Tag: Crystal Creek Reservoir
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Construction continues around beloved reservoirs on Pikes Peak
Construction continues for a second summer at North Slope Recreation Area, impacting access to cherished waters on Pikes Peak. Colorado Springs Utilities announced “a major rehabilitation project” on South Catamount Reservoir’s dam ahead of the 2024 season, closing the destination to people who popularly have stopped along the Pikes Peak Highway. For a second summer,…
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Pikes Peak America’s Mountain tweet
On the afternoon of July 20, 2023 Pikes Peak-America’s Mountain was hit by a tornado. Preliminary rating is EF1 with winds reaching 108 mph. Thankfully, there were no injuries or fatalities. pic.twitter.com/w2OM1TT8GH — Pikes Peak (@drivepikespeak) July 21, 2023
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NWS tweet confirming tornado
The National Weather Service Pueblo survey team has completed their damage survey of the damage on Pikes Peak from 7/20/23, and has confirmed it to be caused by a tornado Preliminary rating is EF1 at this time. #cowx — NWS Pueblo (@NWSPueblo) July 21, 2023
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Rare mountain tornado hits Pikes Peak, downs trees during Thursday storm
While portions of the Colorado Springs area were experiencing heavy rain, hail and flooding on Thursday, the slopes of Pikes Peak experienced extreme weather of their own: a tornado. The National Weather Service in Pueblo announced Friday afternoon via Twitter that the agency’s survey team completed assessment of damage on America’s Mountain and confirmed it…
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‘Emergency fish salvage’ called for reservoir along Pikes Peak
For as long as the order lasts from Colorado Parks and Wildlife, anglers can catch and keep all the fish they want from a popular lake along Pikes Peak. CPW announced the “emergency salvage” earlier this month at South Catamount Reservoir as Colorado Springs Utilities dropped water levels ahead of what the company calls “a…