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Weather Discussion => General Weather Chat => Topic started by: Mr. Rainman on November 08, 2011, 09:05:38 PM

Title: Alaskan Superstorm
Post by: Mr. Rainman on November 08, 2011, 09:05:38 PM

The NWS has been spamming my wall with posts about this "megastorm" brewing in the Bering Sea. Can anybody explain the significance of this system to me, or at least explain what is going on?

Title: Re: Alaskan Superstorm
Post by: toxictwister00 on November 08, 2011, 09:45:16 PM

msnbc wrote up a decent article on the incoming storm - How often do you hear hurricane warnings/blizzard warnings in the same sentence? :blink: :wacko:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45204152/ns/weather/#.Trnog0Oa--W (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45204152/ns/weather/#.Trnog0Oa--W)

(http://pafc.arh.noaa.gov/data/tvwx/tonight.jpg)
http://pafc.arh.noaa.gov/index.php?index=alaska (http://pafc.arh.noaa.gov/index.php?index=alaska)

Title: Re: Alaskan Superstorm
Post by: Localonthe8s on November 08, 2011, 11:04:18 PM

A hurricane in Alaska? :huh:

Title: Re: Alaskan Superstorm
Post by: Mr. Rainman on November 08, 2011, 11:14:41 PM

What Tavores probably meant was Hurricane Force Wind Warning. :P

Title: Re: Alaskan Superstorm
Post by: toxictwister00 on November 08, 2011, 11:20:53 PM

Quote from: Localonthe8s on November 08, 2011, 11:04:18 PM

A hurricane in Alaska? :huh:

Technically no, it's just a powerful surface low pressure system, but it is in every way that counts. It certainly is living up to it's "Superstorm" title.

Quote from: plane852 on November 08, 2011, 11:14:41 PM

What Tavores probably meant was Hurricane Force Wind Warning. :P

Yeah...that's what I meant...hurricane "force" winds... :fear:  :P