The overnight downslope windstorm evolved mostly as expected, with peak wind gusts over 65MPH across a large portion of the Foothills to the west, with peak gusts over 75 MPH in some parts of Boulder County. An impressive gradient in the strong winds set-up immediately adjacent to the Foothills. For example, the NCAR Mesa Lab in far southwest Boulder saw …

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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