The Weather Thread

[Hawkeye21 2,381]

I thought it would be nice to have a dedicated thread on weather.  We are getting into severe weather season and today is going to produce some pretty nasty stuff.  The forecast has pretty much remained the same throughout the whole week for today which rarely happens.  Schools are letting out early so people can be home safe before it hits.  I have never seen this before in Iowa.  Luckily I live close to my business so I can go home quick to take shelter if needed and I can get my employees there as well.  Stay safe everyone.

[MDC 7,124]

Supposed to be mid-60s and sunny here.

It’s always sunny in Philly.  

[MTSkiBum 1,620]

There were golf ball sized hail in southeast houston area a few days ago. There were people on my local fishing forum that need to take cars to body shops, etc. Thankfully it missed us in southwest houston.

 

Should be a nice weekend here, albeit windy.

[Hawkeye21 2,381]

The Mississippi Valley is going to be active today.

 

[easilyscan 858]

On 3/31/2023 at 8:05 AM, Hawkeye21 said:

Schools are letting out early so people can be home safe before it hits.  I have never seen this before in Iowa.

When you say you've never seen this before, do you mean you've never seen schools close early because of the threat of severe weather, or never seen severe weather this early in the season ?

Anyway, thanks for the thread. It's right up my alley. Here's one those in Iowa last Friday

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpK0op4PIWg

Regarding how early in the year severe weather can strike, here's a tornado warned storm I filmed in South-Central Minnesota on March 10, 2021.

 

[seafoam1 2,799]

On 3/31/2023 at 9:27 AM, MDC said:

Supposed to be mid-60s and sunny here.

It’s always sunny in Philly.  

Ranked: America’s Dirtiest Cities (Number 1 is the worst; the overall scores on a scale of 10 are listed after each location)

 

1. Philadelphia (1.84)
2. Detroit (2.25)
3. Kansas City, Missouri (3.02)
4. Mesa, Arizona (3.25)
5. Atlanta (3.47)
6. Tulsa, Oklahoma (3.54)
7. Omaha, Nebraska (3.55)
8. Columbus, Ohio (3.59)
9. Chicago (3.63)
10. Phoenix, Arizona (3.64)

[seafoam1 2,799]

On 3/31/2023 at 9:05 AM, Hawkeye21 said:

I thought it would be nice to have a dedicated thread on weather.  We are getting into severe weather season and today is going to produce some pretty nasty stuff.  The forecast has pretty much remained the same throughout the whole week for today which rarely happens.  Schools are letting out early so people can be home safe before it hits.  I have never seen this before in Iowa.  Luckily I live close to my business so I can go home quick to take shelter if needed and I can get my employees there as well.  Stay safe everyone.

You mention you have never seen this before, yet you say it is designated "severe weather season". Doesn't the name "severe weather season" imply that it's a seasonal event?

How can this be if it doesn't happen as a long standing "seasonal" occurrence? Weather being the same for a week is new to Iowa? Every place I have lived in this country has had same weather last a week long. Sometimes even a whole season long for that matter. 

 

[Cloaca du jour 2,147]

10 minutes ago, seafoam1 said:

Ranked: America’s Dirtiest Cities (Number 1 is the worst; the overall scores on a scale of 10 are listed after each location)

 

1. Philadelphia (1.84)
2. Detroit (2.25)
3. Kansas City, Missouri (3.02)
4. Mesa, Arizona (3.25)
5. Atlanta (3.47)
6. Tulsa, Oklahoma (3.54)
7. Omaha, Nebraska (3.55)
8. Columbus, Ohio (3.59)
9. Chicago (3.63)
10. Phoenix, Arizona (3.64)

Do you even read the title of the posts?  Weather!!!  Whether or not you can read..  Get out of MDC's anal leakage.

[Cloaca du jour 2,147]

We have had a few days of really high winds...power outages and all around mayhem.

Went from 65 to 30 overnight.

Ohio weather...amiright?

[seafoam1 2,799]

4 minutes ago, Cloaca du jour said:

Do you even read the title of the posts?  Weather!!!  Whether or not you can read..  Get out of MDC's anal leakage.

Weather is included when talking about dirty cities. In fact it is directly related at times. This is simply an older example:

Dirty Philadelphia Is Dirty

NBC 10 says the American Lung Association has bad news for Philly in a new report: “Ozone levels (commonly called smog) came in worse than it did in the 2009 data, likely due to warmer temperatures in 2012. Philadelphia County remained the most polluted county in the metro area as well as in Pennsylvania, and was graded “F,” significantly worsening its annual average to 16.7 days with unhealthful levels of ozone in 2010-2012, from 10.7 in 2009-2011.

[kutulu 1,659]

And I feel, so much depends on the weather 

[frank 2,276]

[Gepetto 1,288]

Last Sunday (one week ago) I woke up to 7 inches of snow!  It wasn't even in the forecast.

