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Tornado numbers and what those ratings mean
May 22, 2013
With all the talk about tornadoes following the massive and very powerful tornado that hit Oklahoma earlier this week, I wanted to give you an idea of how common tornadoes are in Colorado. We have accurate tornado records in the United States back to 1950, and from then to... more »
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Tornado numbers and what those ratings mean
May 22, 2013
With all the talk about tornadoes following the massive and very powerful tornado that hit Oklahoma earlier this week, I wanted to give you an idea of how common tornadoes are in Colorado. We have accurate tornado records in the United States back to 1950, and from then to... more » -
Tornado touches down near Wichita
May 19, 2013
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Emergency officials in Kansas are monitoring a reported tornado in the Wichita area. The National Weather Service is describing the twister as "large, violent and extremely dangerous." Meteorologists say it was located on the southwest side of Wichita around 3:45 p.m. local time Sunday and was... more » -
Colorado weathermen take to skies for forecasts
May 14, 2013
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - The National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder is taking to the skies in airplane to see whether it can collect enough information over the Colorado Rockies to provide additional warning time to people who may be in the way of potentially deadly storms. Researchers are... more » -
Drought worsens in New Mexico, no relief in sight
May 9, 2013
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Major stretches of river have already gone dry, farmers are leaving their land fallow and cities are clamping down on water use, but things in New Mexico just went from bad to worse Thursday. The latest drought map put together by federal forecasters shows New Mexico... more » -
Rain today... slowly fades later this week
May 9, 2013
Thursday morning rain and higher elevation snow is sliding south along the I-25 corridor and extending east along and south of Highway 24. That rain will continue its southward trek, but some weakening of the rain's intensity is possible due to a downslope wind off the Palmer Divide. Even still,... more » -
NCAR and Xcel extend partnership
May 8, 2013
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Xcel Energy hopes it can save its customers money with the help of more extensive weather forecasting from the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder. NCAR and Minneapolis-based Xcel announced Wednesday that they are furthering their partnership to use weather predictions to improve the efficiency... more »
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Mays monthly extremes
With potential record highs for Colorado Springs and Pueblo on Tuesday, 5/22, (Record 87, set in 1996, forecast high of 90 for Colorado Springs; Record 94 set in 1996, forecast high of 97 for Pueblo), I thought it might be fun to dig back into the records kept for both...
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It could be a rough wildfire season this year
Because… 1) The fires have started early in the season, with one near Fort Collins, and more in Arizona 2) The winter left dry soils behind (the effect of La Nina) 3) It’s already in the 90s and 100s from southern Nevada to southern Arizona 4) The outlook for June,...
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2 astronomical events for your planner
There are 2 astronomical events of note in your immediate future, and both require special viewing gear (plus one requires a road trip). First of all, there will be an “annular” eclipse of the sun on May 20th. It won’t be visible from Colorado, but you can get a great...
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Some impacts from that April rain and snow
Drought conditions aren’t quite as intense as they have been, thanks to some April showers (and snowflakes). Here are some of the impacts: 1) Spring showers and warmer weather across eastern Colorado has allowed grasses and other fuels to green up, which has helped to lower the fire danger across...
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Worldwide Tornadoes
As my last post (about the tornado northeast of Tokyo, Japan), reminded us all, the good old US of A isn’t the only place in the world that has tornadoes (though we have more than anybody else). A little research shows that tornadoes have been reported on every continent except...
