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turbinetree

(24,703 posts)
Fri Dec 31, 2021, 02:28 PM Dec 2021

Heavy snows to hit Colorado after wildfires destroyed hundreds of homes

By Agence France-Presse
Published December 31, 2021

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A powerful storm system bringing heavy snowfall was blowing into Colorado on Friday, a day after devastating wildfires fueled by hurricane-force winds destroyed hundreds of homes and forced tens of thousands to flee.Up to a foot of snow is expected in some parts of the state, in a blizzard that should help to extinguish the fires but could also present new "life-threatening" challenges to travel in some areas, according to the US National Weather Service.

"It will be very chilly as we ring in the new year tonight," the NWS office in Boulder tweeted early Friday, adding: "Snow will be falling across the majority of the area at midnight."

At least 33,000 people in the towns of Superior and Louisville were forced to find shelter on Thursday, officials said, as flames tore through areas desiccated by a historic drought. Authorities estimated that close to 600 homes had been lost.

https://www.rawstory.com/heavy-snows-to-hit-colorado-after-wildfires-destroyed-hundreds-of-homes/

Maybe it's time for some senators to take a helicopter ride and see what is going on in real life and then get back to the public about climate change or global warming, and as for someone that use to live in the Colorado area, and California, this is just fucked up....

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Heavy snows to hit Colorado after wildfires destroyed hundreds of homes (Original Post) turbinetree Dec 2021 OP
Tornadoes in December. And if you see a beacon of light from the east underpants Dec 2021 #1
sorry but the us senators are on a long vacation living it up at home nt msongs Dec 2021 #2
Yep. BlackSkimmer Dec 2021 #5
Good news in Oregon, too central scrutinizer Dec 2021 #3
tens of thousands flee to where? moondust Dec 2021 #4

underpants

(182,809 posts)
1. Tornadoes in December. And if you see a beacon of light from the east
Fri Dec 31, 2021, 03:26 PM
Dec 2021

That’s my legs, I’m in shorts on December 31st in Virginia

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