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Storm
Mountain News
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Local News
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Wednesday, November
29th - Winter Storm Warning...
The National Weather Service in Denver has
issued a Winter Storm Warning for the northern
mountains and northeastern plains, including the
Drake, Glen Haven and Storm Mountain areas in
effect until 12PM MST on Wednesday.
A strong winter storm system will move across
Colorado on Wednesday dropping heavy snow across
the area. Several inches have already fallen with
amounts over a foot reported in some areas of the
foothills and mountains. Accumulations between 5
and 15 inches are expected.
In addition to the snow, extreme cold will
accompany this storm with temperatures diving to
zero and below on Wednesday night. This extreme
cold will allow roads to become snow-packed and
icy making travel difficult to impossible at
times. Adequate snow tires, chains and 4WDF are
highly recommended on FDR 128 and other rural
roads.
Area residents are advised to use extreme
caution if driving and to be prepared for full
winter driving conditions across our area.
Information on school and business closures can be
found via the link provided below.
Weather
Closures
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Sunday, November 26th -
Photo Of The Week...
On last Monday evening area
residents were treated to a spectacular display of
lenticular wave clouds ablaze with color at
sunset. This magnificent display is being featured
as our photo of the week.
Lenticular clouds, technically known as altocumulus
standing lenticularis, are stationary
lens-shaped clouds that form at high altitudes,
normally aligned at right-angles to the wind
direction.
Where stable moist air flows over a mountain or
a range of mountains, a series of large-scale standing
waves may form on the downwind side.
Lenticular clouds sometimes form at the crests of
these waves. Under certain conditions, long
strings of lenticular clouds can form, creating a
formation known as a wave
cloud.
Lenticular clouds often take on very unusual and
stunning saucer-like shapes and have at times been
mistaken for UFO's. Aircraft pilots avoid
flying near or into lenticular clouds because of
the turbulence associated with them.
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Friday, November 24th -
Battle To Save Glen Haven...
Residents of the small
mountain community of Glen Haven are currently in
a battle with Larimer County to save the town's
name.
Larimer County officials are
proposing that the community of Glen Haven merge
with the community of Drake, 8 miles away. This
change would require all residents of Glen Haven
to change their legal addresses to Drake as well
as changing the official name of the physical
community.
Glen Haven was been
established in 1903, or over a century ago.
Residents are concerned that the proposed changes
will destroy the spirit and history of this well
known mountain community.
Larimer County officials are
reported as stating that the changes boil down to
matter of manpower and that the community has to
either incorporate as an town or acquire official
Federal Postal Zone status to prevent the merger
with Drake.
It should be noted that
neither Drake nor Glen Haven are currently
incorporated and that both already have separate
postal codes, Drake 80515 and Glen Haven 80532. It
is unclear at this time if the proposed merger
would create two postal zones for Drake, as there
would then be two post offices physically located
within the unincorporated Drake boundaries.
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Sunday, November 19th -
Photo Of The Week...
As our photo of the week this
week we are featuring a spectacular shot taken on
Thursday morning of the colorful sunrise over
Palisade Mountain.
Sunrise and sunset are often
colorful displays. These sometimes dramatic colors
are due to light from the sun being refracted
through particles in the Earth's atmosphere.
In general, sunrises are
predominately yellow and sunsets predominately
red. This is partially due to human activity on
Earth during the day, causing dust and other
particulates to become airborne and carried into
the upper atmosphere by air currents. These
airborne particles then refract the sunlight
causing the reds so often seen at sunset.
During the nighttime hours
there is less activity and much of the dust
settles back to Earth, hence the lighter yellow
color of sunrise. Smoke form large wildfires can
increase the colors of both sunrise and sunset
substantially.
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