Tag: National Weather Service
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Storm likely to bring widespread snow to Colorado’s mountains – here’s how much to expect
Per mapping from the National Weather Service, another October storm system is set to bring widespread snow to Colorado’s mountains. While totals should be relatively low, it could still be enough to impact outdoor recreation. Both the more likely ‘expected’ snowfall scenario (80% chance) and the ‘high-end’ scenario (10% chance) show a similar swath of…
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Two elk hunters found dead were struck by lightning, Conejos County Coroner says
Two elk hunters found dead after going missing in the San Juan Wilderness Area west of Trujillo Meadows Reservoir were struck by lightning, the Conejos County Coroner told Gazette news partner KOAA Monday. Andrew Porter, 25, of Asheville, N.C., and Ian Stasko, 25, of Salt Lake City failed to check in with loved ones at…
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Severe thunderstorms to threaten cities west of Denver Saturday afternoon
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The National Weather Service placed much of the area between Denver and Central City under a severe thunderstorm warning Saturday afternoon. Bringing with them wind gusts of up to 50 mph and ping pong sized hail, the thunderstorms will command the skies above Denver and…
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Multiple Colorado counties under severe thunderstorm warning, DIA delays
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The National Weather Service put out multiple tornado warnings for Colorado counties, including near metro Denver, early afternoon Tuesday. In several posts on X, NWS announced a tornado warning including Arapahoe County and Elbert County, CO until 2:30 p.m. Mountain Standard Time. The NWS also…
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Tornadoes, hail up to 2 inches large possible along Colorado’s Front Range Tuesday
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tornadoes and hail as big as two inches in diameter are possible throughout Colorado’s Front Range on Tuesday. The weather conditions are part of severe thunderstorms forming over the mountains that will move east, including through Denver, Tuesday afternoon, a spokesperson from the National Weather…
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More than 900 flights delayed at DIA as Colorado placed under Tornado Watch
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save More than 900 flights in and out of Denver International Airport were delayed as of 6:45 p.m. Friday afternoon due to thunderstorms, as much of the eastern part of Colorado was placed under a tornado watch. Of the 900-plus delays, 310 were Southwest Airlines flights,…
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Proposed cuts to NOAA Boulder threaten U.S. scientific enterprise
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The breadth and scope of what they all do is stunning, awe-inspiring even. The words used to describe their work are at such a high level they’re daunting to understand, yet comforting to know that someone does, because they fit. The reach of the National…
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1,000 people protest NOAA cuts in Boulder
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save About a thousand people, many of them retirees who had worked at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, gathered Monday in Boulder to protest last week’s firings of federal government employees. The protesters were at the intersection of Broadway Street and Rayleigh Road, near the…
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NOAA firings affect Boulder office
Hours after an unknown number of people were fired from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) in Boulder Thursday, a contingent of Democrat lawmakers demanded an investigation and called reports of the firings “short-sighted,” while some argued that the terminations are long overdue. NOAA, which forecasts hurricanes and supports climate related research, is the latest…
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NOAA firings hit Boulder office, state Democrats demand investigation into ‘short-sighted’ move
Hours after an unknown number of people were fired from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) in Boulder Thursday, a contingent of Democrat lawmakers demanded an investigation and called reports of the firings “short-sighted,” while some argued that the terminations are long overdue. NOAA, which forecasts hurricanes and supports climate related research, is the latest…