Re: Severe weather never sleeps! « Reply #361 on: January 23, 2020, 06:04:27 PM » Author: Rommie
Quote from: fluorescent lover 40 on January 23, 2020, 05:51:45 PM You can head here to Southern California! Right now, it's in the mid 70s. By next Saturday, it'll be around the high 70s low 80s. That's an idea, I have friends in San Diego..! All I need now is the money
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	Re: Severe weather never sleeps! « Reply #362 on: January 23, 2020, 09:33:15 PM » Author: xmaslightguy
Forecast is saying we have a slight chance of snow here next Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday. Guess we'll see if any of the little systems that provide those chances amount to much...
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	Re: Severe weather never sleeps! « Reply #363 on: January 24, 2020, 08:49:16 AM » Author: suzukir122
@Xmaslightguy, ha... I wouldn't want to get caught up in ANY of that lol...
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	Re: Severe weather never sleeps! « Reply #364 on: January 24, 2020, 10:00:56 AM » Author: CEB1993
Quote from: wide-lite 1000 on January 22, 2020, 09:13:49 PM I remember Georgia winters, I'll take 22°and snowing over 36° and raining any day ! The dry winter days were nice , the wet winter days SUCKED ! It's humid where I live most of the time and that humidity makes it feel colder than the actual temperature, and makes it feel damp and chilly inside the house. We have a lot of cold, rainy days where it's as cold as it can possibly be without any freezing precipitation. I agree, I'd take a colder temperature and a pretty snow over a warmer temperature and a cold rain any day! After living up in New York last year, South Carolina sometimes feels just as cold for different reasons. NY had lower air temperatures and SC has higher humidity and more rain that exaggerates the air temperature. It's been windy this winter too. All the cold rain and constant wind reminds me of what it's like in Scotland and England during the winter. I've heard places like St. Andrews (home of the world's most famous golf courses) gets a lot of wind and rain, but not too much snow.
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	Re: Severe weather never sleeps! « Reply #365 on: January 24, 2020, 10:06:31 AM » Author: CEB1993
Quote from: xmaslightguy on January 21, 2020, 09:53:34 PM Assuming ofcourse that this was a supercell storm, it coulda been the storm's RFD (Rear-Flank Downdraft) .. those RFD winds can sometimes get quite strong & do a fair bit of damage. That's really interesting! I've felt downdrafts and it's kind of creepy how a warm spring or summer day is suddenly chilled by a cold downward wind. They usually mean that the storm contains hail  I think I had a "wind tunnel" effect at my house because of the car port. Strong downward wind might have been ducted through the car port and amplified enough to blow the lawn furniture up to 100 feet away from the yard. No signs of hail damage, but it was obviously extremely powerful winds. We never had an official tornado sighting, so I'm thinking this could have been the result of an RFD.
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	Re: Severe weather never sleeps! « Reply #366 on: January 24, 2020, 11:43:24 AM » Author: Rommie
I can't take high humidity, which is why places like Florida are a no-go for me. Heat is ok if it's dry, I've been in Arizona in 100°+ heat with no problems, but if I'm soaking wet as well, no thanks..!
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	Re: Severe weather never sleeps! « Reply #367 on: January 24, 2020, 12:29:00 PM » Author: CreeRSW207
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	Re: Severe weather never sleeps! « Reply #368 on: February 01, 2020, 08:37:45 AM » Author: CEB1993
We finally got a little dusting of snow yesterday morning   The weather forecast called for all rain and 40 as a high, so I was shocked when I saw big, wet snowflakes falling outside.   It snowed for about an hour, and a little bit stuck. Here’s my windshield before I drove off yesterday. Snow in my region is notoriously difficult to forecast.
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	Re: Severe weather never sleeps! « Reply #369 on: February 05, 2020, 11:16:24 AM » Author: CEB1993
We have up to 5 inches of rain in the forecast between now and Thursday evening. That's over a month's worth of rain in about 24 hours  According to our local weather service, the average monthly rainfall for February in upstate SC is about 3.95 inches. I'm expecting overflowing storm drains, flooded sections of road, and even some landslides up in the mountains near me. It's going to be bad... When driving and encountering flooded roads "Turn around, don't drown!"  This same system is reaching all the way up to the northeast USA and Canada and will bring about 5 inches of snow and ice to upstate NY where I used to live last year. Overall, it's been a less snowy winter for NY and a somewhat mild winter for SC this year. Looks like February is going to be mild and rainy with rain and thunderstorms nearly every day in the forecast next week.
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	Re: Severe weather never sleeps! « Reply #370 on: February 05, 2020, 11:38:51 PM » Author: Cole D.
Last week there was one night, where there was thunder and some approaching storms. Brought some rain for about half hour. Then, Friday night, it rained late at night and into Saturday morning. But tomorrow night we are supposed to get some severe weather with thunderstorms and possibly causing tornado warnings. But severe thunderstorm warnings at least. Surprising since so far, we hadn't had any severe weather and hardly any thunder this winter here.
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	Re: Severe weather never sleeps! « Reply #371 on: February 06, 2020, 12:34:48 AM » Author: xmaslightguy
Quote from: CEB1993 That's really interesting! I've felt downdrafts and it's kind of creepy how a warm spring or summer day is suddenly chilled by a cold downward wind. Yep its an odd feeling with that cool/cold air from a downdraft Quote but it was obviously extremely powerful winds. We never had an official tornado sighting, so I'm thinking this could have been the result of an RFD. The RFD winds can exceed 100mph,  and can be strong enough to flip vehicles (more so something like a van or truck than a car), or rip the roof off a house... ----------- Quote We have up to 5 inches of rain in the forecast between now and Thursday evening. ... This same system is reaching all the way up to the northeast USA and Canada Possibly part of the same system that passed through here Mon/Tue, giving around 6-7" of snow in my area (and a low of -5F this morning) There's another chance of snow Friday ----------- I see there was 6 tornado reports in MS today (plus numerous hail & high-wind reports there & surrounding states...)
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	Re: Severe weather never sleeps! « Reply #372 on: February 06, 2020, 08:58:06 AM » Author: CreeRSW207
Snow for the next two days here.
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	Re: Severe weather never sleeps! « Reply #374 on: February 06, 2020, 10:06:10 AM » Author: CreeRSW207
Quote from: 589 on February 06, 2020, 09:11:18 AM Today 70 Frankenstein and monsoon. Tomorrow freezing and snow. It’s a roller coaster here, par for the course. It was like that here too 50s one day and 20s the next!
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