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General Discussion / Re: Connecticut School Tradegy

« on: December 14, 2012, 11:20:35 PM »

It is very sad, and I feel so bad for the friends and family of the victims.
My advice is, take nothing for granted, because you don't really know when you will perish.

Also, I believe there should be stricter gun regulations on those who have mental illnesses and/or a prior criminal record. They shouldn't be permitted to have guns. Even though I'm a conservative in general, this is one topic where I disagree on.

Good luck with that and I mean it. How many times have we said this during a mass shooting/killing and what has been done? Not a darn thing. I really wanna believe we can get some action done on this issue, but I'm pessimistic about it. For me personally, gun control is probably the only issue I don't have a clear stance on. I heard today that out of all the people who purchase guns legally about 40% aren't given background checks. That greatly disturbs me, the few gun laws we have aren't even being effectively enforced. I think those loopholes certainly need to be fixed immediately.

I truly can't imagine what these families are going through, it's extremely hard for me to imagine what it must have been like during those final moments for those kids and teachers, it's getting me a little teared up thinking about it now. My thoughts and prayers are with the families who lost loved ones and ones who got that second chance to see their children alive again today, it's going to be tough grieving and coping through this with the holidays approaching so soon. 

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General Discussion / Re: The Pot Belly Stove

« on: December 14, 2012, 12:48:11 PM »

Yet another mass shooting - this time at a CT elementary school I saw on the local news about as many as 27 are dead by federal officials.

http://news.yahoo.com/connecticut-towns-schools-locked-down-following-shooting-report-153953370.html

EDIT: That's just an unofficial estimate just to add.

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Everything Else TWC / Re: General TWC Discussion

« on: December 11, 2012, 10:27:44 PM »

Excuse the double post, but anybody wanna take a crack at what's wrong with this?

HINT: Think about the colors being used or not used.

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General Discussion / Re: You Tube changes

« on: December 11, 2012, 08:30:00 PM »

If you have auto fill enabled (in Chrome that is) I only have to type in one letter for my email and password.

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General Weather Chat / Re: What's the weather in your area?

« on: December 11, 2012, 02:51:13 PM »

45 w/ Overcast skies.

Looks like the forecast of 51 by the NWS and 52 by TWC are going to BUST HARD. There's no way were gonna get out of the 40's with the thick cloud deck outside. In fact, this might end up being our max high.

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TWC Fan Art / Re: Weatherlover's Artwork

« on: December 11, 2012, 10:26:07 AM »

IntelliStar Emulation - December 10, 2012 9:08am

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Winter Weather / Re: 2012-2013 Winter Outlook

« on: December 11, 2012, 07:48:23 AM »

6z GFS still has the ULL, but it's further north and not quite as defined as it was on the 00z run.

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Winter Weather / Re: 2012-2013 Winter Outlook

« on: December 11, 2012, 12:08:23 AM »

Man, I hope this doesn't turn out to be a fluke! A Bowling Ball ULL!

Good News: It's not 300+ hrs away from happening, it's in a realistic timeframe (under 200 hours)
Bad News: Cold air is kinda lacking and this is still about a week away (17th - 19th timeframe) and this has been only one run to show this type of system, however a system of some form has been showing up around this time off and on. I think the EURO showed something similar to this a day or two ago though.

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Everything Else TWC / Re: General TWC Discussion

« on: December 10, 2012, 11:56:05 AM »

I never really paid much attention to the Max radar on air until today when it comes to wintry weather, I didn't realize they had color coding for ice (light/dark purple) If it's remotely possible, I really wish they would use the max radars on the IntelliStar, it would be far more superior than the crappy radar the IntelliStar uses now.

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Local Forecast / Re: Create your own playlist

« on: December 10, 2012, 10:41:29 AM »

Great playlist tavores!! Love that you have After Dark in there

Thanks, it sure does lean more smooth jazz overall than I had planned.

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The Game Room / Re: Which would you prefer?

« on: December 09, 2012, 07:46:29 PM »

Kansas City - only because that's where my scripted story is based from.

Steak or Fish?

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Severe Weather / Re: Severe Weather Season 2012

« on: December 09, 2012, 07:43:17 PM »

Severe Thunderstorm Watch 678

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SEL8
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 678
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   550 PM CST SUN DEC 9 2012
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
   
          SOUTHERN ARKANSAS
          WESTERN AND NORTHERN LOUISIANA
          EXTREME WESTERN MISSISSIPPI
          SOUTHEAST TEXAS
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON FROM 550 PM UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST.
   
