Originally Posted by
cyccommute
Being stranded at work is far superior to be stranded under an overpass during a raging thunderstorm. At least it’s drier and warmer. Colorado thunderstorms can drop the temperature 20 to 30°. Wet and standing around at 60°F is very uncomfortable.
Indeed they can.
One day, I had been biking around the fields (in the Boulder area), when an afternoon hail storm came over the mountains, down the Flatirons, and right onto our heads. Thought I could out-run the thing ... only had a mile to go. I was wrong. Was probably a ~75°F day, which dropped to ~40°F within moments as the front of that wall of ice came. Got caught out in the open for a minute or two. Was one of the least-pleasant rides I've ever had. Welcome to Colorado hailstorms. Boom.