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Monsoon Possible for Colorado this Weekend: First One of the Season

And just when you thought hurricane season was over, it’s monsoon season in Colorado.  Related: Brain Post: Megaflashes’ | New World Records Set for Longest Lightning Flashes in Brazil and Argentina A potential monsoon is expected to land in Colorado this weekend, bringing in large amounts of moisture from the south. Chris Tomer, a Colorado-based meteorologist, wrote in a Facebook post […]

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WeatherBrains | July 23, 2020
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An Extremely Rare Derecho Event Hit the Rocky Mountains on Saturday

What a wild day Saturday was over the Intermountain West and the western Great Plains! The day started out with a line of severe storms initiating over eastern Utah causing flash flooding in Arches National Park and other surrounding areas. These storms then progressed into Colorado and Wyoming where they maintained their structure. As they did so, they brought destructive […]

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Eric McNamee | June 9, 2020
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When Lightning Strikes: This Simple Advice Could Save Your Life

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Lightning strikes the earth 45 times every single second (that’s 1.4 billion flashes a year). According to the NOAA, the United States averages 51 lightning strike fatalities every year, second only to flooding for deadly weather. Ten times that amount are struck but survive. The odds of becoming a lightning victim in the US in any given year is 1 in 700,000, […]

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Steven Agar | May 19, 2020
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VIDEO: Witness the Destructive Power of Nature as Lightning Strikes a Tree in Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA

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BOOM! A visitor in Lassen Park’s Kohm Yah-mah-nee Visitor Center caught this video showing just how powerful lightning can be. Related: Lightning Strike Causes 6 Injuries at PGA Tour Championships Today The perfectly timed video captures the moment a lightning bolt hits the top of a tree outside, exploding the tree and launching fragments into the air. Sound up… “1.21 […]

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WeatherBrains | February 7, 2020
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Colorado Man Seriously Injured by Lightning Strike in Rocky Mountain National Park

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A Colorado man suffered numerous severe injuries as a result of a lightning strike on Saturday in Rocky Mountain National Park northwest of Denver, CO. Other hikers found the man suffering from numerous serious injuries along the trail and called park rangers. It was not known if he was directly struck by lightning. Related: When Lightning Strikes: This Simple Advice Could […]

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WeatherBrains | August 20, 2019
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Bear Sitting High Up in Tree Struck by Lightning and Killed

It’s not just humans that are victims of lightning strikes. On Monday night, a bear in Colorado was killed when the tree it was sitting in was struck by lightning, according to wildlife officials. Lightning doesn’t just kill people in Colorado. This tree in Woodland Park was struck by lighting late Monday night. Unfortunately, this old bear was in the […]

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WeatherBrains | August 14, 2019
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Montana Woman Survives Lightning Strike While Camping on Friday Night

A woman from Missoula, Montana survived being struck by lightning on Friday night in the Bitterroot Mountains of Montana. She was camping on a river near the town of Hamilton with family and friends when a thunderstorm rolled through the area. The woman suffered 3-degree burns from the lightning strike. “She says she was holding a stainless steel mug when […]

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SnowBrains | August 12, 2019
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Direct Lightning Strike Kills Man Hiking on Flagstaff Mountain, Boulder, CO

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Two hikers were struck by lightning on a peak in Boulder County, CO killing one and injuring the other. The 36-year-old man died while his 37-year-old wife sustained non-life threatening injuries Sunday on Flagstaff Mountain. Related: When Lightning Strikes: This Simple Advice Could Save Your Life According to the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office, the husband and wife were hiking on […]

CragBrains | July 16, 2019
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