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General Weather Chat / Re: What's the weather in your area?
« on: October 06, 2011, 10:41:56 PM »50F and lows dropping to the upper 30's. This sucks
I wouldn't mind that weather. What sucks about it?
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I wouldn't mind that weather. What sucks about it?
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Your Local Weather / Re: Grand Forks Weather
« on: October 06, 2011, 10:32:40 AM »
A whole slew of warnings and interesting weather here in Grand Forks! Stay with me here. 
A Red Flag Warning is in effect from 11 AM Thursday to 9 PM Thursday.
A Wind Advisory is in effect for the same time period.
A Fire Weather Watch is in effect for the same time period.
Forecast Wind Speeds for the next 2 days:
Today: SSE at 23-31 mph, gusts to 44.
Tomorrow: S 21-24 mph increasing to 31-34 mph, gusts to 50.
A Red Flag Warning is in effect from 11 AM Thursday to 9 PM Thursday.
A Wind Advisory is in effect for the same time period.
A Fire Weather Watch is in effect for the same time period.
Forecast Wind Speeds for the next 2 days:
Today: SSE at 23-31 mph, gusts to 44.
Tomorrow: S 21-24 mph increasing to 31-34 mph, gusts to 50.
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General Discussion / Re: Steve Jobs Has Died at Age 56
« on: October 05, 2011, 08:04:27 PM »
Although I am not an apple guy, RIP Steve Jobs. A pioneer in technology.
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General Discussion / Re: The Pot Belly Stove
« on: October 05, 2011, 04:39:34 PM »I've been living in North Jersey for a little over a month now and I notice that I'm starting to pick up a New York accent (commonly heard in north jersey) now. Whenever I say "coffee" , "hot dog" or "walk", I pronounce it as "cawwfee, hot dawwg or 'wawwk'. I don't remember speaking words like that. I'm puzzled - do you just pick up accents naturally?
I think they do. I've only been here for two months and my "O" is sounding more and more like a "U." Which is actually awesome, seeing that I love northern accents.
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Winter Weather / Winter Storm Thread: 2011-12 Season
« on: October 05, 2011, 01:23:32 PM »
It's only the first week of October, but after seeing the first Winter Storm Warnings of the winter season across the Sierra Nevada and parts of the Rockies, I figured this thread should be opened up. Any winter storm coming around that you think should be mentioned? Post about it here!
I'm personally hoping for an active winter, although not near as active as last year. The fact that La Nina is back in play suggests that, once again, New England and the Northern Plains could be facing a rough one. The Southeast may get to see some snow too, depending on the overall weather pattern.
I'm personally hoping for an active winter, although not near as active as last year. The fact that La Nina is back in play suggests that, once again, New England and the Northern Plains could be facing a rough one. The Southeast may get to see some snow too, depending on the overall weather pattern.
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Your Local Weather / Re: Grand Forks Weather
« on: October 05, 2011, 11:46:47 AM »
And yet another record! From the National Weather Service office just down the road from the dorm.
Record Report: October 5th, 2011
THE LOW TEMPERATURE SO FAR THIS MORNING AT GRAND FORKS INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT HAS BEEN 60 DEGREES. THIS IS THE WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE
FOR THIS DATE. THE PREVIOUS WARMEST LOW FOR THIS DATE WAS 53 IN
1963.
THE LOW TEMPERATURE SO FAR THIS MORNING AT GRAND FORKS UNIVERSITY OF
NORTH DAKOTA (NWS) SITE WAS 61 DEGREES. THIS IS THE WARMEST LOW
TEMPERATURE FOR THIS DATE. THE PREVIOUS WARMEST LOW FOR THIS DATE
WAS 57 IN 1955.
Record Report: October 5th, 2011
THE LOW TEMPERATURE SO FAR THIS MORNING AT GRAND FORKS INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT HAS BEEN 60 DEGREES. THIS IS THE WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE
FOR THIS DATE. THE PREVIOUS WARMEST LOW FOR THIS DATE WAS 53 IN
1963.
