LATEST Boulder Weather from NOAA #boulder Bitter Cold Dangerous wind chill Snowfall
Jan 31st
Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 1142 AM MST MON JAN 31 2011
...BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR...SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS IN OUR FORECAST FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT 36 HOURS...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL
COLORADO.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
THE BITTER COLD AIRMASS NOW COVERING EASTERN COLORADO WILL REMAIN IN
PLACE THROUGH AT LEAST TONIGHT PRODUCING LIGHT SNOW AND AREAS OF
FOG. AREAS WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE SHOULD BEGIN TO FEEL THE
EFFECTS OF THIS AIRMASS LATER TODAY. THE LIGHT SNOWFALL PRODUCED BY
UPSLOPE FLOW EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING IS EXPECTED TO
INCREASE IN BOTH COVERAGE AND INTENSITY LATER TODAY AS THE UPPER
LEVEL LOW PRESSURE TROUGH NOW OVER SOUTHERN WYOMING SWINGS
SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. CONDITIONS SHOULD ALSO DETERIORATE WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL
DIVIDE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ON THE HIGH PLAINS...GUSTY
NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT WILL
ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 15
TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE FORECAST
AREA ON TUESDAY...ALONG WITH BLOWING SNOW OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS.
SNOW WILL DECREASE AND GRADUALLY END ON TUESDAY NIGHT. A FRIGID
AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE FORECAST AREA WITH DANGEROUS
TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILL READINGS TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT.
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ON TUESDAY AND TUESDAY EVENING WILL BE FAIRLY
LIGHT...MAYBE UP TO 2 ADDITIONAL INCHES.
THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW OFF AND ON IN THE MOUNTAINS
WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH A BETTER CHANCE OVER THE
WEEKEND. THE PLAINS LOOK DRY INTO SATURDAY BEFORE A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SNOW IS FORECAST. TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY MODERATE FROM
WEDNESDAY INTO SATURDAY BUT READINGS WILL STAY BELOW SEASONAL
NORMALS.
As of 1:00pm today:
.NOW... OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE FRONT RANGE URBAN CORRIDOR THROUGH 1 PM. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BLOW AT 10 TO 20 MPH...WHICH WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS TO AROUND 5 BELOW ZERO. SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE LESS THAN A QUARTER INCH PER HOUR. BE PREPARED FOR ICING AND SNOWPACKED ROADS...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.
Rest Of Today…Snow. Snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches. Highs 16 to 22 with temperatures falling through the day. East winds 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight…Areas of blowing snow in the evening. Snow in the evening…then snow likely after midnight. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches. Lows 5 below to 9 below zero. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph in the evening becoming light. Wind chill readings 20 below to 30 below zero after midnight.
Tuesday…Snow likely. Snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches. Highs 1 below to 5 below zero. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of snow 70 percent. Wind chill readings 20 below to 30 below zero.
Tuesday Night…Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of snow in the evening. Lows 15 below to 19 below zero. Wind chill readings 20 below to 30 below zero.
Wednesday…Mostly sunny. Highs 7 to 11. Wind chill readings 15 below to 25 below zero in the morning.
Wednesday Night…Mostly clear. Lows 1 below to 5 below zero.
Thursday And Thursday Night…Mostly cloudy. Not as cold. Highs in the lower 30s. Lows 18 to 24.
Friday And Friday Night…Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower to mid 40s. Lows 21 to 27.
Saturday And Saturday Night…Mostly cloudy. A 10 percent chance of snow. Highs in the lower 40s. Lows 18 to 24.
Sunday…Partly sunny with a 10 percent chance of snow. Highs in the lower to mid 30s. =
JOHN LARSEN WEATHER SUNDAY, JANUARY 30, 2011
ALERT: Staggering, Life-Threatening Cold this Week
Central Colorado is likely to see its coldest temperatures of the entire year late Monday into early Thursday of this week. A severe Arctic cold front presses south by mid-day Monday brining temperatures to record or near-record lows.
