The Weather Thread
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Dotini
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From today's edition of spacewather.com
FUNNEL CLOUD: Note to photographers: When you see a funnel cloud reaching down out of a stormy sky, the correct response is usually Run! Brazilian photographer Helio C. Vital made a different choice. Click! He snapped this picture on Feb. 7th from Rio de Janeiro:
"The cloud appeared about a half hour before sunset," says Vital. "It was part of a thunderstorm cell that was approaching, announcing the arrival of a new weather system that would bring rain to the city several hours later."
Meteorologists call this type of cloud a "tuba" -- a swirling mass of moist air that can hang down from an active thunderstorm. A tuba that touches the ground gets a new name: tornado. "Fortunately, in spite of its threatening appearance, this tuba did not reach the ground and no damage was reported," says Vital.
FUNNEL CLOUD: Note to photographers: When you see a funnel cloud reaching down out of a stormy sky, the correct response is usually Run! Brazilian photographer Helio C. Vital made a different choice. Click! He snapped this picture on Feb. 7th from Rio de Janeiro:
"The cloud appeared about a half hour before sunset," says Vital. "It was part of a thunderstorm cell that was approaching, announcing the arrival of a new weather system that would bring rain to the city several hours later."
Meteorologists call this type of cloud a "tuba" -- a swirling mass of moist air that can hang down from an active thunderstorm. A tuba that touches the ground gets a new name: tornado. "Fortunately, in spite of its threatening appearance, this tuba did not reach the ground and no damage was reported," says Vital.
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- Buckwheat City
- Dennisch
Finally some decent snow again! Even better was that most of it fell when I was a good 10 kilometers from home. The mighty Daihatsu fought its way through it like a champ.
Only downside was the Dacia that was in front of me pretty much the entire way causing this:
I wanted to go slip and slide but noooooo, Mister Dacia driver ruined all the fun.
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- Anchorage, AK
- nomeite
Current temp, -2F
then in a few days it'll rise 40 degrees
CodeRedR51
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The storm that is drenching California is making its way though Arizona right now. And this was captured in north Phoenix earlier today.
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- Madison, WI
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Unseasonably warm temperatures, about 55 degrees Fahrenheit, allowed me to go on my first outdoor run of the year this evening.
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- Anchorage, AK
- nomeite
Clear and cold this morning, temp was down to -1°F
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- Anchorage, AK
- nomeite
Winter weather advisory, which means MORE SNOW WTF
- 4,559
- Minnesota
- TJ136
At lease it's just an "Advisory"
Winter Storm Watch for Thursday Night - Friday Night.
6-12 with higher amounts. 🤬
After hitting a record high today of 62 or 63.
@TB I am going to transport it right to your house.
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- Boston77Bruins
9 & 3/4 inches of rain this February so far. An 1/8th of an inch shy of a record. Should break that tomorrow. Dodging land slides and roads that are ponds.
I love the Pacific Northwest. But all this rain and gray atmosphere drags me down with its insistence.
I love the Pacific Northwest. But all this rain and gray atmosphere drags me down with its insistence.
Cars started getting stuck on the hills in downtown we all know from GT's Seattle track, around 3:30pm, and mass exodus followed. The storm then quit as quickly as it had started. 
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