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Weather news
- Janet Sheridan: When will it happen?
- 11:25 a.m., January 5, 2012 Updated 12:00 a.m.
- We can’t stop talking about it. We look through unfrosted windows at visible ground, walk ice-free sidewalks next to parched pavement, drive cars with no need to brush away snow, and talk about the untimeliness of these actions. When we meet, we exchange words like unseasonal, unbelievable, eerie, and bizarre. We question long-time residents, “When was the last time you saw December fade into January with so little snow?”
- Storm to bring snow to Colo. mountains, Denver
- October 26, 2011
- (AP) — A winter storm was expected to bring up to 2 feet of snow to parts of Colorado’s mountains as well as the first snow of the season for Denver. The storm was expected to continue hitting the Front Range into Wednesday, and snow was already starting to fall in northern Colorado and near the Eisenhower Tunnel along Interstate 70 on Tuesday night.
- A Guide to Winter Driving
- October 22, 2011
- Winter Vehicle Preparation Checklist: • Check the ignition, brakes, wiring, hoses and fan belts. • Change and adjust the spark plugs. • Check the air, fuel and emission filters, and the PCV valve.
- NWS, NOAA comment on Craig’s impending winter
- October 10, 2011
- Old man winter reappeared Thursday, dusting Craig and Moffat County with less than an inch of snow. The first snow prompted some to wonder what the coming winter had in store this year for the community. According to a news release issued by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center in Camp Springs, Md., the Northern Hemisphere is about to experience a unique climate event — back-to-back La Nina episodes.
- Cold Weather Home Tips
- September 24, 2011
- While you can’t change the weather, you can minimize some of winter’s biggest threats to your home. Heavy snow accumulation can pose a threat to your home or business — both as it builds up and as it melts. The three most important things to do are: Watch for snow accumulation on the downwind side of a higher-level roof, where blowing snow will collect.
- Downed power line causes outages in Craig, Maybell
- 04:00 a.m., May 24, 2011 Updated 12:00 a.m.
- A downed power line on the airport road near Loudy-Simpson Park caused outages for more than 1,000 homes and businesses, Yampa Valley Electric Association reported Monday afternoon. The outage occurred at 1:42 p.m., knocking power out for 1,153 homes and businesses in southwest Craig. At about the same time, Maybell experienced a transmission line failure, affecting 276 YVEA customers.
- Steamboat snow depth sets record
- Snow was 15 feet deep Friday at the summit of Buffalo Pass
- April 22, 2011
- Mike Gillespie, Colorado Snow Survey supervisor for the Natural Resources Conservation Service in Denver, confirmed that the snow depth at the Tower measuring site at Buffalo Pass stood at 180 inches, setting a record for measured snow depths there that go back to the mid-1960s.
- Storm blocking flights from YVRA
- Several inbound planes unable to land in Hayden today; snow forecast into Friday
- December 20, 2010
- A Pacific storm named the Pineapple Express is dumping heavy, wet snow on Steamboat Springs, preventing flights from landing at Yampa Valley Regional Airport today and creating sloppy, hazardous conditions on local roadways. The snow is expected to continue through Friday morning.
- Ski area officials refute pat-down stories
- Ski area officials deny search allegations by Denver Post, 5280
- 07:36 p.m., December 3, 2010 Updated 12:03 a.m.
- An editorial in Friday’s Denver Post that was based on an article in the most recent edition of 5280 magazine calls Steamboat “the most extreme example” of security crackdowns at Colorado ski resorts. The problem, Ski Corp. officials said, is that no such crackdown exists outside of April Fools’ Day and closing day.
- US 40 reopens from Steamboat to Kremmling
- 07:48 p.m., November 16, 2010 Updated 07:53 a.m.
- The Colorado Department of Transportation reopened the 50-mile stretch of U.S. Highway 40 from Steamboat Springs to Kremmling at about 11:30p.m. Tuesday. It has been closed for about five hours because of adverse conditions.
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Question of the week
Do you seek medical care from The Memorial Hospital in Craig or Yampa Valley Medical Center in Steamboat Springs?
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