THE LOW TEMPERATURE SO FAR THIS MORNING AT GRAND FORKS UNIVERSITY OF
NORTH DAKOTA (NWS) SITE WAS 61 DEGREES. THIS IS THE WARMEST LOW
TEMPERATURE FOR THIS DATE. THE PREVIOUS WARMEST LOW FOR THIS DATE
WAS 57 IN 1955.
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General Discussion / Re: The Pot Belly Stove
« on: October 04, 2011, 12:00:24 PM »
It's not just inconsiderate and childish, it's illegal. A Class C felony, whatever that means. 
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General Discussion / Re: The Pot Belly Stove
« on: October 04, 2011, 10:25:35 AM »
Fire alarm number eight went off last night, at about 4 in the morning. Someone in our dorm finds it funny to pull the thing every Tuesday or Wednesday of the week, and anyone who knows who is doing it is not turning the person in. I never saw the dorm faculty, the firefighters, or the cops so livid last night. 
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The Game Room / Re: The NWS Game
« on: October 03, 2011, 05:43:33 PM »
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
POOR FLIGHT WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
4:32 PM CDT MON OCT 3 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED AN
*POOR FLIGHT WARNING FOR...
GRAND FORKS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA...
NELSON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA...
WALSH COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA...
*UNTIL 10:00 PM CDT
*AT 4:25 PM CDT...NUMEROUS REPORTS OF MODERATE TO STRONG TURBULENCE WERE FILED BY STUDENT PILOTS AT THE GRAND FORKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT HAVE REPORTEDLY DOVE AND RISEN SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET IN A MATTER OF SECONDS...AND SEVERAL SICKNESS BAGS HAVE BEEN OBSERVED BEING DUMPED OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTION...
CITIZENS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELLING WITHIN THE AIRSPACE OF THE GRAND FORKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. IF YOU ARE HIT WITH A SICKNESS BAG OR ITS CONTENTS...OR SEE AIRCRAFT SWINGING UP AND DOWN IN THE AIR...PLEASE REPORT THE INCIDENTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...WHICH WILL HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THE MATTER.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL NO LONGER BE KEEPING TRACK OF THIS MATTER...AND WOULD LIKE TO REMIND ALL CITIZENS THAT IT DOES NOT COUNT FALLING BARF AS PRECIPITATION. PLEASE SCREW YOUR HEADS ON STRAIGHT...STOP FREAKING OUT...AND STOP SPAMMING OUR OFFICE.
$$
SIMMS
It wasn't that bad today, but it just popped into my head and I couldn't let it go.
POOR FLIGHT WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
4:32 PM CDT MON OCT 3 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED AN
*POOR FLIGHT WARNING FOR...
GRAND FORKS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA...
NELSON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA...
WALSH COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA...
*UNTIL 10:00 PM CDT
*AT 4:25 PM CDT...NUMEROUS REPORTS OF MODERATE TO STRONG TURBULENCE WERE FILED BY STUDENT PILOTS AT THE GRAND FORKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT HAVE REPORTEDLY DOVE AND RISEN SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET IN A MATTER OF SECONDS...AND SEVERAL SICKNESS BAGS HAVE BEEN OBSERVED BEING DUMPED OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTION...
CITIZENS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELLING WITHIN THE AIRSPACE OF THE GRAND FORKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. IF YOU ARE HIT WITH A SICKNESS BAG OR ITS CONTENTS...OR SEE AIRCRAFT SWINGING UP AND DOWN IN THE AIR...PLEASE REPORT THE INCIDENTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...WHICH WILL HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THE MATTER.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL NO LONGER BE KEEPING TRACK OF THIS MATTER...AND WOULD LIKE TO REMIND ALL CITIZENS THAT IT DOES NOT COUNT FALLING BARF AS PRECIPITATION. PLEASE SCREW YOUR HEADS ON STRAIGHT...STOP FREAKING OUT...AND STOP SPAMMING OUR OFFICE.
$$
SIMMS
It wasn't that bad today, but it just popped into my head and I couldn't let it go.
