Tag: Severe Weather
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Xcel president says Polis criticism ‘uninformed,’ most to get power back by 10 p.m.
As tens of thousands of Xcel Energy customers remained without power Saturday morning, officials said criticism about what some called the organization’s lack of communication was unwarranted. Robert Kenney, president of Xcel Energy Colorado, said that the company had communicated with customers as early as last week about potential power shutoffs, and had worked with…
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Denver to test emergency sirens Wednesday
The Denver Office of Emergency Management will conduct an annual live test of the city’s all-hazard outdoor warning sirens at 11 a.m. Wednesday. Sirens will sound continuously for approximately three minutes while city officials evaluate new remote activation technology. The test does not require any action. “As severe weather patterns continue to shift, our alerting…
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Colorado weather: Tornado spotted in Eastern Plains; storms dump hail on south metro Denver
The National Weather Service issued a slew of tornado warnings as the storm cells moved across the metro area from south to east
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Adopt higher temperature threshold that triggers emergency shelter, Denver housing advocates argue
As a cold spell blankets Colorado, housing advocates argued the temperature threshold for Denver to open its emergency “warming” shelters needs to be higher than 10°F. Denver District 9 Councilwoman Candi CdeBaca said the current threshold is “so out of step with regional standards.” Those standards, she said, are 32 degrees during wet conditions and 20 degrees…
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Multiple tornadoes reported in Colorado Sunday; tornado watch in effect for more than a dozen counties
Tornado warnings and watches were issued for more than a dozen Colorado counties on Sunday after numerous confirmed twisters touched down in the state this weekend. Six tornado have been confirmed Sunday so far, touching down in southeast Cottonwood Valley, Last Chance County, Midway, Gary, Fremont Butte and Fleming between 2 and 4:20 p.m., according…
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Multiple tornadoes reported in Colorado Sunday; tornado watch in effect for more than a dozen counties
Tornado warnings and watches were issued for more than a dozen Colorado counties on Sunday after numerous confirmed twisters touched down in the state this weekend. Four tornadoes have been confirmed Sunday so far, touching down in southeast Cottonwood Valley, Last Chance County, Midway and Gary between 2 and 3 p.m., according to the NWS.…