Kiowa County Weather Recap - July 1, 2020
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Exceptional drought returns to southeast Colorado
Exceptional drought has returned to Colorado for the first time since early 2019.
Thunderstorm potential returns Saturday afternoon for Colorado’s eastern plains
Fire danger and thunderstorms are expected in Colorado Saturday.
30 eastern Colorado counties under severe thunderstorm watch Friday, tornadoes possible
All of eastern Colorado is at risk for severe thunderstorms, strong wind, large hail and tornadoes Friday afternoon.
A massive Saharan dust plume is moving into the southeast US, bringing technicolor sunsets and suppressing tropical storms
Dust from the Sahara Desert in Africa is blowing across the Atlantic Ocean into the southern United States.
Kiowa County weather recap - June 24, 2020
Governor Polis activates drought plan and task force
Colorado's Drought Task Force and Phase 2 of the State Drought Mitigation and Response Plan were activated this week as drought conditions deepen.
Drought expands further on Colorado’s eastern plains
While extreme drought was stable in Colorado this week, moderate and severe conditions continued to advance in the northeast portion of the state.
Severe thunderstorm watch issued for southeast Colorado Monday afternoon
Areas of Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas are under a severe thunderstorm watch Monday afternoon.
Heat and drought to stifle West through end of June
Desert locations are likely to have the most brutal conditions, surpassing 110 degrees Fahrenheit for several days this week in places like Phoenix and Needles, California. Death Valley is forecast to reach 120 F one or more times in the coming week. Expect a warm week in drought-plagued southwest Colorado, too.