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The 2013 Boulder Flood: Ten years and three billion dollars later

September 12, 2023 / Ben Castellani

Ten years ago this week, torrential rains fell across the Front Range, triggering one of the worst floods in Colorado’s short recorded history, accompanied by a staggering repair bill now approaching $3 billion. With Boulder County at the epicenter of the disaster, the road to recovery has been long and arduous, and still continues today. We take a look back at this historic event, explain how it happened, and provide an update on related analysis performed since.

BoulderCAST Podcast Episode #25: Examining the Snowfall World Record

March 8, 2016 / Ben Castellani

How reliable is the current world-record snowfall event from Boulder County set way back in 1921? What are the guidelines for taking official snowfall measurements? What happened during the February 22 snow event to produce more than 5″ in Boulder, but less than 1″ in Denver? Listen to find out!

Episode #22: A Look Back at 2015

January 20, 2016 / Ben Castellani

What wild Boulder weather made it into our year-end recap? Which Boulder restaurant did Matt contract food poisoning from? Why was this year’s El Niño disappointing thus far? Listen to this special edition podcast to find out!

Episode #21: Answering Auto-Complete

January 16, 2016 / Ben Castellani

Why do snowflakes always have six sides? Why are the hosts excited about the continuation of the southern storm track? How did Andy’s first experience with Airbnb go? Listen to find out!

Episode #20: The Polar Vortex

December 15, 2015 / Ben Castellani

Historically, what are Boulder’s chances of a white Christmas? What makes tornado chasing in the Southeast U.S. more challenging than the Great Plains? What are the facts surrounding the Polar Vortex? Listen to find out!

Episode #19: Giving Thanks

December 2, 2015 / Ben Castellani

What factors do we consider when making a snowfall forecast? What did the hosts pick up on sale during Black Friday? What is the process like to get our research published in a scientific journal? Listen to find out!

BoulderCAST Podcast Episode #16: Climate-Proofing Boulder

October 25, 2015 / Ben Castellani

How close was last week’s rain event to instead being a major snowstorm for the Plains? How many of Colorado’s glaciers are “real”? Will October go down as the warmest on record? Listen for find out!

The week ahead: October 12-16, 2015

October 12, 2015 / Andy

Following a warm weekend, with highs in the mid to upper 80’s across the Plains, this week will feature slightly cooler but still above average temperatures for the middle of October. A series of cold fronts will be the main storyline, along with the subsequent effect they will have on high temperatures. Our chance of rain is next to nil and hence it will be great weather for outdoor activities all around. Read on to find out just how warm it will get!