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General Discussion / Re: Happy Birthday Matt
« on: October 03, 2011, 01:04:21 PM »
A great happy birthday to ya! 
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Your Local Weather / Re: Grand Forks Weather
« on: October 03, 2011, 01:00:49 PM »
Record Report: October 2nd, 2011
Yesterday, Grand Forks International Airport recorded a high temperature of 83 degrees. This high temperature ties the old record of 83 degrees, set in 1997.
The next three days could also be potentially record breaking. Here's the lowdown:
Monday, October 3rd
Normal High: 61
Forecast High: 82
Temperature Deviation: +21
Record High: 85 (1976)
Tuesday, October 4th
Normal High: 61
Forecast High: 83
Temperature Deviation: +22
Record High: 85 (1975)
Wednesday, October 5th
Normal High: 60
Forecast High: 85
Temperature Deviation: +25
Record High: 86 (1947)
Yesterday, Grand Forks International Airport recorded a high temperature of 83 degrees. This high temperature ties the old record of 83 degrees, set in 1997.
The next three days could also be potentially record breaking. Here's the lowdown:
Monday, October 3rd
Normal High: 61
Forecast High: 82
Temperature Deviation: +21
Record High: 85 (1976)
Tuesday, October 4th
Normal High: 61
Forecast High: 83
Temperature Deviation: +22
Record High: 85 (1975)
Wednesday, October 5th
Normal High: 60
Forecast High: 85
Temperature Deviation: +25
Record High: 86 (1947)
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General Discussion / Re: The Pot Belly Stove
« on: October 02, 2011, 11:26:00 PM »Just as long as you're not learning to drive in TEXAS...ugh.I find it extremely hilarous that the "Welcome to Texas" road signs have writing underneath that say "Drive Friendly, the Texas Way." Well, if we all drove the "Texas way," we would probably never want to get in another vehicle again. Where do I begin? Slow drivers in left lanes, lack of turn signals, etc...
And as far as traffic goes, well, let's just say that in Dallas a new interchange was being built a few years ago to relieve congestion. The product? WORSE traffic!!! The roads and the drivers in Texas has a lot to be desired.
At least when you get out in the middle of nowhere in Texas, you get to legally go 80 on the interstate. In South Carolina, I can only go 70. At least in North Dakota, it's 75.
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General Discussion / Re: The Pot Belly Stove
« on: October 02, 2011, 10:46:08 PM »Guess who got his first driving... lesson today?Yay!!! I still love driving. The thrill of it hasn't warn off yet except for those nasty traffic jams. Hopefully that isn't too bad for your area. It seems a lot harder at first then it really is. You catch on quick!
You know who.
I know - welcome to hell.
I live in a primarily rural/small urban city area, the only time I would really run into crud is being in Dothan which I have promised myself I will not go near unless it is after 9am but not during 11am-1pm and after 5pm with the exception of after 7pm. Jeeze, thinking about it makes me paranoid.
I've only got about 51 weeks before I can take my permit testlol
I can guarantee you Dothan is nothing like Atlanta. My apologies in advance to anyone who lives in the Atlanta area, but my worst driving experiences were in that town.
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Hurricane Central / Re: Hurricane Ophelia
« on: September 30, 2011, 12:30:00 PM »
Looks like NHC completely underestimated Ophelia's wind speeds. She's now a major hurricane.
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General Discussion / Re: The Pot Belly Stove
« on: September 30, 2011, 11:48:03 AM »
Congratulations, wxmediafan! I'm doing the same thing, working the Wednesday shifts for our weather show. We have a green screen, the cameras, the lights, the graphics, the soundboard, and everything else. And we have a team of 2 (which is what I'm on) making the on-show graphics on TruVu. I'm slowly getting better at working with WSI, but it's not an easy program to learn.