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Christina Kumler @purpal9.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

This does not sound normal… is it rabid?!

Christina Kumler @purpal9.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

A little personal note: It can be sad and hard to be a steward of water, weather, and climate sciences at times. We are in a climate crisis. It should be referred to as such. I will continue to do as much as I can to study, share/educate, and protect.

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Chris Bianchi @bianchiweather.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

So Fort Collins had its latest 90°+ yesterday by more than a week (old record: 9/28/2011), after its earliest 90°+ by more than a month back in March (3/21, old record 5/5/2000). #COwx

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Christina Kumler @purpal9.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Hello from us in "dumb luck" 👋

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Christina Kumler @purpal9.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Awe sad to miss this! good capture.

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Clark Evans @clarkevanswx.github.io · 26/09/2026

Just noticed that this week’s Drought Monitor moved portions of the northern Denver metro area into the D4 Exceptional Drought category. It’s exactly where I would’ve expected it - and I’m smack dab in its center. Sigh.

Drought Monitor for 9/24/26, showing D4 exceptional drought in the northern Denver metro area.

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BoulderCAST Weather 🏔️⛈️ @bouldercast.com · 21/09/2026

Following a record low snow season and an all-time record warm summer, the Arapaho Glacier in western Boulder County is looking rough, even compared to just a decade ago 🧊📉 #COWx #colorado #glacier #Boulder #Denver

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Christina Kumler @purpal9.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I knowwww. It was a hard day to watch the clouds and radar as a member of Lafayette.

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Christina Kumler @purpal9.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Me: At least it is raining somewhere in the west. Me: At least it's cooler. Me: At least the humidity makes my skin happy.

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Christina Kumler @purpal9.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I think that's what happened; I just read too quickly and had a huge level of wishful thinking when I saw the plot since that is not what I had seen in terms of rainfall. Glad the water is in the air, but really wish it would come down from it's high pedestal lol.

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Christina Kumler @purpal9.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Ahhh thank you for pointing my eye to that. That makes more sense!

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Christina Kumler @purpal9.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Or, is this a plot of total QPF Sep 1-17?

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Christina Kumler @purpal9.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I don't understand this run. Both DESI and pivotal weather display tools do not show that much total QPF for that run. I am missing something. Were you plotting at something different? Wet through Sat/Sun, yes, but not those totals.

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Christina Kumler @purpal9.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Well, this is sad news for my Lafayette bubble. Glad it's raining somewhere in CO, though. #COwx

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Christina Kumler @purpal9.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I believe that smoke and smoke smell are not the same, chemically. They can break apart and travel separately. Sometimes, this leads to smelling smoke at surface but having fairly clear AQI at surface, and even aloft. It's happened a few times over the year. Interesting, huh?

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Christina Kumler @purpal9.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Good reminder, that was a HARD year.

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Christina Kumler @purpal9.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I’m begging the cities to consider this in future projects, because right now it really feels like they haven’t. Or they don’t care. Between the school schedules, office goers, light schedules, and construction, it’s time taxing on most of us who already don’t have wiggle room in time.

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Christina Kumler @purpal9.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

How am I supposed to have pets/a baby and be in office 8 hours? We have one car. But, even if we had two, the extra time due to these projects is 👎👎👎 We are bound to school and work hours as are so many folks out there, and it sends us out all at once.

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Christina Kumler @purpal9.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Bussing: already takes an hour one way because there’s no express; I have to detour into Louisville. And, subjected to the same delays as driving.

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Christina Kumler @purpal9.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Biking: you closed Baseline as a through-way, which is one of our safest routes from Lafayette and Erie, with no good bike alt. Arapaho is not safe. Detouring north and south 2x time. The shoulders are a mess! My ebike with beefy tires has had THREE flats this year in Boulder. Due to nails. 💸⏰😓

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Christina Kumler @purpal9.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Boulder county would appear to not have cared or coordinated road infrastructure projects this summer. Most employees can’t/don’t live in Boulder. A lot of us drive, bus, and bike east-west. The car traffic since school started has cost an extra 20mins one way in to get to my office.

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cira-csu.bsky.social @cira-csu.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Hurricane Lowell strikes the western Hawaiian Islands, causing widespread power outages and delivering hurricane conditions to the island of Kauai.

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Christina Kumler @purpal9.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Someone turned the lightning on!! We were gifted wet concrete! Not a bullseye, but yellow fine by me.

