Colorado Floods
More Rain and Snow for Colorado as Systems Remain Stacked
The week so far has been a quieter one, but not totally dry either. Across the Plains more rain has meant a continued flood threat for areas hard hit last week. Flood Warnings remain in effect for the La Poudre River and South Platte River across northeast Colorado. The next system d
Colorado Floods
Flood Watch Network Created for Boulder and Larimer Counties
Last fall Colorado's Front Range was rocked by historic flooding . To many who were not directly affected by the floods, their impact might seem like a thing of the past. But for those living in the path of the September floods, the reality of what happened and the loss experienced is still fresh. Many Front Range communities are still in the early stages of rebuilding. Take a look at this image I took in Lyons, CO just last
Colorado Floods
High Water: A Story of Colorado's Devastating Floods
Perhaps the most difficult part of loving and forecasting the weather is watching an event like last month's floods in Colorado. It can be tough to reconcile the passion, energy, and excitement of weather forecasting with the devastation of a force so powerful, so harmful, and so hurtful to so many people. Part of what we try to do here at Weather5280, along with other meteorologists, is to provide people with the information they need to prepare for such events, and translate that passion into
Colorado Floods
What exactly was the weather that caused the Colorado floods
Historic, and in some spots unprecedented, amounts of rain fell across portions of Colorado over the last week, causing widespread, damaging flooding, and tragically taking lives in its wake. This once in a 100 (or even 1000) year event has, from a meteorological perspective, been extraordinary. As sunny skies return to Colorado this week, and communities across the state begin the slow rebuilding process, we wanted to take a closer look at the cause of these rains, and share some historic persp