[frank 2,276]

[easilyscan 858]

https://www.severestudios.com/livechase/

[kutulu 1,659]

 

[frank 2,276]

 

[wiffleball 4,788]

Pretty sure it's been the windiest year on record for colorado. I freaking hate wind.  This s*** keeps up and the whole damn state's going to burn down.

[Hawkeye21 2,381]

7 hours ago, easilyscan said:

When you say you've never seen this before, do you mean you've never seen schools close early because of the threat of severe weather, or never seen severe weather this early in the season ?

Anyway, thanks for the thread. It's right up my alley. Here's one those in Iowa last Friday

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpK0op4PIWg

Regarding how early in the year severe weather can strike, here's a tornado warned storm I filmed in South-Central Minnesota on March 10, 2021.

 

I meant I’ve never seen schools out for severe weather like this. Usually only snow, ice, cold and heat. 

[Hawkeye21 2,381]

7 hours ago, seafoam1 said:

You mention you have never seen this before, yet you say it is designated "severe weather season". Doesn't the name "severe weather season" imply that it's a seasonal event?

How can this be if it doesn't happen as a long standing "seasonal" occurrence? Weather being the same for a week is new to Iowa? Every place I have lived in this country has had same weather last a week long. Sometimes even a whole season long for that matter. 

 

What?

[easilyscan 858]

13 minutes ago, Hawkeye21 said:

I meant I’ve never seen schools out for severe weather like this. Usually only snow, ice, cold and heat. 

That's what I figured. Looks like a situation similar to last Friday for your area this coming Tuesday. Click day 2 upper right.

https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html

[MLCKAA 540]

Lots of twisters herein Indiana Saturday.  I have 3 total loss claims already.

[easilyscan 858]

38 minutes ago, MLCKAA said:

Lots of twisters herein Indiana Saturday.  I have 3 total loss claims already.

Sorry to hear that. Did you see it/were you at home ?

[MLCKAA 540]

7 hours ago, easilyscan said:

Sorry to hear that. Did you see it/were you at home ?

I was home and the winds were fierce but that’s all we got.  Whiteland, IN is about 20 minutes south of me and they got ripped a new one.  Sullivan, IN is 90 minutes southwest of me and they really got hammered.

[Hawkeye21 2,381]

9 hours ago, easilyscan said:

That's what I figured. Looks like a situation similar to last Friday for your area this coming Tuesday. Click day 2 upper right.

https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html

Looks very similar.  Not a level 5 threat like it was Friday but it's still going to be a long day again.  I got lucky at my house, only limbs down, but there were surrounding towns that got hit hard.

[Hawkeye21 2,381]

8 hours ago, MLCKAA said:

Lots of twisters herein Indiana Saturday.  I have 3 total loss claims already.

That was all from the same storm system too, wasn't it?

[MLCKAA 540]

8 hours ago, Hawkeye21 said:

That was all from the same storm system too, wasn't it?

Yessir.  So far, I’ve received 5 claims and 4 are obvious total losses.  Coworker has 3 and 2 of those are nothing left but concrete slabs.  Luckily for me, I enjoy my work and these aren’t stressful times for me.  The twisters are a nice little break from the fires.

[MTSkiBum 1,620]

Houston area is forecasted for 4-6 inches of rain spread from Wednesday to Saturday. There will be some local street flooding with a small amount of ruined cars is my guess.

 

[jerryskids 6,559]

Sunny and 80 today.  

Winds are picking up to bring in a small cold front; 63 and 70 the next two days.  Warming up to the 90s by the weekend.  Good thing, because my MIL is coming to visit tomorrow from Michigan and she wants warm weather!   

[kutulu 1,659]

If it keeps on raining, levee's going to break. 

[frank 2,276]

Well, there's floodin' down in Texas. 

[Gepetto 1,288]

80 degrees tomorrow in Omaha.

[Cloaca du jour 2,147]

18 hours ago, MTSkiBum said:

Houston area is forecasted for 4-6 inches of rain spread from Wednesday to Saturday. There will be some local street flooding with a small amount of ruined cars is my guess.

 

Bring those dunkers up to ohio and sell em

[MTSkiBum 1,620]

3 minutes ago, Cloaca du jour said:

Bring those dunkers up to ohio and sell em

 

Do you think people that do it feel guilty or maybe most of the people in that line of work are sociopaths?

[Cloaca du jour 2,147]

18 minutes ago, MTSkiBum said:

 

Do you think people that do it feel guilty or maybe most of the people in that line of work are sociopaths?

Get the carfax!!

[easilyscan 858]

The video starting at 4:15 is the most incredible I've ever seen.

 

[League Champion 1,896]

The power of those are amazing. 

[lod001 1,344]

52 minutes ago, easilyscan said:

The video starting at 4:15 is the most incredible I've ever seen.

 

4:50 is some of the most amazing close footage I've ever seen.

[Hawkeye21 2,381]

We had low 80’s just a couple days ago and now have snow on the ground today. Was 70 yesterday and had a tree hit by lightning on my property. Just another Iowa spring. 

[Drizzay 698]

It was 36 and snow here.  It was 88 three days ago.