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Old 07-05-2018, 04:41 PM
 
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Am listening to local news on KNZZ-a tornado has touched down south of Fairplay right where that Westin Fire is located.
At 6AM tomorrow the plague of locusts is due in to eat anything left in the fields.
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Old 07-05-2018, 06:38 PM
 
Location: Western Colorado
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At 6AM tomorrow the plague of locusts is due in to eat anything left in the fields.

Those are called tourists here.
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Old 07-05-2018, 06:45 PM
 
Location: Southern Colorado
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Am listening to local news on KNZZ-a tornado has touched down south of Fairplay right where that Westin Fire is located.
I read that no damage was done. How does a tornado do "no damage"?
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Old 07-05-2018, 07:04 PM
 
Location: Aurora, CO
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I read that no damage was done. How does a tornado do "no damage"?
Probably an EF-0 or EF-1 and nothing in its path.
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Old 07-05-2018, 08:30 PM
 
Location: Indiana Uplands
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Am listening to local news on KNZZ-a tornado has touched down south of Fairplay right where that Westin Fire is located.
A news source indicated that it could be the highest elevated tornado ever recorded in the US, near 10,000 ft elevation.
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Old 07-05-2018, 08:37 PM
 
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Probably an EF-0 or EF-1 and nothing in its path.

And in that part of Park County, or for that matter most of Park County, nothing is in anybody's path other than U.S. 285 dropping down the hill and coming into Jefferson, which might have 100 in population-heh, maybe. Fairplay has close to 700 in population. There aren't many mountain roads that are 2 lane that has a 70 m.p.h. speed limit, this one does.



When I lived in the Denver area, me and a couple high school buddies romped around South Park a fair amount every summer. Fished Jefferson Lake, Taryall Reservoir, Eleven Mile Reservoir, ah, those were the days! Very little population then, not much growth since, ya gotta really want to live at 9950 ft!


Now speaking of 285, I heard it was shut down for a time because of the thick smoke. Anyone whose doing the tourist thing would be wise to get on C-Dot's site, traveling some of the highways are a problem, and it doesn't get any worse than U.S. 160 from LaVeta Pass going west.
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Old 07-05-2018, 08:42 PM
 
Location: Western Colorado
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Wildfire near Ridgway, put out quickly.


Flash #Flood Watch is in effect from noon-9pm Friday for the burn scar areas of the Burro and 416 fires.
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Old 07-05-2018, 08:59 PM
 
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A little bit of good news. This afternoon, it rained over most of the Spring Fire area. It's now 35% contained, they want to open 160 in a couple of days. Gardner did not burn. Yesterday, the fire did blow up on Pass Creek Road though. I hate that, loved that old road.
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Old 07-06-2018, 01:23 PM
 
Location: Western Colorado
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Pretty dismal rain amounts from a small system yesterday


https://nwschat.weather.gov/p.php?pi...-NOUS45-PNSGJT
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Old 07-06-2018, 02:36 PM
 
Location: Southern Colorado
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And in that part of Park County, or for that matter most of Park County, nothing is in anybody's path other than U.S. 285 dropping down the hill and coming into Jefferson, which might have 100 in population-heh, maybe. Fairplay has close to 700 in population. There aren't many mountain roads that are 2 lane that has a 70 m.p.h. speed limit, this one does.



When I lived in the Denver area, me and a couple high school buddies romped around South Park a fair amount every summer. Fished Jefferson Lake, Taryall Reservoir, Eleven Mile Reservoir, ah, those were the days! Very little population then, not much growth since, ya gotta really want to live at 9950 ft!


Now speaking of 285, I heard it was shut down for a time because of the thick smoke. Anyone whose doing the tourist thing would be wise to get on C-Dot's site, traveling some of the highways are a problem, and it doesn't get any worse than U.S. 160 from LaVeta Pass going west.
They plan to re-open Hwy 160 tomorrow afternoon.

I feel super sluggish today. Wondering if it is the smoke in the area for the past couple days.
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