Where is Superior Colorado?
RESIDENTS are fleeing as wildfires in Colorado rage with strong winds. On December 30, 2021 winds were topping 100 mph in Boulder County, Colorado. Where is Superior Colorado? Superior, Colorado is a is a Statutory Town in Boulder County. Superior is about 14 miles south east of Boulder, CO and is currently being impacted by the […]
RESIDENTS are fleeing as wildfires in Colorado rage with strong winds.
On December 30, 2021 winds were topping 100 mph in Boulder County, Colorado.
Where is Superior Colorado?
Superior, Colorado is a is a Statutory Town in Boulder County.
Superior is about 14 miles south east of Boulder, CO and is currently being impacted by the wildfires in Boulder County.
As of 2019 the population of Superior was 13,077 compared to 106,392 in Boulder for the same year.
The town was ordered to evacuate on December 30, 2021 in light of the wildfires.
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What is happening with the Colorado wildfires?
The official Twitter account for the National Weather Service Denver/Boulder forecast office reported on Thursday about the threat of the wildfires.
“Life threating situation in Superior and Louisville areas! Fast moving fires are in the area. Gather more information and please be prepared to evacuate immediately. # cowx.”
Two towns were ordered to evacuate entirely according to Fox31/KDVR, due to the dangerous nature of the fires.
The Boulder County sheriff’s office said they had received “Multiple reports of power lines down, transformers blowing, etc.”
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“This has caused several small grass fires from the downed/sparking lines,” the statement continued.
What have officials said about the wildfires?
CBS Denver reported that Good Samaritan Hospital in Lafayette was evacuating its most critical patients as the fire raged into the night.
Governor Jared Polis has declared a state of emergency for the area.
“This fire is not so much a question of resources,” he said at a press conference. “This fire is a force of nature.”
“We hope that the winds die down, that the weather changes,” he added.
“But for those who are directly affected, know that you don’t stand alone.”
Boulder County Sheriff, Joe Pelle, said that more than 1,600 acres of land have burned in Colorado.
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