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

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.

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This week in weather: May 22, 2017

This week’s weather will fail to outdo last week’s historic snow storm, but nonetheless the pattern remains active across Colorado. The week starts off with a cold frontal passage Monday evening, followed by at least one nice day under the influence of high pressure. Storm activity under southwest flow returns towards the end of the week, though. We also cover the forecast for the upcoming holiday weekend and the BolderBoulder. Continue reading for the details.

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This week in weather: May 15, 2017

More unsettled weather is looming for the week ahead! We’ll squeeze out a few nice days to start, but temperatures will be tumbling by mid week as a formidable storm system heads towards Colorado. Thursday and Friday’s forecast is currently shrouded in a bit of uncertainty, by several models are indicating significant precipitation for the Front Range, and even the potential for accumulating snow across the Plains. Read on for all the details.

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This week in weather: April 24, 2017

After a gorgeous weekend with sunny skies, the weather turns more active this week with a series of storm systems moving through, along with a general trend of colder weather each successive day. This is all thanks to the jet stream meandering southward. Read on for our weekly outlook, including whether we may see snowfall on the Plains late in the week…

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This week in weather: April 17, 2017

After an extended period of meteorological tranquility, unsettled weather returns this week as a couple of systems are projected to impact the region. We discuss warm temperatures, windy conditions, and a late-week spring storm that bares watching for widespread rain and snow. Read on for all the details in our weekly outlook.

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This week in weather: February 20, 2017

After a long stretch of very warm weather across the Plains and a lack of mountain snowfall this past week, things look to slowly trend toward a more wintry-feeling, but not until late in the week! We are looking at possible record highs again over the next few days along with downslope wind events, then a quick transition to colder weather by late week and, dare we say, possibly snow? Read on for our full weekly outlook.

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