   HAIL TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70
   MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
   
   THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 90
   STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES NORTH
   NORTHWEST OF MONTICELLO ARKANSAS TO 45 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
   HUNTSVILLE TEXAS.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
   ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).
   
   REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE
   FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
   AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
   THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS
   AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY
   DO PRODUCE TORNADOES.
   
   OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 677...
   
   DISCUSSION...SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT...AS WELL AS CLUSTERED
   CONVECTION TO ITS E...SHOULD POSE RISK FOR SVR HAIL AND DAMAGING
   GUSTS THROUGH EVENING.  MRGL SUPERCELL SCENARIO EXISTS FOR
   DISCRETE/PREFRONTAL CONVECTION...WITH 45-55 KT EFFECTIVE SHEAR
   MAGNITUDES BUT WEAK NEAR-SFC WINDS.  EFFECTIVELY SFC-BASED PARCELS
   SHOULD PERSIST THROUGH ABOUT 06Z OVER MUCH OF AREA AS LONG AS
   WARM/MOIST ADVECTION OFFSETS DIABATIC SFC COOLING.  TSTMS NEAR FRONT
   SHOULD BE UNDERCUT QUICKLY...PER SPC MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 2141.
   
   AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT
   TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60
   KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 450. MEAN STORM
   MOTION VECTOR 23035.
   
   
   ...EDWARDS

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Severe Weather / Re: Severe Weather Season 2012

« on: December 09, 2012, 01:52:10 PM »

Mesoscale Discussion

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MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 2139
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   1238 PM CST SUN DEC 09 2012
   
   AREAS AFFECTED...SWRN INTO NERN AR...SERN MO...FAR SRN IL...WRN
   KY/TN
   
   CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH POSSIBLE
   
   VALID 091838Z - 092045Z
   
   PROBABILITY OF WATCH ISSUANCE...40 PERCENT
   
   SUMMARY...PORTIONS OF SWRN INTO NERN AR...SERN MO...FAR SRN IL...AND
   WRN KY/TN ARE BEING MONITORED FOR A WW THIS AFTERNOON. PRIMARY SVR
   WEATHER THREAT WILL BE LARGE HAIL/DAMAGING WIND GUSTS...THOUGH A
   TORNADO OR TWO WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.
   
   DISCUSSION...EARLY AFTERNOON SURFACE ANALYSIS PLACES AN AREA OF LOW
   PRESSURE OVER CNTRL AR...WITH A COLD FRONT EXTENDING SWWD INTO CNTRL
   TX...AND A WARM FRONT SLOWLY RETREATING NWD OVER WRN/CNTRL KY. AS AN
   UPPER TROUGH CONSOLIDATES AND DEEPENS OVER THE CNTRL CONUS THIS
   AFTERNOON/EVENING...THE SURFACE LOW IS FORECAST TO EJECT NEWD INTO
   THE LOWER OH VALLEY...AND THE WARM FRONT WILL CONTINUE LIFTING NWD
   INTO SRN IND/OH.
   
   MEANWHILE...A 30-40 KT SWLY LLJ HAS AIDED IN TRANSPORTING LOW TO MID
   60F DEWPOINTS ALONG AN AXIS FROM SWRN AR INTO WRN KY/TN. IN
   ADDITION...POCKETS OF CLEARING OVER AR HAVE ALLOWED TEMPERATURES TO
   LOCALLY WARM TO AROUND 70F...WHICH HAS AIDED IN BOUNDARY LAYER
   DESTABILIZATION AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF AGITATED CUMULUS CLOUD
   STREETS. WV AND VIS SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOW A PLUME OF HIGH LEVEL
   CLOUDINESS OVERSPREADING THE REGION...WHICH MAY INFER THE APPROACH
   OF A SUBTLE UPPER-LEVEL DISTURBANCE. ASCENT ASSOCIATED WITH THAT
   FEATURE COMBINED WITH CONTINUED SURFACE HEATING...CONTRIBUTING
   TOWARD SBCAPE VALUES FROM 500-1500 J/KG...MAY AID IN GRADUAL
   DEEPENING OF THE CUMULUS FIELD OVER AR AND EVENTUAL SCATTERED
   THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT BY MID AFTERNOON.
   
