Astrong 150-mph west-east oriented jet streak stretches from central California into Kansas today. The strong winds tied to the jet are from California into central Colorado. The flow is largely perpendicular to the mountain range, promoting strong downslope flow over the Plains east of the Divide. The storm system tied to the jet is over the northern Great Plains. Both …

Andy

Andy

Born and raised in St. Louis, Andrew obtained a Ph.D. in Atmospheric Science from the University of Colorado in 2015. From 2015 to 2020, he worked remotely in Boulder as an atmospheric scientist with NOAA's Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory in Miami. Andy is now a full-time meteorologist.

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