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Posted on 06/22/2005 9:17:04 PM PDT by raygun
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TOPICS: Miscellaneous; Philosophy; Unclassified; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: wx1957; wx1983; wx1992; wx1993; wxcool; wxfacts; wxfred; wxhistory; wxphenomenon; wxrecords; wxstuff; wxwow
1957: A few miles west of Fort Stockton, TX, a thunderstorm dropped hailstones some almost 4.5" in diameter. 21 people (mostly farm laborers) were unable to find shelter and received injuries. Some livestock was killed. Although U.S. hail fatalities are rare, injuries are not that unusual.
1983: Excessive runoff from the wetter-than-normal previous fall and winter, followed by a record wet March, led the DMAD Dam neat Delta, UT, to fill to twice its rated capacity. As a result it failed and Oasis and Deseret were flooded by 3-5' water.
1992: Lightning struck in the vicinity of 14 horseback riders just N of Vail, CO. Six of the riders were injured and 3 horses were killed.
1993: Thunderstorm winds of 100 mph blew for almost 10 min. at Axtell, NE. Holes were torn in home roofs, many outbuildings were destroyed. On the Kearney/Phelps County line some buildings were blown away.
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posted on
06/22/2005 9:17:04 PM PDT
by
raygun
To: Red Sea Swimmer; Inyo-Mono; mariabush; SIDENET; Larry Lucido; bannie; TADSLOS; Constitution Day; ...
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posted on
06/22/2005 9:18:33 PM PDT
by
raygun
To: raygun
Put me on the list, willya? You do a great job daily!
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posted on
06/22/2005 9:20:47 PM PDT
by
JennysCool
(Support bacteria - they're the only culture some people have.)
To: raygun
Weather Factoid for the Day I suspect you mean “Weather Factlet for the Day.”
Fact-oid would be similar to a fact, but not a fact. Just as humanoid would be similar to a human but not a human. Or meteoroid would be similar to a meteor, but not one.
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posted on
06/22/2005 9:24:17 PM PDT
by
Who dat?
To: Who dat?
You make an interesting pointlet.
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posted on
06/22/2005 9:26:38 PM PDT
by
Seaplaner
(Never give in. Never give in. Never...except to convictions of honour and good sense. W. Churchill)
To: Who dat?
factoid n 1: something resembling a fact; unverified (often invented) information that is given credibility because it appeared in print 2: a brief (usually one sentence and usually trivial) news item
Definition #2 ring a bell???
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posted on
06/22/2005 9:28:34 PM PDT
by
Keith in Iowa
(Life's a beach - and Liberals are like the sand that gets in your swimsuit...)
To: Keith in Iowa
How 'bout I call 'em factoidlets? Or factletoids? Or perhaps factoidletnessage. Or maybe factoidagenessletoid?
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posted on
06/22/2005 9:37:59 PM PDT
by
raygun
To: raygun
factoid is fine - unless you're retentive, and think only definition #1 is the only correct choice when looking up a word... :)
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posted on
06/22/2005 9:41:49 PM PDT
by
Keith in Iowa
(Life's a beach - and Liberals are like the sand that gets in your swimsuit...)
To: raygun
"1992: Lightning struck in the vicinity of 14 horseback riders just N of Vail, CO. Six of the riders were injured and 3 horses were killed."
3 horses were killed but not their riders??? That seems unusual.
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posted on
06/22/2005 9:42:49 PM PDT
by
CO Gal
(Liberals should be seen, but not heard..)
To: Who dat?
I suspect you mean “Weather Factlet for the Day.” I yam what I yam, and that's what I yam.
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posted on
06/22/2005 9:49:42 PM PDT
by
RightWhale
(withdraw from the 1967 UN Outer Space Treaty)
To: CO Gal
Maybe the riders were thrown.
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posted on
06/22/2005 10:08:54 PM PDT
by
raygun
To: Keith in Iowa
o.k. Then its settled: factageletnessoidski it is. Although maybe it should be: factageletnessoidowitz?
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posted on
06/22/2005 10:12:44 PM PDT
by
raygun
To: Seaplaner
"You make an interesting pointlet."
And people who are good at making pointlets are usually referred to as pointtoidians by the cluelesstoidians.
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posted on
06/23/2005 7:05:40 AM PDT
by
Esther Ruth
(Oh .... they tell me of an unclouded day....... I'll fly away...... to that sweet by and by...)
To: raygun
Massive Crack Opens In Earth In Texas
Some parts measure more than 30-feet deep and it drained what use to be a pond
By First Coast News Staff
CLAUDE, TX -- A massive crack in the earth opened up last week in Claude, Texas and its creating a stir among geologists.
Geologists said Tuesday the crack was a joint in the earth's crust. They believe the opening is the result of a weak point in the joint where one spot slips away from the other.
Some parts measure more than 30-feet deep and it drained what use to be a pond. Experts say earth cracks are common but the size of the crack
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/usworld/news-article.aspx?storyid=39373
To: Esther Ruth
Massive Crack Opens In Earth In Texas
Haliburton will fix it
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posted on
06/23/2005 8:09:23 PM PDT
by
al baby
(Father of the Beeber)
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