Archive for the ‘Colorado Weather’ Category
Wednesday, May 1st, 2013 12:37pm MDT
Weather forecasters have come under fire in recent weeks due to over or underestimating the amount of snowfall from our winter-like weather. Colorado presents very unique challenges, particularly with snow estimates, and 9News tried last night to address some of those. In conversations with the station’s meteorologists Kathy Sabine and Marty Coniglio, reporter Chris Vanderveen [...]
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Monday, April 22nd, 2013 8:30am MDT
Over the past week we have highlighted some of the severe weather hazards that we face in Colorado every spring and summer in our Severe Weather 101 series. The dangers these present are significant and not to be taken lightly. Tornadoes grab most of the headlines and certainly are a danger however others like lightning [...]
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Tags: Flash Flood, flood, hail, Severe Weather, thunderstorm, tornado, wind
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Friday, April 19th, 2013 12:00pm MDT
Of all the weather types associated with thunderstorms – hail, tornadoes, floods, etc – lightning is usually the most dangerous. In the United States there are an estimated 25 million cloud to ground lightning flashes each year and each one is a potential threat to life and property. During the past 10 years there has [...]
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Tags: lightning, lightning safety
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Thursday, April 18th, 2013 6:05am MDT
During the spring and summer months in Colorado, a wide array of severe weather can strike. Tornadoes may grab all the headlines, but straight line winds and hail can do a great amount of damage in their own right – and they are more common. Straight line winds are winds out of a thunderstorm and [...]
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Tags: hail, Severe Weather, Weather Education, wind
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Wednesday, April 17th, 2013 11:20am MDT
For much of Colorado, floods and flash floods present a grave danger to life and property. These usually are the result of one of two things – spring snow melt occurring rapidly or a severe thunderstorm. Colorado is very susceptible to flash flooding and these occur somewhere every year in the state. The waters from [...]
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Tags: Big Thompson Flood, Flash Flood, flood, Severe Weather
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Tuesday, April 16th, 2013 12:00pm MDT
One fact that may surprise those new to Colorado is that we are actually on the western edge of the infamous Tornado Alley. This large swath of land comprises much of the nation’s midsection and is a unique place as the United States sees more tornadoes than any other place on earth. In fact, tornadoes [...]
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Tags: Severe Weather, tornado
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Monday, April 15th, 2013 9:00am MDT
The 2008 Windsor tornado highlighted just how dangerous weather in Colorado can be. Are you and your family prepared? Do you know what the watches and warnings all mean? We’ve all seen TV or Internet news of a weather related watch or warning being issued. But, how many really know what they mean? There is [...]
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Tuesday, February 26th, 2013 6:16pm MDT
Up until the past week satellite imagery of northeastern Colorado was relatively boring – and very brown. In the wake of two storms, one of which was relatively significant, the image from the eyes in the sky changed considerably. Sunday’s storm brought much-needed precipitation to the drought-stricken area. Snowfall totals ranged from a high of [...]
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Tags: February weather, nasa, Satellite Imagery
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Monday, February 25th, 2013 8:42am MDT
The recent snowstorm didn’t bring all that much snow to Thornton, 6.9 inches, but it was our biggest snowfall in over a year and delivers some much needed precipitation. The light, fluffy snow was easily blown around by winds gusting in excess of 32 mph which limited visibility and made conditions outside harsh. The video [...]
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Tags: February weather, snowstorm, Time Lapse Video, Video
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Sunday, February 24th, 2013 5:43pm MDT
Northeastern Colorado received a much needed wallop of snow and the accompanying precipitation. The heaviest snowfall was in the southern and western suburbs and foothills. In Thornton the storm was less generous but nevertheless welcome. Pinecliffe west of Golden was the prize winner with nearly 22 inches of snow. Further to the south Conifer received [...]
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Tags: February weather, snow
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