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cira-csu.bsky.social @cira-csu.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Two Category 4 storms march across the Pacific Ocean following Hurricane Lowell's recent rapid intensification. Both Karina and Lowell are currently expected to keep their distance from the Hawaiian Islands.

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Christina Kumler @purpal9.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Wby thank you! Seems the odds are trying to be in our favor. Amazing.

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Christina Kumler @purpal9.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I guess one more update: you just have to yell into the Internet void and it will finally pay off. While our first wave from the west split in typical fashion, this track angle was much more favorable for Rain at My House. 🙏👏⛈️

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Christina Kumler @purpal9.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

And on the 15th time, enough rain to soak the pavement!

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Christina Kumler @purpal9.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

I have kept almost every radar video receipt lol.

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Christina Kumler @purpal9.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Unbelievable. Yet another gap in the precip at my house. if the drought monitor had my 1 mile cube resolution, we’d be extreme. I hate this. It has happened the like 14/15 times it rained in the area this summer.

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Christina Kumler @purpal9.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Little wisp of cloud outside of Lafayette around 9:40pm.

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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

The footage of this flash flood, circulating on social media, is possibly the most horrifying I've seen of any climate impact. Great to see NPR highlighting the cause without any hedging.

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Inside Climate News @insideclimatenews.org · 25/08/2026

Scientists published today the world’s first climate attribution study to link major fossil fuel emitters’ emissions to water loss in the Western U.S. Almost half of decreased snowpack and streamflow in the region, they found, is attributable to 122 oil, gas and cement producers.

insideclimatenews.org

The Biggest Carbon Polluters Are to Blame for Half of U.S. Western Water Lost to Climate Change, ‘Groundbreaking’ Paper Says - Inside Climate News

Some of the most impactful changes have come in the stressed Colorado River basin.

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Christina Kumler @purpal9.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

We have also seen that sometimes emergency text messages don't get it right. Hopefully we don't need to use this anytime soon. 🤞

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Christina Kumler @purpal9.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

I remember discussions after the Marshall fire on how to safely get public's attention without cell/internet, and how tornado sirens would be confusing and send the opposite message. Ex: could lead to deaths if sheltering in place instead of fleeing.

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Christina Kumler @purpal9.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Hey! Big deal in terms of urban fire safety warnings. Seems like a good attempt to warn folks quickly, and with minimal mixed-message risk, to evacuate: content.govdelivery.com/accounts/COB...

content.govdelivery.com

Boulder County Sheriff’s Office Announces New Hi/Lo Evacuation Siren and Updated Emergency Alert Terminology

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Christina Kumler @purpal9.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

For those in your life looking for the facts, may I and the AMS community present many facts:

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Brian McNoldy @bmcnoldy.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

PSA: There is no such thing as a "Super El Niño". There's weak, moderate, strong, and very strong. We are almost certainly headed into a very strong El Niño by this Fall, but it's just getting started. (tidbit: the phase of ENSO is not determined using daily or weekly values)

cpc.ncep.noaa.gov

Climate Prediction Center - Official NOAA CPC ENSO Strength Probabilities

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Christina Kumler @purpal9.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

I'm not one to beg, but the last three weeks I have watched rain split and fizzle at my house. We've seen maybe a 0.1"? Not an exaggeration, I have the receipts. The worst was two weeks ago it was pouring just 0.5 mile away... at least it's raining in the state somewhere.

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Kevin Manross @kmanwx.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Nice to see you monsoon! You’re more than welcome to stay as long as you like. #cowx #timelapse #clouds

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Christina Kumler @purpal9.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Andrew told me I’m not allowed to say “dry lightning” but as a Colorado gal, I’m keeping it.

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Christina Kumler @purpal9.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

We’ve got wet concrete and puddles at the office. 🎉

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Christina Kumler @purpal9.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

No one move; it’s raining. And the cloud looks good from behind, and side, so hoping it gets its butt out to Lafayette for once.

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cira-csu.bsky.social @cira-csu.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

The raw power of Hurricane Genevieve and the strong eye at its center, as seen from satellite imagery today.

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Clark Evans @clarkevanswx.github.io · 25/07/2026

Open and informal question to the Bluesky #weather and #meteorology community: if you regularly use the RAP, HRRR, or now RRFS to inform decisions, would you mind sharing how? I’m interested in learning about your use cases: what are they and who or what do they support? (1/3)

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