DayCAST: Wed 08/15/18

Well....the capping layer of warm air did not hold yesterday. We expected that this layer would largely suppress most of the thunderstorm activity and prevent severe weather across the Metro area, despite otherwise favorable ingredients in place. Unfortunately, models got it wrong and us as well, with scattered storms developing. Several of these storms produced 1" hail and 60 mph wind gusts …

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.