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Military deploys firefighters, aircraft to battle exploding Colorado wildfires

Wednesday, June 12th, 2013 1:47pm MDT

For the second year in a row tinder dry conditions have allowed explosive wildfire growth in Colorado and once again the United States military is deploying resources to assist local firefighting efforts. Among the forces being called into action are massive Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) C-130 Hercules aircraft.  Read the rest of this story on Examiner.com [...]

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Wildfires erupt across Colorado prompting evacuations, burning homes

Wednesday, June 12th, 2013 10:08am MDT

As the second of two days of record-setting temperatures started to come to a close, the tinder dry landscape in Colorado erupted in flame. Tuesday afternoon multiple blazes from the state’s south border to near the north sent residents scrambling to escape the advancing flames.  Read the rest of this story on Examiner.com Touching video: [...]

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Extreme heat shatters four temperature records in two days in Denver

Tuesday, June 11th, 2013 4:12pm MDT

Under a stubborn area of high pressure the Mile High City has been sweltering with unseasonably hot temperatures. The past two days saw four temperature records be broken as the mercury climbed to regions more akin to the middle of summer than June.  Thornton fell just shy of 100° today reaching “only 99°.  Officially though [...]

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NASA satellite video showcases deadly Tornado Alley severe weather outbreak

Friday, June 7th, 2013 7:53am MDT

Severe weather season had been relatively quiet during the first four months of 2013 but with the arrival of May Mother Nature unleashed her full fury. New satellite video released by NASA yesterday captures the last week of the month when tornadoes virtually exploded across the nation’s midsection.  Read the rest of this story on [...]

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2013 hurricane season begins: Tropical Storm Andrea set to hit Florida

Thursday, June 6th, 2013 6:07am MDT

The unofficial start of the Atlantic hurricane season is June 1 and Mother Nature has wasted no time in delivering its first named storm. Tropical Storm Andrea has formed in the Gulf of Mexico and is expected to make landfall in Florida Thursday afternoon or evening. Get the complete story with forecast track maps, video and [...]

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WeatherNation deploys to Denver market in partnership with 9NEWS

Wednesday, June 5th, 2013 9:42am MDT

WeatherNation TV has long been a ‘best kept secret’ for those seeking weather news and information without the unrelated programming offered by that other weather channel. Now the company has broken into the Denver television market with a partnership with 9NEWS KUSA extending their reach in their home city. Once upon a time there was [...]

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Deadly Oklahoma tornado rated EF-5, widest twister in U.S. history

Tuesday, June 4th, 2013 1:00pm MDT

The tornado that struck near El Reno, Oklahoma on Friday and killed 18 people has now reached the scale of topping the history books. Not only did its rating top the scales, its 2.6 mile width was the largest in U.S. history. Read the rest of this story on Examiner.com for all the details on this [...]

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Famed storm chasers among victims of latest Oklahoma tornado outbreak (Photos)

Sunday, June 2nd, 2013 3:43pm MDT

Three men who had dedicated themselves to furthering the knowledge and science of severe weather were among those killed Friday in a deadly twister that struck El Reno, Oklahoma. Tim Samaras, his son Paul, and their chase partner Carl Young, were well-known within the weather enthusiast community but also known to many Americans following their [...]

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Storm chasers capture unprecedented video from inside monstrous tornado

Tuesday, May 28th, 2013 12:14pm MDT

Storm chaser and IMAX film maker Sean Casey and his team captured what is arguably the most extraordinary video taken from inside a tornado ever. From inside the relative safety of their Tornado Intercept Vehicle (TIV), the team was able to enter a monstrous wedge tornado near Smith Center, Kansas yesterday.  Read the rest of [...]

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Windsor, Colorado remembers deadly tornado on five year anniversary

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013 7:46am MDT

The morning of May 22, 2008 dawned like most in Colorado during the spring with sunny skies and mild temperatures. Soon though Mother Nature began cooking a dangerous concoction of conditions that would spawn a deadly, monstrous tornado in the shadow on the Rocky Mountains. A fast moving jet stream coupled with quickly rising temperatures [...]

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