Tag: Colorado Springs Area
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Winds top 100 mph in Colorado’s high mountains as red flag, high wind warnings remain in effect
Strong winds prompted red-flag and high-wind warnings across much of Colorado Tuesday, with wind speeds topping 100 mph in the higher mountains. Winds blew around 80 mph in Colorado’s foothills and northern plains near the Wyoming border, the National Weather Service in Boulder said. Peak winds in the Denver metro area hovered between 50 and…
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In wake of Marshall fire, Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Protection District eyes strategies to combat devastating wildland fires
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Pikes Peak Region is no stranger to wildfires. Residents remember well the Black Forest fire, which burned more than 14,200 acres and around 500 homes the summer of 2013. It was the most structurally damaging wildfire in state history prior to the Marshall fire,…