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Update: Winter Storm Watch upgraded to Warning as storm quickly approaches

Monday, April 8th, 2013 12:45pm MDT

A very dynamic weather situation unfolding for northeastern Colorado over the next 36 hours.  While there is still a good deal of uncertainty, we do expect to see a healthy shot of snow tonight and into tomorrow. First up are mild temperatures today.  As of this writing Thornton is at 61 degrees on our way [...]

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Springtime in Colorado: Thunderstorms to be followed by a return to wintry conditions

Monday, April 8th, 2013 5:54am MDT

It is said if you don’t like Colorado’s weather, wait an hour and it will change and that appears to be an apt description for what lies ahead for the next 48 hours.  From mild temperatures and springtime thunderstorms to a return of Old Man Winter we appear set to see it all. Monday starts [...]

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Winter Storm Watch issued as powerful storm may bring significant snowfall

Sunday, April 7th, 2013 5:00am MDT

Over the last couple of days we have been mentioning the possibility of a return to wintry weather.  It is looking more and more likely this will come to fruition as Mother Nature seems intent on delivering a healthy dose of snow Monday night into Tuesday. An approaching storm system is expected to couple with [...]

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Winter Weather Advisory issued for Thornton and the Colorado Front Range

Friday, March 22nd, 2013 4:53pm MDT

Perhaps a bit late in doing so the National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for the I-25 urban Front Range corridor.  The service forecasts 4 to 8 inches snowfall which is in line with what we said in our morning forecast.  Higher amounts will be to the south and east so Thornton [...]

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Government’s new Wireless Emergency Alert system provides wrong weather warning

Saturday, February 23rd, 2013 5:51pm MDT

We received this alert (below) soon after the National Weather Service upgraded the warnings across northeastern Colorado in anticipation of the coming storm.  The problem?  It is wrong. The Blizzard Warning is for areas south and east of Thornton and our location.  Thornton is under a Winter Storm Warning.  It is disappointing to see the [...]

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Winter Storm Warning issued for Thornton in advance of significant storm

Saturday, February 23rd, 2013 4:10pm MDT

Thus far this season our snowfall numbers of lagged considerably behind average.  While there is a lot of ground to make up, an approaching storm system should help to bolster the numbers. As recently as yesterday forecasts showed snow but nothing too extraordinary.  A track slightly to the north and an increase in moisture have [...]

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Winter storm bears down on northern Colorado, watches and warnings issued

Monday, December 17th, 2012 4:24pm MDT

A fast moving but potent storm system is on its way to Colorado with impacts that will be felt across a large swath of the state.  Watches and warnings have been posted for many areas including Thornton and the Denver metro area. From late Tuesday through much of the day Wednesday this system will be [...]

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Winter weather – What does that weather warning mean?

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2012 6:15am MDT

We all are familiar with the crawls on the TV screen or the announcements on the radio for winter weather advisories such as Winter Storm Watch, Blizzard Warning, Freeze Warning and more. But, how many of us really know what those mean? There is very specific criteria the National Weather Service follows in issuing these [...]

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Ready for some more cold?  Advisories and watches issued ahead of next cold front

Thursday, October 4th, 2012 5:00pm MDT

Ready for some more cold?  Advisories and watches issued ahead of next cold front.  There is a Frost Advisory in effect for tonight and a Freeze Watch for Friday night.  If you have any sensitive plants left outdoors you should cover them up or bring them inside. How much snow can we expect out of [...]

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Temperature set to reach record-setting territory but high fire danger comes with it

Wednesday, March 16th, 2011 8:09am MDT

Spring seems to have arrived a few days earlier than what the calendar says as we have a good chance to break the record-high temperature for the date.  That warmth however also brings us greatly increased fire danger and a Red Flag Warning has been issued. Denver’s record high temperature for today’s date is 74 [...]

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