EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Multiple cars parked at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo were damaged by Wednesday’s hail storm. Hail the size of golfballs and larger pelted Southern El Paso County. The hardest hit are was near the Broadmoor. Multiple drivers were seen waiting underneath trees and Highway 115 for the storm to pass.
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TONIGHT: Storms taper off. Partly cloudy with temps in the 50’s and 60’s. Winds still breezy through 2am TOMORROW: Slightly cooler with temps in the 80’s and east winds between 10-15 mph. Showers and storms will be more isolated and become more likely after 2pm. One or two of these storms could become severe as
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Tonight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms currently moving south on I-25 towards Pueblo at 15-20mph producing small hail, gusty winds and heavy rain. Pueblo residents, continue to monitor these thunderstorms as they might briefly intensify Expect this line of thunderstorms to exit Colorado after 10pm. Gradually turning mostly clear with temperatures to 54 degrees in Colorado
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Overview: We’re tracking the monsoon flow and intrusions of low-level moisture that should increase the coverage of thunderstorms and their tendency to produce areas of heavy rain for the next couple of days. Less stormy and warmer through the end of the week. Today: Any patchy low clouds over the plains will break up quickly
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Tonight: Hit and miss showers and weak thunderstorms are currently moving south through central/southern Colorado. Overall severity of the storms tonight are low, but one thunderstorm did produce over an inch of precipitation across the Spring Creek burn scar prompting the National Weather Service to issue a Flash Flood Warning for the area till 7:45pm.
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A combination of monsoon moisture and a push of cooler air will mean another day of showers and thunderstorms for Southeast Colorado. And because the storms are slow movers, there’s always a small risk for localized flooding near the Colorado-Kansas border. A shift in the winds above us will cut off much of the moisture
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Overview: Increased thunderstorms should help to cool the air over the next couple of days and possibly bring heavy rain to some areas at times. Starting Wednesday the air should dry some which will reduce the number of storms and allow the air to warm up again. Today: Partly to mostly cloudy and cooler again
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Monsoon moisture means more weekend showers! The extra cloud cover has kept temperatures in the 80s for most of Southeastern Colorado. A weak weather disturbance squeezed a bit of extra moisture across the area as well, bringing showers and thunderstorms to most locations of Eastern Colorado. We can expect more showers across the area for
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Overview: Increased thunderstorms should help to cool the air over the next few days and possibly bring heavy rain to some areas at times. The latter half of next week looks drier and warmer. Today: Partly cloudy this morning with scattered showers and thunderstorms developing this afternoon. Thunderstorms today will be most numerous over the
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — There are tree planting programs, and then there is the program currently underway by the city forestry department. Forestry is seeking volunteers to plant 18,071 trees by next July, to commemorate the founding of the city by Gen. William Jackson Palmer in 1871. “He wanted a city where streets were
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TONIGHT: Mountain showers/storms continue until 10pm. Flash flooding risk is elevated for recent burn scar areas west of I-25 as storms remain very slow-moving. Partly Cloudy skies along and east of the interstate this evening with temps in the 50’s and 60’s TOMORROW: Partly sunny with highs back in the 90’s, close to 100° for
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TONIGHT: Partly clear with temps in the 50’s and 60’s. TOMORROW: Partly sunny with highs in the 80’s and 90’s. More clouds for the afternoon hours. Storm Activity likely west of I-25 and across higher terrain areas. Flash flooding still a concern. Extended: The trend of daily scattered afternoon thunderstorms will persist through the rest
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Heavy rain Wednesday that caused widespread flash flooding damage in Security-Widefield did not return Thursday afternoon, giving crews and homeowners time to finish cleanup and repairs. Many residents say the area seems particularly vulnerable to flash flooding, asking why and what can be done to prevent it. Officials revealed
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Strong to severe thunderstorms will develop along the I-25 corridor during the early afternoon and move east through the day. The biggest concerns is the potential for large damaging hail and 70+mph wind gusts produced by the thunderstorms. It is a severe weather day in Colorado Springs, Pueblo, and across the entire southeast corner of
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — When it comes to wildfire mitigation — the process of removing materials from around your property that could fuel a fire — people often don’t do it until they see a fire nearby or on a hot, dry day when high fire danger arrives. “I’d say we do it
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Tonight: Staying dry in central/southern Colorado with no chance of precipitation and mostly clear skies. Temperatures down to 60 degrees in Colorado Springs and light winds. Thursday: Plenty of sunshine through the morning with temperatures once again quickly warming to 94 degrees in Colorado Springs and 101 in Pueblo. A weak cold front will enter
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Tonight: The scattered showers and thunderstorms that were rumbling around central/southern Colorado this afternoon have largely tapered off. Overnight conditions will be comfortable with temperatures in the high 50s and low 60s for most valley locations and light winds. Wednesday: The heat wave will be in full swing for Colorado with temperatures quickly reaching into
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Tonight: Still currently hanging on to a few isolated showers mostly contained to the mountainous areas posing no threat tonight for severe weather. Gradually after 9pm the showers will fizzle out and turn mostly clear in central/southern Colorado with temperatures down to 59 degrees in Colorado Springs and 62 in Pueblo. Tuesday: Day 1 of
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Tonight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms possible through the early evening along and west of I-25. Currently a moderate to strong thunderstorm is moving southeast through southern Douglas/northern El Paso Counties producing pea-sized hail, heavy rainfall, and strong wind gusts. The track of this thunderstorm will likely take it through northern Colorado Springs and towards the
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Overview: Moisture associated with the early stages of the summer monsoon will keep isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms going across the area today. Much drier air should work over the state starting by Tuesday which will usher in a several-day stretch of hot, mostly dry conditions. Today: We’ll be mostly sunny this morning, but isolated to scattered showers
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