Colorado Blizzard Misses Southeast Plains Where Moderate Drought Now Declared

By Chris Spears

DENVER (CBS4) - While parts of eastern Colorado were buried under heavy snow driven by tropical storm force winds on Wednesday, not too far away, residents looked to the sky hoping a little snow would fall.

Colorado's southeast plains missed out on the blizzard and the past few storms that moved through the region.

Within the past year this area recovered from a devastating drought thanks to a wet spring and summer in 2015. But in less than a year things have once again turned dry.

In their weekly update issued Thursday, the U.S. Drought Monitor declared parts of Prowers and most of Baca County to be in D-1 or moderate drought.

Most of southeast Colorado is considered to be abnormally dry.

Meteorologist Chris Spears writes about stories related to weather and climate in Colorado. Check out his bio, connect with him on Facebook or follow him on Twitter @ChrisCBS4.