Episode #20: The Polar Vortex

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!

Show highlights include:

• Intro
  • Hosts: Andy, Ben & Matt
• Past week’s weather discussion (Dec 4-9, 2015)
  • Snow-less in December
• Weekly Topics
  • White Christmas statistics
  • The real “Polar Vortex”

Anytime it’s cold, the media brings out the Polar Vortex card.

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 L3Harris Technologies in Boulder.

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