BDetailed Forecast Discussion: y now you've likely heard about the single tornado that formed east of Longmont yesterday and tracked northeastward through Weld County. This was initially a weak landspout formed by colliding outflow boundaries from nearby convective showers. However, it quickly grew into a full-fledged tornado more than a quarter-mile wide at its base! The lack of any other …

Ben Castellani

Ben Castellani

Ben grew up in southwestern Pennsylvania and holds both a bachelor's and a master's degree in Meteorology, the latter being from CU Boulder. His hometown received nearly three feet of snow from the Storm of the Century back in March of 1993, sparking his initial interest in impactful weather. Ben currently works on remote sensing and data analysis software at NV5 Geospatial Software in Boulder.

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