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Weather Guide Calendar
Posted on 06/17/2005 9:40:47 PM PDT by raygun
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TOPICS: Weather
KEYWORDS: wx; wx1939; wx1975; wx1991; wxevents; wxfacts; wxfred; wxhistory; wxman; wxstuff; wxwoman; wxwow
1939: a tornado killed 9 (including 4 occupants of a car thrown 1000') and injured 222 on a 25-mi path of destruction from near Corcoran to Anoka to Cedar, MN; debris found 70-mi downwind. Many witnesses said the Missiissip was briefly sucked dry in the vicinity of the tornado. Dude, figure out the cubic foot minute (CFM) flow of the Missippi, that water came down somewhere.
1975: An F4 tornado leveled a farmhouse near Arnold, NE. As an aside (and since some of you may miss the upcoming entry on this) 6 years later (24 Aug 81), the rebuilt home on the same site was destroyed by an F3 tornado.
Anyways, in the former storm, a pickup was tossed 200 yds (1 death). Pieces of the camper it was towing was found miles away.
1991: I wonder if there was a parade that day. Antofagsta, Chile (along the coastal Atacama Desert - one of the worlds driest) experienced 4 hours of rain. Mud slides swept homes and vehicles into the sea - at least 41 fatalities. Prior to 1986, Antofagsta hasn't seen a drop of rain.
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posted on
06/17/2005 9:40:48 PM PDT
by
raygun
To: Red Sea Swimmer; Inyo-Mono; mariabush; SIDENET; Larry Lucido; bannie; TADSLOS; Constitution Day; ...
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posted on
06/17/2005 9:41:23 PM PDT
by
raygun
To: raygun
Mostly dark here, with a chance of light as sunrise approaches.
Why the hell am I up?
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posted on
06/17/2005 10:10:04 PM PDT
by
Tennessee_Bob
("Nac Mac Feegle! The Wee Free Men! Nae king! Nae quin! Nae laird! We willna be fooled again!")
To: Tennessee_Bob
Its because of the other guy. He's dealing with a THI 83.7 and you're not.
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posted on
06/17/2005 10:18:28 PM PDT
by
raygun
To: All
in fact, I know this guy: he's running around naked (screaming).
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posted on
06/17/2005 10:20:44 PM PDT
by
raygun
To: Tennessee_Bob
Why the hell am I up? Because there is still beer in the fridge?
At least, that is why I'm still up.
BTW... It's still hot here... Could someone turn on the AC?
To: raygun
Would you like an invitation to the newly formed Antelope Valley/High Desert ping list?
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posted on
06/18/2005 12:02:17 AM PDT
by
lainie
To: raygun; Tennessee_Bob; All
The Mother Ship has returned!!!
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Off to work I must go
Regards
alfa6 ;>}
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posted on
06/18/2005 2:48:58 AM PDT
by
alfa6
(Two wrongs don't make a right, but two Wrights made an airplane!)
To: alfa6
Awsome pic !!! Thanks for sharing !!
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posted on
06/18/2005 12:39:22 PM PDT
by
dfwddr
To: alfa6; RightWhale
I'm speechless. Right Whale on the other hand is green with envy. Bet you wish that tropopause was just a wee bit higher right about now, eh Right Whale? But you do have those midnight rainbows going for you (I envy you). We don't get too many of them in these necks of the woods. But they are cool (especially those that happen after a blistering 10 minutes of daylight and a noonish sunset, eh?).
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posted on
06/18/2005 3:23:34 PM PDT
by
raygun
To: lainie
Dude, you guys are happenin' eh? Color me in, as anybody who misses out on stuff goin' on in Antelope Valley is a fool.
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posted on
06/18/2005 3:25:33 PM PDT
by
raygun
To: raygun
I have seen weather like that, but not up here. i have seen clouds like that in green and purple with streaks of black and then hail an inch diameter with 50 mph winds flinging those musket balls hard enough to dent the fender of a '55 Chevy coupe. That is weather. We don't get weather here.
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posted on
06/18/2005 3:29:56 PM PDT
by
RightWhale
(Some may think I am a methodist)
To: RightWhale
I'd only think you're a methodist if you instist the footstomps go after the hummina-hummina head thrust wabbee-wabbee's (and not in between).
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posted on
06/18/2005 3:38:44 PM PDT
by
raygun
To: Khurkris
Looks like today is going to be sunny after all. Although, they seem expeciially confidant on that 82 Deg. F. for the foreseable future. I've never seen anything like that. One word sums that up: you live a charmed life. Not only that, but you've got that THI 77.8 going for you right now (that's like way cool compared to what you had going before). You might have to put some undies on right about now to ward off that chill, eh?
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posted on
06/18/2005 3:44:00 PM PDT
by
raygun
To: raygun
0857 on Sunday morning. Rained about 2 hours in early am hrs. Clear now, very high clouds and getting steamy as usual. Expect more showers late in day. did you know mold/mildew comes in at least 6 different colours?
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posted on
06/18/2005 5:58:41 PM PDT
by
Khurkris
(I am too damp for a tag-line. Wait till I dry out.)
To: raygun
Perfectly beautiful day here in Chicagoland. We were downtown at the Feild Museum to see dinosaurs then walked along lake, then up and down Michigan Ave. Hot sun but cool winds from north, like early October still, perfect. No earthquakes, tornadoes, hail or flooding, but we did notice what looked like some kind of dinosaur coming out of Lake Michigan toward Millennium Park but it was just as we were getting back on the expressway so we could not see any longer to see what happened. I checked all the radio stations to see if there was any mention of a sea creature rising out of the Lake, but no mention yet. I will let you all know as soon as I hear - as to what they have decided it was.
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posted on
06/18/2005 7:08:49 PM PDT
by
Esther Ruth
(I shouldn't be drinking Starbucks this late at night....)
To: Esther Ruth
Typically, sea-monsters are considered to be non-news worthy. Just so you know.
Other than that, everything you say describes sea-monster sightings to the hilt.
How did you like that THI while you were doing the walk-about?
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posted on
06/18/2005 7:28:21 PM PDT
by
raygun
To: Khurkris
I do now.
The Bible says that the color of mold is indicative whether or not its cool or not. If one had un-cool mold in their house that was a bad thing. Cool mold on the other hand was, well, cool. Nobody gave anybody grief about cool mold growing on the wall of their home.
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posted on
06/18/2005 7:32:46 PM PDT
by
raygun
To: raygun
"How did you like that THI while you were doing the walk-about?"
Tropical Hawiian IceCream?
Tibetan Honduran Iced --Coffee?
um
Thai Hot Iguana - Fried on a Stick? (with a side of frys...)
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posted on
06/18/2005 7:45:00 PM PDT
by
Esther Ruth
(I shouldn't be drinking Starbucks this late at night....)
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