Wind To Push Wildfire Danger Back To Critical Levels Thursday
The wind may make new fire starts and existing fires difficult or impossible to control.
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The wind may make new fire starts and existing fires difficult or impossible to control.
Temperatures will be running up to 20 degrees above average for early June and will be in record territory.
Evacuations orders were lifted on Friday morning for those living near a wildfire burning near Bailey.
A wildfire burning near Bailey sent up a lot of white smoke on Thursday afternoon. Evacuations were ordered for a radius 1/2 mile from the fire just before 5 p.m.
High pressure and an approaching cold front will help to beef up wind gusts and fire danger through mid-week.
Red Flag Warning for high fire danger for Denver and all of eastern Colorado!
High winds are raising the fire danger again, this time mainly in southern Colorado.
Our terrible winds will slowly calm down, however it will still be windy around Colorado on Tuesday.
A fire weather watch covers most of the rest of eastern Colorado, including Denver.
Get ready for a wild ride over the next 24 hours as a dynamic spring storm moves into Colorado.
With high winds and low humidity expected Monday, a Red Flag Warning has been issued for areas across Colorado.
The first weekend in March should bring snow, but this year, it will bring critical fire weather to the foothills and Eastern Plains.
High winds means Red Flag Warnings are in place on Tuesday.
Fire crews made progress on the Junkins Fire Wednesday evening. The fire was three percent contained and crews expected more containment on Thursday.
The Junkins Fire consumed more homes on Tuesday. The fire was reported before dawn Monday east of the small town of Westcliffe near the Rocky Mountain foothills.
Cooler and calmer weather Tuesday should help crews fighting a southern Colorado wildfire that has forced the evacuation of hundreds of people and destroyed one home.
Some structures have burned after residents were evacuated by a wildfire burning near the southern Colorado town of Westcliffe.
Fire danger is back in the picture Wednesday for the Denver metro area and all of eastern Colorado.
Warmer than normal conditions continue into the weekend.
Firefighters are battling a wildfire that broke out Tuesday afternoon on the Eastern Plains near the town of Deer Trail.
Crews are monitoring a grass fire burning at Fort Carson.
Much of eastern Colorado is under a red flag warning because of expected gusty winds and dry weather.
Cooler temps here by Friday, but moisture remains scarce
Colorado's recent hot and dry weather is increasing the fire risk and grass fires have been breaking out all along the Front Range.
Ensure you and your family are weather ready before storm season ramps up across Colorado.
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Big changes are coming to Colorado for the second half of the weekend. Saturday morning is starting off wet on the western half of the state. Some of the storms will push east, and the Front Range could see a storm on Saturday.
If you're down in the Pueblo area, and you look closely enough, you will see the name "Autobee" everywhere.
Law enforcement officers were searching for what they described as a "suspicious person" near a popular leaf-peeping area in Clear Creek County on Saturday. Hours later, the search was called off.
The City of Denver is hoping to recapture some of that pre-COVID 16th Street rhythm after a years-long construction slump.
Big changes are coming to Colorado for the second half of the weekend. Saturday morning is starting off wet on the western half of the state. Some of the storms will push east, and the Front Range could see a storm on Saturday.
A couple is reeling after an arson fire destroyed their concrete mixer trucks, which are the foundation of their family-owned business.
A couple is reeling after an arson fire destroyed their concrete mixer trucks, which are the foundation of their family-owned business.
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