Highs Tuesday are unlikely to rise above ZERO, with overnight lows dropping to as low as -20 with wind chills to -35. These bitterly cold temperatures will be accompanied by at least a few inches of snow — I’m thinking 2-5″ Monday into Tuesday — but the big story will be the shocking cold.
Updates to follow…
Boulder County Youth Corps now accepting applications
Jan 31st
Boulder County, Colo. – The Boulder County Youth Corps is now accepting applications for summer jobs from residents ages 14-17 and from adults for team leader positions. Boulder County is especially in need of female corps members and leaders.
The deadline to submit youth applications is Friday, March 25. Other positions are open until filled.
The Youth Corps will hire up to 165 teenagers to work 30 hours per week, Monday through Thursday, from June 13 to Aug. 3 on a variety of community service projects. Team leaders will be employed from May 31 to Aug. 5 to work up to 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday. Projects include activities such as forest thinning, trail building, fence construction, historic restoration and landscaping. Youth Corps teams work in unincorporated Boulder County as well as in Lafayette, Longmont and Superior.
Applications are available online at www.BoulderCounty.org/YouthCorps. Applications can also be picked up at counseling offices in Boulder Valley and St. Vrain Valley schools; city and town personnel offices; most local recreation and youth centers and libraries; and the county human resources department at 2025 14th St. in Boulder.
This year, corps members will earn a starting wage of $7.36 per hour, with the possibility of earning a $100 bonus at the end of the program based on merit and strong attendance. Teens who have worked for the corps in past years can earn up to $7.86 per hour. In addition, corps members are eligible for reimbursement for the purchase of work boots and gloves. RTD bus passes for the purpose of traveling to and from centralized work meeting places may be subsidized.
Team leaders must be high school graduates and at least 21 years old with two years or more of college coursework. Assistant team leaders must be high school graduates and at least 18 years old, among other qualifications. A list of full qualifications is available online at www.BoulderCounty.org/YouthCorps. Team leaders start at $13 per hour and Assistant team leaders at $11 per hour.
The Youth Corps offers one of the best first-job opportunities available in Boulder County. Teams have completed projects such as building the new Benjamin Loop Trail at Betasso Preserve and building picnic table pads on open space. Other projects have included historic restoration of buildings, construction and repair of fencing, trail maintenance, removal of Russian olive trees and noxious weeds, replacing light bulbs with compact fluorescents, landscaping and forest thinning projects.
For more information, visit www.BoulderCounty.org/YouthCorps or contact Youth Corps program manager Judy Wolfe at jwolfe@bouldercounty.org or 303-678-6104.
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Boulder Police arrest account manager in embezzlement case
Jan 31st
Police have arrested a 40-year-old bookkeeper after investigators accused her of stealing approximately $760,000 from her employer, Highline Financial. The suspect, Michelle Lynn Shelton, was booked into the Jefferson County Jail on Friday night after she was located at her home in Westminster.
Boulder detectives launched their investigation in December 2010 after another accountant, who was filling in while Shelton was off from work, discovered what appeared to be a large amount of money being transferred to two separate personal bank accounts. The company conducted an audit and contacted police. Shelton worked for the company since June 2007 and the evidence suggests she began diverting funds two months later.
Police obtained an arrest warrant on Jan. 28. The warrant accuses Shelton, whose date of birth is Sept. 4, 1970, of theft over $20,000, which is a class 3 felony, and computer crimes, which is also a class 3 felony. Bail was set at $50,000.
Anyone with information about this crime is asked to contact Detective Traci Cravitz at 303-441-3345. Those who have information but wish to remain anonymous may contact the Northern Colorado Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or 1-800-444-3776. Tips can also be submitted via the Crime Stoppers website at www.crimeshurt.com. Those submitting tips through Crime Stoppers that lead to the arrest and filing of charges on a suspect(s) may be eligible for a cash reward of up to $1,000 from Crime Stoppers.
