Yesterday's widespread straight-line wind event was somewhat underwhelming in the Denver Metro area, but it did deliver quite nicely for the rest of eastern Colorado. Several surges of 60 to 75 MPH wind gusts occurred across a large portion of the Eastern Plains during the afternoon and evening hours on Tuesday, as shown in our severe weather report map below. …

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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