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General Discussion / Re: Happy Birthday twcfan68!

« on: April 24, 2011, 07:23:55 PM »

Happy birthday! 

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TWC Fan Art / Re: Weatherlover's Artwork

« on: April 24, 2011, 06:10:17 PM »

Air Quality screen I made last week.

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Severe Weather / Re: Severe Weather Season 2011/Severe Wx thread

« on: April 24, 2011, 05:56:46 PM »

There was a tornado warning for that storm 34 minutes in advance, and the airport staff did tell the passengers in the terminal to "get out, get out" just before it arrived.  The problem is that most people aren't always aware of the weather outside and if they're in a warning when in a huge building like a mall, airport, Walmart, etc.  Unless you have a phone with a warning app, a portable weather radio, or access to a TV in the building, how would you know that a tornado is bearing down on you?  It's a real concern the NWS worries about lately.

It would be kind of nice to have an annoucement over the PA system indicating the warning at the time the NWS issued it. I don't see how difficult this would be. Even though some warnings don't always mean a tornado will hit and do damage, it is still a good idea to be aware of them immediately. That way, airport officials would not have to scramble everyone to safety at the last minute.

That was the point I was making too Andy, the Tornado Warning was out more than 30 minutes before the storm hit Lambert Airport. That's plenty of time for the Airport officials to have taken action to evacuate the passengers to a lower area away from windows.

Keep in mind the tornado struck at night. If it happened during the day, the tornado could've been spotted and people could've scrambled for safety but since it's night, nobody knew what would happen

True, but that's why the NWS issues Tornado Warnings so people will know that there's a possibility a storm is producing a tornado because it's being detected on radar. Even it one doesn't occur or isn't spotted by the public/storm chasers it's better to be safe than sorry.

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Severe Weather / Re: Severe Weather Season 2011/Severe Wx thread

« on: April 24, 2011, 08:17:21 AM »

Impressive! It's a good thing the people were in a sturdy building like an airport. With a tornado this big, surely some less strong buildings would be completely demolished.

The only quip I have about that terminal is that it was composed of many glass windows.  It had more glass than quite a few other airport terminals, and half of those panes were shattered by the tornado.  It's a good thing no one was severely hurt by the flying glass.

Was the airport staff not informed about the tornado warning or a possible tornado coming towards the airport? I mean it seems kinda stupid that they waited until the storm got there and then started yelling for everyone to head downstairs. Those windows could have shattered at any moment while people were standing there at awe at the storm and a lot more people would have been injured or killed.

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Local Forecast / Re: Create your own playlist

« on: April 23, 2011, 03:04:26 PM »

May 2011 Test Playlist

http://www.youtube.com/user/toxictwister00#grid/user/1703D57E617F78AD

Morning
1.   Joyce Cooling – Ain’t Life Grand
2.   Jeff Lorber – The Simple Life
3.   Brian Hughes – Omaha Unbound
4.   Ed Stone – Pride and Joy
5.   David Reinstein – A Call to Dove’s Arm
6.   Lao Tizer – To Touch The Sky
7.   Les Sabler – Island Princess
8.   George Howard - Dr. Rock
9.   Dave Koz – Wake Up Call
10.   Brian Hughes – May Dance
Daytime
1.   Chris Camozzi ft. Dave Koz – Swing Shift
2.   Ken Gregory – Bodden Town
3.   Pieces of a Dream – It’s Go Time
4.   Joseph Diamond – Cuchifrito
5.   George Howard – Steppin Out
6.   3rd Force – Smiles All Around
7.   Boney James – Contact
8.   Craig Chaquico – Fantasy In Paradise
9.   Jesse Cook – Bogotá by Bus
10.   Craig Chaquico – Circus Beach
Primetime
1.   Bob Rafkin – Shelby Lane
2.   Spyro Gyra – 20 20
3.   Ryan Farish – Living Water
4.   Russ Freeman – Boys of Summer
5.   George Howard – Groovers Groove
6.   Sound Tribe Sector 9 – Peaceblaster ‘68
7.   Steve Oliver – Tradewinds
8.   Maserati – Pryamids of the Sun
9.   Lee Ritenour – Freeway Jam
10.   7and5 – Breathe In
Overnight
1.   Daveed – Under the Moonlight
2.   George Howard – Love Will Find A Way
3.   Darryl Williams – Goodbye
4.   Les Sabler – Overjoyed
5.   Brian Simpson ft. Peter White – Never Without You
6.   Sound Tribe Sector 9 – Peaceblaster ‘08
7.   Ryan Farish – Butterfly
8.   Trance Fury – May
9.   Kenny Brooks – Old Flame
10.   Pat Kelley – San Marcos Pass

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Severe Weather / Re: Severe Weather Season 2011/Severe Wx thread

« on: April 23, 2011, 08:32:55 AM »

Looking at the damage, I think it's going to be rated an EF3.

