The Weather Thread
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- GR-MI-USA
- YSSMAN
- YSSMAN
- 2,980
- Greensboro/NC/U
- jarod336/GTP_torque
- Paperorplastic/ manherollen
Currently not to bad, Around a high of 67 with slite heavy crosswind's alot better then earlier.
- 4,498
- Limburg,Belgium
- (GTP_) dustdriver
30C and sunny.
Much better than the 15C and heavy rain we had last week in Belgium.
Much better than the 15C and heavy rain we had last week in Belgium.
- 2,980
- Greensboro/NC/U
- jarod336/GTP_torque
- Paperorplastic/ manherollen
Wow...Very cold, Around a high of 51 and low of 35...Burrr
- 35,770
- Downtown North Dakota
- Cy-Fi
We received another 8" of snow yesterday and last night. Sounds like a bit more is on the way, too. Because of that, the river is expected to go back up, possibly to 41 feet again. Is it too much to ask for green grass and normal river depths?
- 24,553
- Frankfort, KY
- GTP_FoolKiller
- FoolKiller1979
No Green Grass and High Tides for you?
That is my most hated song in Rock Band, for this very reason, BTW
So, is the flooding primarily due to just way too much precipitation at once or it is ice blockages? I saw them using dynamite on the news to break up the ice a while back, so I am curious if that is causing more issue than the precipitation itself.
Although at this stage I am guessing the river is high so the added precipitation is just compounding problems.
And to think, you just started unpacking.
- 35,770
- Downtown North Dakota
- Cy-Fi
High tides, most assuredly. Green grass will have to wait.
The problems started back in, I believe, November when we received a bunch of rain/freezing rain that saturated the ground. It then sat all winter, thanks to the incredible cold waves we had. Add on top of that the 4-6 feet of snow that melted in around 2 weeks and that makes for a royal mess. It then turned cold again last week, which made the rivers freeze which caused ice dams, thus the explosives to break up the ice to move it downstream.
I think that pretty much covers everything.
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- GTP_MatejH
- It is only a box!!!
- 35,770
- Downtown North Dakota
- Cy-Fi
The previous record was 40.1 feet on April 07, 1897. We broke that with a 40.8 last Saturday.
At 18 feet, we are technically at flood stage, but the city doesn't even break a sweat up to around the 32' range. Forty, on the other hand, starts to freak people out a bit. I'm not positive what "normal" river levels are, but it's obviously below 18 feet.
It's nice to know that even at those levels my house stayed dry, except for some carpet getting wet because I put a plug in the floor drain. Better clean water from my furnace than potentially sewage backup.
And for those non-premos, this is what my upstairs living room looked like with everything from the basement in it.
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- GTP_Thiele (PSP only)
- nope
- 9,473
- QLD, Down Under
- GTP_Paulie
- Paulie LDP
Some parts of South East Queensland have recieved more than 100mm of rain since 9am EST....This good for our local dam levels.......
Yeah, terrential down-pour today.
a) It sucks doing deliveries all day long when it's contantly bucketing down.
b) Great, got heaps of water in my Ute getting in and out
c) This kind of remain reminds me how easy it is to get my car sideways.
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- Belgium
- bramturismo
Since we broke the 112 year record for river level, we might as well add a few other records to the books, as well.
Another 38" of snow and we can hold that record, too!
I am beyond ready for this winter to be over.
Damn, that's insane. I hope you and your family are safe and OK 👍
Here in Norway, the winter is over. Freezing temperatures are becoming more rare now, and the snow is melting at an incredible rate.
On that, it was so nice outside yesterday that I took my Zion bike and my Silence-Lotto outfit out for the first ride of the year. Was an awesome feeling
:tup:
- 35,770
- Downtown North Dakota
- Cy-Fi
Thanks, Bram. Yes, we're all good here. The only water I had in my basement was from the condenser line from the furnace because I plugged the drain in case the sewers backed up, but that's dried up now.
Apparently I'm famous now. Well, as famous as someone can be from a quick glimpse on youtube.
And the still shot, for those that are interested.
Edit: You can just see my shoulder as I was taking a break to eat, too.
I didn't even know anyone had a camera there! At least there's no video of us beating sandbags with baseball bats! Talk about tiring. That is hands down the most difficult thing I did all week.
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Wow, TB, that's pretty scary. It's really cool to see the whole community coming together to help everyone out though. Good luck! 👍
It looks like it's still pretty cold there for April too.
. I don't think I could live with that little rain. I need my 250+ days of rain a year that I get in Seattle.
Here in Michigan, it's pretty springy out. It's warm enough to feel like summer, but I'm sure the mercury will keep going up for a while.
It looks like it's still pretty cold there for April too.
. I don't think I could live with that little rain. I need my 250+ days of rain a year that I get in Seattle.Here in Michigan, it's pretty springy out. It's warm enough to feel like summer, but I'm sure the mercury will keep going up for a while.
It's snowing right now....
- 24,553
- Frankfort, KY
- GTP_FoolKiller
- FoolKiller1979
Yeah, I'm amazed at measuring rain in millimeters. We measure our rain in inches, and could actually manage to convert to feet.
So, has Australia decided to start mining and refining Spice yet or do the sandworms make it too risky?
You all may want to consider purchasing some of these:
With a Fremen suit in good working order, you won't lose more than a thimbleful of moisture a day.
- 3,210
- GTP_Thiele (PSP only)
- nope
We've had about 1 5th the amount of rain we should have had so far. (rough estimate).
Yeah, I'm amazed at measuring rain in millimeters. We measure our rain in inches, and could actually manage to convert to feet.
So, has Australia decided to start mining and refining Spice yet or do the sandworms make it too risky?
You all may want to consider purchasing some of these:
With a Fremen suit in good working order, you won't lose more than a thimbleful of moisture a day.
We might need them soon. 
- 21,286
- GR-MI-USA
- YSSMAN
- YSSMAN
Really? We've managed the snow bullet altogether here in Grand Rapids. Its all gone to the South and East of here, which is nice. I'll take it, especially when we will be seeing the sun and 50F weather tomorrow. Back to spring!
- 24,553
- Frankfort, KY
- GTP_FoolKiller
- FoolKiller1979
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