BoulderCAST Daily – Tue 07/16/24 | Afternoon monsoon storms with a quick shot of moderate rain, more on the way tomorrow

Yesterday's late-day thunderstorms were a bit more fruitful than expected, including one particularly nasty cell which hit Broomfield and parts of Westminster with torrential rainfall, penny-sized hail, and wind. The scene below shows the storm crossing Interstate 25 around 3PM Monday. Precipitation reports show that more than 1" of rain fell from that strong storm in Broomfield, and more than …

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.