Polar Vortex wtf???
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Got caught on my bike at the start of this storm. It was just straight line winds in my town, but the storm gathered strength and created several tornadoes to the east. These pics are from McGregor, Iowa, about an hour southeast of me. It's just across the Mississippi from my in-laws boat, and we haul all of our soybeans to the port here. The port will be shut down for two weeks, but a lot of these extremely well preserved historic buildings are toast.
I can't embed these, but this gives a better picture. Weather sucks.
I can't embed these, but this gives a better picture. Weather sucks.
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Wow. I haven't heard about this storm, I hope there were no (or minimal) deaths.
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There wasn't even an injury.beantownbubba wrote:Wow. I haven't heard about this storm, I hope there were no (or minimal) deaths.
That's miraculous, and a testament to advance warning systems.
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What. The. Fuck? WHATTHEFUCK???
Third nor'easter in less than 2 wks? In March? Predicting the most snowfall for this latest storm? Fuck. Get me outta here.
I think this may be too big to blame on clams. This has been officially classified as "insane" by Weather The Forecast (WTF) an organization of meteorologists who wish they went for the hourly plus OT rather than the salaried job.
Third nor'easter in less than 2 wks? In March? Predicting the most snowfall for this latest storm? Fuck. Get me outta here.
I think this may be too big to blame on clams. This has been officially classified as "insane" by Weather The Forecast (WTF) an organization of meteorologists who wish they went for the hourly plus OT rather than the salaried job.
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Over 18 inches and still fallingbeantownbubba wrote:What. The. Fuck? WHATTHEFUCK???
Third nor'easter in less than 2 wks? In March? Predicting the most snowfall for this latest storm? Fuck. Get me outta here.
I think this may be too big to blame on clams. This has been officially classified as "insane" by Weather The Forecast (WTF) an organization of meteorologists who wish they went for the hourly plus OT rather than the salaried job.
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I usually pride myself on being one of those Northeasterners who thinks you should pack up your bitching about the weather and move to Florida.
But for shit's sake. April 8th and its 33F and snowing. Doesn't look like we'll break 40 all week.
Will to go on...fading...
But for shit's sake. April 8th and its 33F and snowing. Doesn't look like we'll break 40 all week.
Will to go on...fading...
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April has been worse than January was here.
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Temp was 27 during Twins/Mariners game yesterday. More of same today but maybe with a bunch of snow.
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Got cold enough to start spitting snow at Lilly Hiatt’s set yesterday in downtown Knoxville. Of course it’s going to be 80 again in just a few days.
Turn it up to 10 and rip off the knob
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70 here today, gonna be 80 tomorrow
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Fuck this shit.
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Quoted for truth and eloquence.Iowan wrote:Fuck this shit.
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6 more inches of snow on Wednesday. I've never seen anything like this.beantownbubba wrote:Quoted for truth and eloquence.Iowan wrote:Fuck this shit.
We've had the occasional spring snow storm before, but it's once every few years, and it will warm up and melt off in a couple of days. This is a legitimate snowstorm every week for the past month, and it's getting up to maybe 45 degrees in between.
Last year this weekend it was 75 degrees and sunny.
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Flash flood warnings here.
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This spring is a bunch of bullshit
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I'm just west of Decorah. Fun.
I realize that 6-8" of snow isn't a big deal to those who get Noreasters, but that's a pretty big snowfall here, and especially in April. We usually have cold winters, with a fair amount of snow, but it usually comes down a few inches at a time. Storms over 10-12" are very rare (but it did happen early this year just west of me).
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GW was talking about 15 inches in his slice of IA just the other day.Iowan wrote:
I'm just west of Decorah. Fun.
I realize that 6-8" of snow isn't a big deal to those who get Noreasters, but that's a pretty big snowfall here, and especially in April. We usually have cold winters, with a fair amount of snow, but it usually comes down a few inches at a time. Storms over 10-12" are very rare (but it did happen early this year just west of me).
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They've been getting pummeled and setting records over there. Every week they're getting a foot of snow, it seems.beantownbubba wrote:GW was talking about 15 inches in his slice of IA just the other day.Iowan wrote:
I'm just west of Decorah. Fun.
I realize that 6-8" of snow isn't a big deal to those who get Noreasters, but that's a pretty big snowfall here, and especially in April. We usually have cold winters, with a fair amount of snow, but it usually comes down a few inches at a time. Storms over 10-12" are very rare (but it did happen early this year just west of me).
They seem to get bigger and more frequent snow storms than we do. He's basically south of Estherville and west of Algona, if you're using this map.
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I wish I had taken a picture an hour ago, because there was hardly any snow. This is April 18, folks.
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^^^ Polar vortex thread merges w/ the WTF thread.
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I took this yesterday. Forecast is now saying every day will be 3-7 degrees warmer than predicted in the pic
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All that snow from Wednesday is nearly gone.
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35 days ago we had a foot of snow.
Today it's 98 degrees.
Fucking Iowa.
Today it's 98 degrees.
Fucking Iowa.
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40 deg colder today as compared to yesterday.
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On Saturday my wife and I talked about installing the air conditioners.tinnitus photography wrote:40 deg colder today as compared to yesterday.
On Sunday my wife and I debated whether to turn the heat back on.
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Real Feel of 90+ today
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A city in Oman just posted the world’s hottest low temperature ever recorded: 109 degrees
Over a period of 24 hours, the temperature in the coastal city of Quriyat, Oman, never dropped below 108.7 degrees (42.6 Celsius) Tuesday, most likely the highest minimum temperature ever observed on Earth.
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Incredibly, the temperature in Quriyat, Masters said, remained above 107.4 degrees (41.9 Celsius) for 51 straight hours. Its blistering afternoon high temperature of 121.6 degrees (49.8 Celsius) Tuesday was just about two degrees shy of Oman’s all-time heat record and its highest June temperature
Over a period of 24 hours, the temperature in the coastal city of Quriyat, Oman, never dropped below 108.7 degrees (42.6 Celsius) Tuesday, most likely the highest minimum temperature ever observed on Earth.
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Incredibly, the temperature in Quriyat, Masters said, remained above 107.4 degrees (41.9 Celsius) for 51 straight hours. Its blistering afternoon high temperature of 121.6 degrees (49.8 Celsius) Tuesday was just about two degrees shy of Oman’s all-time heat record and its highest June temperature
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highest temp in Ireland in 40 years today.
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so we're in the midst of a run where it has been over 100 for probably 7-10 days straight and the forecast says we're gonna have at least 10 more consecutive days of 100+. However, today it is at least 20 degrees cooler than forecast........... because there is a fire about 15 miles away and the smoke is blocking the sun
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Iowan and GW, just saw the news and the tornadoes that hit Iowa!! I’m hoping y’all are safe.
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