Be sure to read The Prowers Journal each week when the Lamar Chamber of Commerce and The Prowers Journal highlight a featured Business of the Week. This week we are proud to spotlight KLMR Radio, located at 7350 US Highway 50 in Lamar and you can call them at: 719.336.2206 KLMR was first signed […]
Ground Hog Day Thursday, Plenty of Winter Left
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 321 PM MST WED FEB 1 2012 LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY- INCLUDING…LAS ANIMAS…LAMAR 321 PM MST WED FEB 1 2012 …WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH…WHICH […]
Snow Removal Operations, Slow and Steady
“We haven’t been using any overtime to plow the streets,” said Lamar Mayor Roger Stagner during the council’s informal monthly breakfast meeting this Wednesday, January 4. Local drivers on Lamar’s secondary streets have noted that the snow removal process is taking longer, compared to the 2006-2007 holiday blizzard. During that blizzard, the entire southeast region […]
Southeastern Colorado Road Conditions 12-22-11
CDOT remains on snowshift throughout southeastern Colorado, with remaining on 12-hour shifts during the storm and will remain on snow shift after the storm passes for storm cleanup. All highways in southeastern Colorado remain open. Interstate 25 continues to be snowpacked and icy in many areas between the New Mexico state line and […]
Prowers County Courthouse Closing at Noon
Update: The Courthouse will remain open, but there will not be any court sessions taking place after noon today. Notice: Due to increasingly inclement weather, the Prowers County Courthouse will close at 12 Noon today – December 22, 2011.
CDOT LAUNCHES A FACEBOOK PAGE
CDOT LAUNCHES FACEBOOK PAGE TO HELP IMPROVE COMMUNICATIONS AND CUSTOMER SERVICE STATEWIDE – As a thank you to Coloradoans this Thanksgiving, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) officially launched a Facebook page today to help improve customer service and communications by providing CDOT news and information and allowing for two-way communication with citizens. You can […]
Southeast Colorado Drought Status – Portions Now at D4 Designation
Lack of significant precipitation for southeast Colorado has brought the current drought situation to a D4, (Exceptional) status for extreme southeast Baca County as of Sunday, May 22. The National Weather Service rates D4 conditions as follows: “Exceptional and widespread crop/pasture losses; exceptional fire risk; shortages of water in reservoirs, streams, and wells, creating water […]
Cinco de Mayo, Perfect Day
The weatherman was overdue to forecast a good Saturday, May 7, for this year’s Cinco de Mayo celebration in Lamar, and he came through in style for participants of the event at North Side Park. Roads and side streets were blocked off surrounding the park and by mid-morning, many of the booths had been set […]
Drought Expanding Across Southeast Colorado
La Nina conditions are expected to weaken into June, which is expected to bring dry conditions for the eastern plains and southern Colorado. The National Weather Service out of Pueblo reports the current U.S. Drought Monitor now indicates extreme drought conditions across Baca County as well as extreme eastern Las Animas County, extreme southeastern Bent […]
Dirty Thirties, Déjà vu
Westerly winds increase on a county road off South 14th Street this past Thursday evening, March 24, blotting out the sun, and eventually obscuring it. Not many southeast Colorado residents are alive who recall the early days of the Dust Bowl era, some 80 years ago. The recent combination of drought, dust and wind can’t […]