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COVID-19 Weekly Update for January 12, 2022 from PCPHE
There have been 88 cases noted in the past seven days and 107 cases in the past fourteen days. Of those 29 and 40 persons had received at least one vaccination. The seven day average Test Positivity rate has climbed to 14.92% (goal is <5%). This is up from 4.87% last week. ISOLATION AND […]
2021 Climate Year in Review for Southern Colorado
January of 2021 saw several passing weather systems throughout the first half of the month across south central and southeast Colorado. These systems brought cool temperatures and beneficial moisture and snowfall, along with bouts of strong winds and blowing dust to portions of the southeast plains, before warmer and drier conditions returned for the […]
Lamar Utility Board Plans for Equipment Replacements for 2022 Goal
One of the goals for the Lamar Light Plant for 2022 is an upgrade to equipment at the substation. Light Plant Superintendent Houssin Hourieh, told the board during its January 11th meeting, the 69kv-4 Breaker ring bus upgrade and the SCADA system upgrade has been completed and 2022 plans call for an upgrade to […]
Colorado Crop Progress and Condition Report, December 2021
AGRICULTURAL SUMMARY: Exceptionally dry and warm weather persisted across several counties during the month of December, according to the Mountain Region Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Productive snowstorms during the latter half of December brought moisture to western counties and the high country, greatly boosting snowpack. Eastern counties remained very dry […]
Snow Relief for 2021
The long dry spell for precipitation came to an end for the High Plains, right at the tail end of 2021 with snow developing across the region shortly after 11pm on Friday, December 31st. The snow continued through the New Year’s day, leaving an estimated average of from 3-4 inches of powder which will […]
John Martin Reservoir’s Midwinter Eagle Survey scheduled for Jan. 8, 2022
HASTY, Colo. – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers staff at John Martin Reservoir and Colorado Parks and Wildlife staff will host their annual midwinter eagle survey, Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022, at the reservoir. The event will run from 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and will include an informational presentation about eagles. The event is free […]
Drought Persists and Deepens across South Central and Southeast Colorado
Drought Information Statement, December 19, 2021 SYNOPSIS: November of 2021 was a very warm and dry month across most of south central and southeast Colorado, as well as the state as a whole, with November of 2021 coming in as the 3rd warmest and 11th driest November on record in Colorado. Despite a good dose of […]
Fierce Winds Rip Southeast Colorado
Shortly before 9am, on December 15th, what had been a generally quiet morning abruptly changed when hurricane force winds tore across the high plains with a registered gust of 107mph in Lamar according to the Pueblo National Weather Service. The storm system had been forecast by as much as a day beforehand, but response […]
Lamar Utility Board Wraps up 2021
The Lamar Utility Board held its final meeting of 2021 this past Tuesday, December 14th with a regular agenda including payment of bills amounting to $151,193.38. The board’s purchase orders amounted to $669,316.82 of which $650,969.13 required official approval. That amount included the November estimate for sales of electricity to Arkansas River Power […]
Wind Storm Advisory for S.E. Colorado for Dec. 15.
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE – National Weather Service Pueblo CO – 353 AM MST Tue Dec 14 2021 …HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY… * WHAT…West winds 35 to 50 mph with gusts 60 to 80 mph expected. * WHERE…the Southeast Colorado Plains. * WHEN…From 7 AM to 5 […]
Photo Contest Returns with the High Plains Snow Goose Festival in 2022
LAMAR, Colo. – Grab your camera or dig out your best wildlife photos from the past year and submit your photos to the High Plains Snow Goose Festival photo contest. The photo contest is in its sixth year and offers shutterbugs a chance to showcase their best work across a variety of categories: wildlife; […]
NWS Pueblo Fall Weather Summary
The Meteorological Fall Summary (September, October and November) of 2021 started out mainly warm and dry across south central and southeast Colorado, save for a few passing weather systems which brought passing showers and thunderstorms, along with brief cool downs to the region. October of 2021 followed a similar pattern as previous months, being […]
COVID-19 Weekly Update from Prowers County Public Health and Environment-December 8, 2021
The seven day Test Positivity rate is 8.49% (goal is <5%). This is down from 9.07% last week. There have been 54 cases noted in the past seven days of which six had been vaccinated and 99 cases over the past 14 days of which 16 persons were vaccinated. There have been 2,003 […]
Colorado Crop Progress-Condition Report, Week Ending November 28, 2021
AGRICULTURAL SUMMARY: Extremely dry weather and warmer than normal temperatures continued to deplete soil moisture supplies, according to the Mountain Region Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. According to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor report, 100 percent of the state is experiencing abnormally dry to extreme drought conditions. Sunflower harvest was virtually […]
CPW Accepting Applications for Shooting Range Grants through February 1
DENVER – Colorado Parks and Wildlife is now accepting applications for shooting range construction and improvements through the Shooting Range Grant Development Program. The program is the largest of its kind in the nation and has supported dozens of shooting range improvement projects across Colorado. An estimated $600,000 will be available in the 2022 […]
