While lightning cannot strike you directly if you’re inside your house, it can travel through wires and other conductive surfaces that lead into the house. If you happen to be in contact with one of them, it’s possible you could can get electrocuted. In addition to outdoor fatalities caused by…
Ignoring a hurricane evacuation order is very risky and can be a fatal decision for a number of reasons. Hurricanes are a very serious storm that should never be taken lightly. If local officials are telling you to evacuate, it’s best to take their advice and get out of harms…
Is it possible to outrun a tornado in a car? Many believe so, but they’re making a dangerous bet with their life. While it’s true both cars and motorcycles are usually faster than tornadoes, the biggest problem with this line of thinking is they must also stay on the road…
On April 7th 2005, we were starting to get the first indications that there might be a significant Colorado blizzard heading towards Colorado Springs. Most of the time, these weather events are hit or miss in that they may or may not have that much of an impact on our…
This could be a very technical discussion, so I will try and keep it simple. The answer to the question of can it be too cold to snow is no, but is gets increasingly difficult the colder it gets. Let’s familiarize ourselves with an important concept. Warm air can evaporate…
What I saw this day was nothing I could have ever expected. A large hail storm ravaged the eastern plains of Colorado, producing and an eerie, cold, and vastly different landscape than the 80+ degree weather I left just 30 minutes earlier. As I headed east toward Ellicot, Colorado from…