   OTHERWISE...ASCENT ALONG THE COLD FRONT WILL STRENGTHEN BY LATE
   AFTERNOON/EVENING...AND BE SUFFICIENT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF
   SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS STORMS FROM WRN KY INTO SRN AR. IF CELLULAR
   ACTIVITY CAN DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON...THEN DEEP-LAYER SHEAR
   NEAR 50 KT WILL FAVOR SUPERCELLS. IF STORMS QUICKLY ORGANIZE INTO
   LINES ALONG THE FRONT LATE THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING...THEN BOWING/LEWP
   STRUCTURES WILL BE MORE LIKELY. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS
   WILL BE THE PRIMARY SVR WEATHER THREATS WITH EITHER MODE OF
   CONVECTION. HOWEVER...A TORNADO OR TWO WILL BE POSSIBLE AS THE 30-40
   KT SWLY LLJ AIDS IN EFFECTIVE SRH VALUES FROM 150-250 M2 S-2.
   
   ..GARNER/HART.. 12/09/2012
   
   
   ATTN...WFO...PAH...MEG...LZK...SGF...SHV...
   
   LAT...LON   34079436 35209349 36749090 37378894 37028801 35708856
               33819192 33339390 34079436    
Outlooks for today/tomorrow. SPC is playing up a possible tornado threat specifically around Birmingham, AL tomorrow. (Day Two Outlook)

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DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK 
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   1010 AM CST SUN DEC 09 2012
   
   VALID 091630Z - 101200Z
   
   ...THERE IS A SLGT RISK OF SVR TSTMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM
   CENTRAL TX INTO THE LOWER OH VALLEY...
   
   AN EXPANSIVE UPPER TROUGH LIES ACROSS THE ENTIRE CONUS TODAY...WITH
   A VIGOROUS SHORTWAVE TROUGH DIGGING SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE ROCKIES.
   AT THE SURFACE...THE MAIN BAROCLINIC ZONE EXTENDS FROM TX INTO THE
   OH VALLEY.  THIS ZONE WILL BE THE FOCUS FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
   THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT.
   
   A FEW THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN ONGOING THIS MORNING OVER PARTS OF
   MO/AR INTO THE TN/OH VALLEYS.  THIS ACTIVITY IS ASSOCIATED WITH LOW
   LEVEL WARM ADVECTION IN VICINITY OF 30-40 KNOT SOUTHWESTERLY LOW
   LEVEL JET.  THESE WINDS ARE ALSO HELPING TO TRANSPORT GULF MOISTURE
   NORTHWARD WITH 60S SURFACE DEWPOINTS EXPECTED AS FAR NORTH AS
   WESTERN KY BY LATE AFTERNOON.  EXTENSIVE CLOUD COVER WILL LIKELY
   LIMIT HEATING OVER THIS CORRIDOR...BUT THE APPROACH OF A STRONG COLD
   FRONT SHOULD RESULT IN INCREASING COVERAGE OF THUNDERSTORMS BY LATE
   AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.  FORECAST SOUNDINGS FROM NORTHEAST TX
   INTO WESTERN KY/TN SHOW MODERATELY STEEP MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES AND
   MLCAPE VALUES OF AROUND 1000 J/KG.  SUFFICIENT DEEP LAYER SHEAR WILL
   PROMOTE SUPERCELL AND BOW/LEWP STRUCTURES OVER THIS REGION CAPABLE
   OF LOCALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.  A TORNADO OR TWO IS ALSO POSSIBLE
   THIS EVENING AS LOW LEVEL WINDS STRENGTHEN FURTHER.  THE MAIN
   TORNADO THREAT APPEARS TO BE FROM CENTRAL AR/SOUTHEAST MO INTO
   WESTERN KY/TN.  STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO ORGANIZE INTO A QLCS BY LATE
   EVENING AND PROGRESS EASTWARD INTO PARTS OF NORTHERN MS/WESTERN TN
   THROUGH THE NIGHT.
   
   DURING THE EVENING...STORMS MAY DEVELOP SOUTHWARD ALONG THE COLD
   FRONT INTO PORTIONS OF EASTERN/CENTRAL TX.  GREATER
   MOISTURE/INSTABILITY ARE FORECAST TO BE PRESENT IN THIS AREA...WHICH
   MAY AID IN THE RISK OF HAIL IN ADDITION TO GUSTY WINDS IN THE
   STRONGER STORMS.
   
   ..HART/DISPIGNA.. 12/09/2012

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DAY 2 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK 
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   1129 AM CST SUN DEC 09 2012
   
   VALID 101200Z - 111200Z
   
   ...THERE IS A SLGT RISK OF SVR TSTMS ACROSS PARTS OF MS...AL AND
   GA...
   
