Tag: meteorology
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July 24, 2009 02:07 PM EDT --
Heavy rains and strong winds can do a lot of damage to farm crops, but the biggest threat to them is hail. All it takes is a couple of minutes of hail to turn a crop into a flattened mess. Hail . . .
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July 23, 2009 02:13 PM EDT --
A couple that lives in a town nearby me had gone on a fishing trip to Canada taking their 2 year old granddaughter along for the trip. They had planned to stay a week before coming home, . . .
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August 26, 2009 02:15 PM EDT --
(I received this in email yesterday)
These long, crazy-looking clouds can grow to be 600 miles long and can move at up to 35 miles per hour, causing problems for aircraft even on windless . . .
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September 22, 2009 02:19 PM EDT --
Persistent rains and not a big storm caused the Atlanta flooding responsible for several deaths and driving many (including at least one Gather member) from their homes. The flooding . . .
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October 27, 2009 02:12 PM EDT --
A couple of quotes about so called "bad weather!"
Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing . . .
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July 23, 2009 07:51 AM EDT --
A 14-year-old girl from Stillwater, Minnesota died after being struck by lightning while playing in the rain. Rescue workers said the girl wasn't breathing when they arrived at her house Tuesday. . . .
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August 02, 2009 01:10 PM EDT --
After all they predict weather, not meteor showers! I always thought it must be because of the instruments they use (thermometers, anemometers, barometers, etc.) Well, . . .
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August 31, 2009 10:36 PM EDT --
I was watching a television news report about the California fires, and one of the top fire officials was being interviewed. He was saying unlike some of the fires they had in the past where Santa . . .
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September 15, 2009 02:09 PM EDT --
The founder of The Weather Channel passed away yesterday.
He was 82 and sunny. - Conan O'Brien
(no groans please)
C):-)
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September 24, 2009 02:11 PM EDT --
Isn't it interesting that the same people who laugh at science fiction listen to weather forecasts and economists? -Kelvin Throop III
C):-)
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June 29, 2008 10:32 PM EDT --
Watching the sky almost tautologically means looking upwards. But there is one circumstance where skywatching might mean looking down--when you are up in the sky yourself in an airplane. Even . . .
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July 27, 2009 12:48 PM EDT --
Cool and wet conditions have been the norm so far in this years growing season. We have been unseasonably cool and wet here in the upper midwest. Corn is starting to tassel and wheat is in the . . .
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August 08, 2009 12:15 PM EDT --
The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in the Black Hills of South Dakota, was hit by a hail storm with golf ball to baseball size hail stones Friday. Tornado sirens were sounded in Sturgis and people . . .
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August 09, 2009 04:18 PM EDT --
The Discovery Channel is featuring two weather related shows tonight. The name of the show is "Raging Planet- Tornadoes, featuring testimonials, graphic footage and computer simulation about . . .
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August 18, 2009 02:20 PM EDT --
Hurricane Bill is the first of the 2009 Atlantic hurricane season. It is a category 2 storm with sustained winds of near 100mph at this time. It will . . .
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August 19, 2009 11:02 PM EDT --
A tornado hit just south of downtown Minneapolis today. Large trees and power lines were blown down and cars, churches and other buildings were damaged. No injuries have been . . .
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August 23, 2009 12:24 PM EDT --
Hurricane Bill is currently moving northeast, and is south of Nova Scotia, Canada. It passed well southeast of Cape Cod and Nantucket early Sunday, and will . . .
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August 27, 2009 02:13 PM EDT --
Tropical Storm Danny is strengthening slightly today as it moves across the Atlantic Ocean. Forecasters are warning people in the Carolinas and New England to monitor Danny's progress.
The . . .
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September 01, 2009 03:18 PM EDT --
Hurricane Jimena is bearing down on the Baja Peninsula and the resort area of Cabo San Lucas is right in its path. Hurricane warnings are in effect along the west coast of the peninsula meaning . . .
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October 10, 2009 01:52 PM EDT --
I woke up this morning to find this:
An early October snowfall had coated everything with a thin layer of white.
As you can see it caught my pumpkin and flowers both by surprise!
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