Today will be an active day east of Denver where supercell thunderstorms are likely to develop this afternoon and early evening. The stage is set with a stalled frontal boundary across northeast Colorado, an approaching shortwave moving in from Idaho (shown in the animation below), and an upper-level jet streak coming in as well. This jet will fuel 55+ MPH …

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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