Rain, hail, & tornadoes!  Another, albeit quicker round of severe thunderstorms exploded across the Metro shortly after lunchtime Tuesday afternoon. The first storm to ignite moved across north Boulder, Gunbarrel, and Niwot, producing a hefty layer of hailstones, some of which reached 1.5" in diameter. All of that melting hail rapidly cooled the moistened air at ground-level, producing a dense …

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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