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Hurricane Central / Hurricane Rafael

« on: October 12, 2012, 08:01:38 PM »

New storm out in the Carribean....winds are at 40 mph.

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

« on: October 11, 2012, 11:44:58 AM »

35° Partly Cloudy.

Today's high is 43°.

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Severe Weather / Re: Severe Weather Season 2012

« on: October 10, 2012, 02:14:15 PM »

It looks like Mother Nature is gearing up for another severe weather session on Saturday across the northern Mississippi Valley into Iowa and Missouri as a cut-off low swings northeastward into the Midwest. Looks like damaging winds and possibly a few tornadoes will be the main threats.

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

« on: October 10, 2012, 02:12:47 PM »

44° Overcast

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General Discussion / Re: The Pot Belly Stove

« on: October 09, 2012, 07:32:27 PM »

This is PETA at its best, and apparently they are at their best when they having absolutely nothing to do.

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

« on: October 08, 2012, 03:03:02 PM »

As of 2:02 PM - same as Patrick. Same low.

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Your Local Weather / Re: Grand Forks Weather

« on: October 05, 2012, 03:25:58 PM »

RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS
305 AM CDT FRI OCT 5 2012


...RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM SNOWFALL SET AT GRAND FORKS INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT ND...AT FARGO HECTOR FIELD AND AT GRAND FORKS UNIV NWS...

 A DAILY RECORD SNOWFALL OF 2.7 INCHES WAS SET AT GRAND FORKS
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ND FOR THURSDAY OCTOBER 4. THE OLD RECORD WAS
A TRACE SET IN 1952.

ALSO A DAILY RECORD SNOWFALL OF 1.4 INCHES WAS SET AT FARGO HECTOR
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ND FOR THURSDAY OCTOBER 4. THE OLD RECORD WAS
0.6 INCHES SET IN 1903.

A DAILY RECORD SNOWFALL OF 3.5 INCHES WAS SET AT GRAND FORKS UNIV
NWS FOR THURSDAY OCTOBER 4. NO SNOWFALL ON RECORD OCCURRED ON
OCTOBER 4.

ALSO A DAILY RECORD PRECIPITATION OF 0.57 INCHES FELL ON THURSDAY
OCTOBER 4 AT THE GRAND FORKS UNIV NWS. THE OLD RECORD WAS 0.55
INCHES SET IN 1913.


$$

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

« on: October 05, 2012, 02:24:51 PM »

36° Light Snow/Fog/Mist/Breezy.

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OCMs & Personalities / Re: Jeff Morrow leaves TWC

« on: October 05, 2012, 02:23:24 PM »

Well, for one, we don't know the entire story, so until we do, it isn't very smart to be pointing fingers right now.

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Forecasting / Re: Ask The Weather Expert!

« on: October 04, 2012, 07:16:52 PM »

Excellent explanation, Patrick! 

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Your Local Weather / Re: Grand Forks Weather

« on: October 04, 2012, 05:34:51 PM »

Well, snow turned back to rain this afternoon as the temperature climbed into the upper 30s, so snow totals were a lot less than forecast. Regardless, the recording of 3.5 inches this afternoon on campus is one of the earliest 1 inch or greater accumulations in the history of the city.

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

« on: October 04, 2012, 09:00:51 AM »

33° Light Snow/Blowing Snow/Mist/Windy

As of 7 AM this morning total accumulations are 3 inches. An additional 5 to 9 inches are expected throughout the remainder of the day.

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General Discussion / Re: Happy Birthday, Matt (twcclassics)!

« on: October 03, 2012, 08:14:32 PM »

Happy Birthday, Matt! Hope you have a good one! 

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Everything Else TWC / Re: Why The Weather Channel is Naming Winter Storms

« on: October 03, 2012, 05:11:20 PM »

The more I think about it they probably should test this only on blizzards/icestorms first if there any this winter and see how that goes before broadening it out to overall winter storms.

Again, the idea of naming Winter Storms overall is not that bad. There are NWS offices (NWS Buffalo) and local news stations (I've heard Minneapolis and parts of CT do this) that have been doing this for years, the thing is they're local, the key word here. What they're planning to do is certainly going to be much more challenging since they're focusing on the entire regions of the nation.

Yep...the locals here have been naming winter storms since 1997.

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Winter Weather / Re: 2012-2013 Winter Outlook

« on: October 03, 2012, 05:00:45 PM »

1. DISTURBED ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH A LARGE LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM LOCATED ABOUT 950 MILES WEST OF ALASKA
CONTINUES TO GRADUALLY BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED.
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO REMAIN CONDUCIVE FOR
DEVELOPMENT...AND THIS DISTURBANCE COULD BECOME A WINTER STORM
LATER TONIGHT OR ON WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM HAS A HIGH
CHANCE...80 PERCENT...OF BECOMING WINTER STORM ATHENA DURING THE
NEXT 48 HOURS AS IT MOVES NORTHEASTWARD AT 10 TO 15 MPH.

ELSEWHERE...WINTER STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE
NEXT 48 HOURS.

$$
FORECASTER NIZIOL

NOTE: This is a joke, I made it up given TWC's latest "buzzing" news.

THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER HAS INITIATED ADVISORIES ON WINTER STORM ATHENA...CENTERED 40 MILES NORTH OF BISMARCK NORTH DAKOTA. WINTER STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA. FOR MORE DETAILS...PLEASE VIEW THE PUBLIC ADVISORY.

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