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Local Forecast / Re: Incredible - Never seen this before!

« on: June 03, 2009, 02:07:18 PM »

I sure wish my Intellistar would do this!

Me too!

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General Discussion / Re: What have you eaten today?

« on: June 03, 2009, 02:06:46 PM »

Yesterday

Breakfast: N/A
Lunch: Chicken Nuggets
Dinner: Chicken Sandwich

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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch

« on: June 03, 2009, 01:39:51 PM »

God, YT needs to stop doing site maintenance every day. Or else gonna explode. 

Calm down.

It annoys me too

Same here.

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The Game Room / Re: Ban the Person above you

« on: June 03, 2009, 11:47:18 AM »

Banned for liking the  emotion...ugh.

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The Game Room / Re: Which would you prefer?

« on: June 02, 2009, 10:54:58 AM »

Sunset

IntelliStar or WeatherStar XL?

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The Game Room / Re: Guess the Next Poster

« on: June 02, 2009, 10:05:29 AM »

No.

Evan?

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General Discussion / Re: Traffic lights

« on: June 01, 2009, 03:09:06 PM »

Those are actually older signs from when the lights were installed in 1997, the newer ones use a font that looks a lot like the font in TWC's logo. There are also signs that use Interstate.

Yeah, I noticed that as well.

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The Game Room / Re: Ban the Person above you

« on: June 01, 2009, 02:42:34 PM »

Banned for visiting Mexico serval times...ugh. 

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The Game Room / Re: Which would you prefer?

« on: June 01, 2009, 02:41:51 PM »

fabric office chair.

Hurricane Season or Winter Season?

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Your Local Weather / Re: Laredo, TX Weather

« on: June 01, 2009, 10:33:38 AM »

May 2009 Totals. Sorry for the long post.
 
5/1   
Hi   101°F 
Lo   75°F 

Precip (in) 
0in.
 
5/2 
Hi   102°F 
Lo   76°F 
Precip (in) 
0in. 

5/3
Hi   104°F 
Lo   76°F 
Precip (in) 
0in.
 
5/4 
Hi   101°F 
Lo   79°F 
Precip (in) 
0in. 

5/5 
Hi   103°F 
Lo   75°F 
Precip (in) 
0in. 
 
5/6 
Hi   107°F 
Lo   78°F 
Precip (in) 
0in. 

5/7 
Hi   106°F 
Lo   78°F 
Precip (in) 
0in.
 
5/8 
Hi   109°F 
Lo   78°F 
Precip (in) 
0in. 

5/9
Hi   104°F 
Lo   78°F 
Precip (in) 
0in. 
 
5/10 
Hi   101°F 
Lo   79°F 
Precip (in) 
0in. 
 
5/11 
Hi   102°F 
Lo   78°F 
Precip (in) 
0in. 
   
5/12 
Hi   103°F 
Lo   78°F 
Precip (in) 
0in. 
   
5/13 
Hi   105°F 
Lo   79°F 
Precip (in) 
0in. 
   
5/14   
Hi   98°F 
Lo   77°F 
Precip (in) 
0.07in.
   
5/15 
Hi   100°F 
Lo   78°F 
Precip (in) 
0.24in. 
   
5/16 
Hi   88°F 
Lo   70°F 
Precip (in) 
0.34in. 
 
5/17   
Hi   85°F 
Lo   69°F 
Precip (in) 
0in. 

5/18 
Hi   88°F 
Lo   65°F 
Precip (in) 
0in. 
   
5/19 
Hi   88°F 
Lo   62°F 
Precip (in) 
0in. 
   
5/20 
Hi   89°F 
Lo   62°F 
Precip (in) 
0in. 
   
5/21 
Hi   89°F 
Lo   62°F 
Precip (in) 
0in.
 
5/22 
Hi   91°F 
Lo   70°F 
Precip (in) 
0.04in. 
   
5/23 
Hi   94°F 
Lo   71°F 
Precip (in) 
0.06in. 
   
5/24   
Hi   99°F 
Lo   72°F 
Precip (in) 
0in. 
   
5/25 
Hi   105°F 
Lo   73°F 
Precip (in) 
0.31in. 
   
5/26 
Hi   99°F 
Lo   70°F 
Precip (in) 
0.22in. 

5/27 
Hi   97°F 
Lo   75°F 
Precip (in) 
2.36in. 
   
5/28 
Hi   93°F 
Lo   69°F 
Precip (in) 
0in.
 
5/29 
Hi   96°F 
Lo   73°F 
Precip (in) 
0.05in. 
 
5/30
Hi   95°F 
Lo   73°F 
Precip (in) 
0in. 
 
5/31
Hi   95°F 
Lo   72°F 
Precip (in) 
0.32in.

Highest temp: 109F
Lowest temp: 62F
Precipitation: 4.31 inches. Good, but it's was above average.

Month Totals
Days over 90: 25 Year Total: 48
Days over 100: 15 Year Total: 18. Not bad.

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Everything Else TWC / Re: General TWC Discussion

« on: June 01, 2009, 09:42:02 AM »

Tropical Update Music from last year at 8:40AM CDT.

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The Game Room / Re: A game, put the wrong emoticon at the end of the sentence

« on: May 31, 2009, 10:41:28 PM »

I woke up at 7AM. 

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The Game Room / Re: Guess the Next Poster

« on: May 31, 2009, 10:27:35 PM »

No

Victor?

1649

General Discussion / Re: Traffic lights

« on: May 31, 2009, 10:24:02 PM »

The traffic light in my area are mounted horizonal and sometimes vertical.

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General Weather Chat / Re: Watch/Warning Thread

« on: May 31, 2009, 09:26:37 PM »

Sorry for bumping, but here are the watches/warnings for tonight.

Issued by The National Weather Service
Corpus Christi, TX
8:14 pm CDT, Sun., May. 31, 2009

... A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR WEBB AND SOUTHWESTERN LA SALLE COUNTIES...

AT 805 PM CDT... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. THE HEAVIEST RAINS WERE OCCURRING 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF LAS TIENDAS IN NORTHWEST WEBB COUNTY. DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES THAT APPROXIMATELY 3-6 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN IN THIS AREA. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES IS POSSIBLE DUE TO THE SLOW SOUTHWARD MOVEMENT OF THESE STORMS.

OTHER STORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL WERE LOCATED ALONG I-35 FROM NEAR CALLAGHAN TO LAREDO TO RIO BRAVO. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NEARLY STATIONARY AND COULD PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH ISOLATED TOTALS OF 5 INCHES POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS... INCLUDING VELENZUELA CREEK AND PINTO CREEK. COUNTRY ROADS... AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS COULD ALSO FLOOD.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN WEBB COUNTY...

AT 748 PM CDT... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL... AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED ON THE DIMMIT AND WEBB COUNTY LINE... OR 22 MILES SOUTH OF CARRIZO SPRINGS... MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. OTHER SEVERE STORMS WERE DEVELOPING 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF LAS TIENDAS... MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... RURAL NORTHWESTERN WEBB COUNTY AT 800 PM CDT LA ESPERANZA RANCH AT 810 PM CDT

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR... CENTRAL WEBB COUNTY IN SOUTH TEXAS...

* UNTIL 930 PM CDT

* AT 825 PM CDT... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF LAS TIENDAS... OR 23 MILES WEST OF ENCINAL... MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... LAS TIENDAS BY 840 PM CDT...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE... SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES... EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE... LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.