Colorado Gov. Jared Polis declares statewide drought emergency
Coloradoās Drought Task Force ramps up response to record-breaking conditions
Colorado officials call for more state actions to combat impacts of drought
The @climate.colostate.edu supports Colorado through alarming drought conditions. With three-quarters of the state in severe drought, Coloradoās Drought Task Force is leaning on Professor Russ Schumacher for regular updates on statewide conditions.
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šļø CO Drought Update: The northern half of CO saw substantial precipitation earlier this week, leading to improvements for some in the latest Drought Monitor. Southern CO saw less moisture, prompting deteriorating drought conditions in the San Luis Valley.
Updates from this week's state Water Conditions Monitoring Committee meeting, including the flash drought in southeastern Colorado and the welcome rain in northern Colorado, in this @coloradosun.com story.
Severe thunderstorm activity will be ramping up in eastern Colorado this weekend, right on time in mid-May. Hereās a blog post from a couple years ago with the where and when of Colorado severe weather, along with where to get timely information. #cowx
Critical fire weather in western Colorado each day from today (Saturday) through Tuesday, with hot, dry, and windy conditions. Graphic from NWS Grand Junction (www.weather.gov/media/gjt/Ds...) #cowx
Officials are working to identify local drought impacts and vulnerabilities as the group kicks into gear for the first time since 2020.Ā
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The Colorado Drought Task Force called for an emergency drought proclamation from Gov. Jared Polis to unlock more resources to fight drought.
It was a pretty normal May across Colorado, which might have felt unusual after all the warmth recently. May concluded the warmest spring on record for Colorado. There was beneficial rainfall (and snowfall!) but drought persisted. More in our May summary: climate.colostate.edu/monthly_summ...
š§ļø Models are optimistic about our precipitation chances over the next couple of weeks. The latest 8-14 day outlook from NOAA shows increased likelihood for above average precipitation for the end of May-early June. #cowx
Coloradoās Drought Task Force is leaning on Russ Schumacher, atmospheric science professor at Colorado State University, for regular updates on statewide conditions.
A flash drought in April left the southeastern Colorado plains dry and primed for fire. Then dry lightning hit, and the Sharpe fire ignited.
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The midwest and south have been very active with severe weather lately, but itās been relatively quiet here in Colorado so far. But weāve reached the middle of May, which is the time of year when the ...
