There is a lot of talk surrounding tropical systems and how rainfall is even more severe in mountainous terrain. This is because of a phenomenon called orographic lift. Orographic lift occurs when ...

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - Orographic lifting contributes to the snowpack in a way that differs from a typical storm system. Tom Renwick, Meteorologist for the National Weather Service, said, “If ...

Will the stuff CDOT puts on the roads for ice damage my car? In short, yes. However, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has recently completed a three-year study to determine exactly how ...

SILVERTHORNE, Colo. (CBS4)- Mountain commuters were caught off guard early Tuesday as overnight snow snarled the morning commute in and around the Eisenhower and Johnson tunnels. The snow was caused ...

What’s the history of the old cabin up on Wise Mountain, known as the Wise Mountain Cabin? I proposed to my wife up there one night this week last year (Dec. 19, 2013), and it would be cool to know ...

Orographic thunderstorms are common in the U.S, occurring in areas where moisture-laden winds are forced upward as they encounter mountain ranges. While the vast majority of these storms are not ...

A viewer asks how orographic lifts alter precipitation distribution on the leeward side of terrain.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – In our previous lesson, we discussed the process of our water cycle. We now have a general idea of how water goes from the ocean, to the clouds, to the ground and back around.

'Due to orographic rainfall, localised areas are experiencing intense downpours.' 'In a very heavy downpour, the burst of water has to find its way and therefore whatever comes in its path gets washed ...