   ...GULF COAST STATES...
   AN UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE CNTRL AND SRN PLAINS WILL DEAMPLIFY
   ON MONDAY AND MOVE QUICKLY NEWD INTO THE OH VALLEY. AT THE START OF
   THE PERIOD...THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY BE ONGOING AHEAD OF THE
   TROUGH ALONG A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM KY SWWD ACROSS TN...MS AND
   LA. THIS ACTIVITY WILL BE LOCATED ON THE WRN EDGE OF A 40 TO 50 KT
   LOW-LEVEL JET WHICH IS FORECAST TO MOVE NEWD AWAY FROM THE GULF
   COAST STATES MONDAY AFTERNOON. THIS MAY RESULT IN A GRADUAL DECREASE
   IN CONVECTIVE COVERAGE ESPECIALLY IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AS THE
   UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH MOVES NEWD AWAY FROM THE REGION. THE POTENTIAL
   FOR ORGANIZED THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD BE GREATEST EARLY IN THE DAY WHEN
   LOW-LEVEL SHEAR IS FORECAST TO BE THE STRONGEST.
   
   FORECAST SOUNDINGS AT 18Z MONDAY IN CNTRL AL GENERALLY SHOW SBCAPE
   VALUES IN THE 500 TO 750 J/KG RANGE WITH STRONG DEEP LAYER SHEAR
   PROFILES. IN SPITE OF THE WEAK INSTABILITY...0-6 KM SHEAR OF 55 TO
   60 KT MAY BE ENOUGH FOR A SEVERE THREAT DURING THE LATE MORNING AND
   EARLY AFTERNOON AS SFC TEMPS WARM AHEAD OF THE FRONT. THE BEST
   COMBINATION OF SHEAR AND INSTABILITY IS FORECAST TO BE LOCATED IN
   THE VICINITY OF BIRMINGHAM WHERE AN ISOLATED TORNADO THREAT AND/OR
   WIND DAMAGE THREAT COULD DEVELOP. BECAUSE OF THE WEAK
   INSTABILITY...WILL MAKE THE SLIGHT RISK AREA SMALLER AND SHIFTED
   SWD. FURTHER TO THE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE SRN APPALACHIAN MTNS...ANY
   SEVERE THREAT SHOULD REMAIN MARGINAL AND SHORT-LIVED DUE TO VERY
   WEAK INSTABILITY.
   
   ..BROYLES.. 12/09/2012   

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Local Forecast / Re: Create your own playlist

« on: December 09, 2012, 11:20:04 AM »

toxictwister00’s January/February 2013 Test Playlist (REVISED)

Morning
Travis Rogers – Missing You – For Your Love
Airborne – Smooth Sailing – Turbulence
Steve Cole – Love Letter – NY LA
Pat Metheny – It’s For You - As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls
Enya – Storms in Africa - Watermark
The Rippingtons – Dreams - Moonlighting
Candy Dulfer – LA Citylights – Candy Store
Eric Darius – Unconditional – Goin’ All Out

Daytime
Candy Dulfer – For the Love of You (Candy’s On and On Mix)-The Best of Candy Dulfer
Will Donato – Drowning In Your Eyes – Laws of Attraction
Paul Taylor – Point of View – Ladies Choice
Norman Brown – Love’s Holiday - Just Between Us
Chick Corea – Your Eyes – Light Years
Paul Taylor – Ariel – Undercover
Norman Brown – Sweet Taste – Just Between Us
Ryan Farish – Adoration – Beautiful

Primetime
Daft Punk – Encom Part II (Com Truise Remix) - Tron: Legacy Reconfigured
Explosions in the Sky – Snow and Lights – How Strange, Innocence
Linkin Park – Tinfoil - Living Things
Sam Spence - The Equalizer - The Power and the Glory
Candy Dulfer – Lily Was Here (DNA Remix)
Walter Beasley – Barack’s Groove – Free Your Mind
Bona Fide – Girard’s – Soul Lounge
Jeanne Ricks – Get That Love!

Overnight
J Holiday – Bed (Instrumental) - Bed
Gary Farr – Waves of Love – Waves of Love
Eric Darius – You’re So Fine – Night on the Town
Dave Koz – After Dark – Lucky Man
Doug Markley – Rising Moon - Connected
Ryan Farish – Letting Go - Beautiful
MFSB – Love Is the Message -The Best of MFSB: Love Is the Message
Travis Rogers – Remember When – For Your Love

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Local Forecast / Re: Jazz Songs That Should Air on TWC's LOT8s

« on: December 07, 2012, 10:42:17 PM »

Candy Dulfer - L.A. Citylights

Candy Dulfer - L.A. Citylights