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Hurricane Central / Re: 2011 Hurricane Season to Get Off to An Early Start This Year?

« on: April 20, 2011, 08:22:13 PM »

I won't make an official 2011 Hurricane Central thread just because of this little system unless it develops into something.  Otherwise, this is just a curious little invest.

I wouldn't want anybody to this early, I just thought it was worth mentioning.

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Hurricane Central / 2011 Hurricane Season to Get Off to An Early Start This Year?

« on: April 20, 2011, 06:11:00 PM »

You can watch Bryan Norcross's video discussing the potential of having Subtropical Storm Arlene over the next several days.

http://www.weather.com/outlook/videos/watching-what-could-be-a-tropical-system-20378

National Hurricane Center's Forecast Discussion

A LOW PRESSURE AREA LOCATED ABOUT 460 MILES NORTHEAST OF SAN JUAN
PUERTO RICO HAS DEVELOPED SOME SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
NEAR ITS CENTER.  IN ADDITION...SATELLITE DATA AND SHIP REPORTS
INDICATE GALE-FORCE WINDS ARE OCCURRING NORTH OF THE CENTER.  SLOW
DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM IS POSSIBLE DURING THE COUPLE OF DAYS AS
IT MOVES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT ABOUT 10 MPH.  THERE IS A LOW
CHANCE...20 PERCENT...OF THIS SYSTEM DEVELOPING INTO A SUBTROPICAL
OR TROPICAL CYCLONE BEFORE CONDITIONS BECOME LESS FAVORABLE IN
ABOUT 48 HOURS.  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS LOW CAN BE FOUND IN
HIGH SEAS FORECASTS ISSUED BY THE NHC/TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND
FORECAST BRANCH...UNDER AWIPS HEADER NFDHSFAT2 AND WMO HEADER
FZNT02 KNHC.  ANOTHER SPECIAL OUTLOOK WILL BE ISSUED ON THURSDAY...
OR SOONER IF NECESSARY.

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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch

« on: April 19, 2011, 09:28:45 PM »

My Spring Break was the first full week of April as it always is.

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Severe Weather / Re: Severe Weather Season 2011/Severe Wx thread

« on: April 19, 2011, 05:31:37 PM »

I was surprised to find out today we have a slight risk for severe weather tomorrow. Locally, it's been made out to not be a big deal because the main energy was supposed to be moving further north than it has with the past severe weather events because of a HP that's supposed to be over the SE. I guess something must have changed.

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Severe Weather / Re: Severe Weather Season 2011/Severe Wx thread

« on: April 18, 2011, 05:03:09 PM »

I guess these outbreaks and just going to be one after another after another.

It's just that time of year. I predicted that the spring severe weather season would be active due to La Nina being in a weakening phase.

This month is reminding me a lot of April 2009 as far as how active the severe weather has been.

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TWC Fan Art / Re: TWCZach's Emulations and Drawings

« on: April 18, 2011, 05:01:32 PM »

Nice! That background kinda reminds me of TWC ID they used in Spring last year with the logo over the green meadow.

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Local Forecast / Re: General LF Discussion

« on: April 18, 2011, 04:59:29 PM »

My hunch is somewhere between the 22nd and the 25th. I don't know why, but I think it will be somewhere in that timeframe.

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Severe Weather / Re: Severe Weather Season 2011/Severe Wx thread

« on: April 16, 2011, 04:31:41 PM »

I sure hope the folks in Raleigh heeded the tornado warning/emergency, on radar and a couple of the pictures sent into TWC it was a large tornado. According to Dr. Forbes the folks at the NWS took cover after issuing the warning which is good news.

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Severe Weather / Re: Severe Weather Season 2011/Severe Wx thread

« on: April 16, 2011, 01:13:15 PM »

I am under a PDS Tornado Watch, its really windy and they are shifting around a lot. People around here think tornadoes don't kill, so they are less likely to take cover or pay attention for that matter. I'm concerned there will be injuries and fatalities because of this. Watch thewxnetwork stream on livestream.com I'm streaming live video outside of my house.

I don't quite understand the SPC's reasoning for a High Risk, if anything they should have issued a PDS Tornado Watch for AL and MS yesterday. There were quite a few long lived large tornadoes. I think they may be doing this as precautionary because of what happened yesterday.