It seems like a broken record -- but the west is bracing for more wind and heavy mountain snow.
Lower elevations will see rain or snow -- with many places getting rain that are typically dry, such as Las Vegas and Phoenix.
As this big storm system moves into the center of the nation, there will likely be a severe weather outbreak from the lower Mississippi River Valley into the Ohio River Valley.
We'll have to just wait and see how well things materialize.
I will be traveling with my job this week out of state and will not have computer access until I return to Denver on Saturday.
If you enjoy Climate, this is a good read. Very interesting. Learned a bunch, example... "Gauges first installed in the 19th century provide a measure of the flow of the river in acre-feet, one acre-foot being a foot of water spread over an acre, or about 326,000 gallons. Today the operation of the pharaonic infrastructure that taps the Colorado—the dams and reservoirs and pipelines and aqueducts—is based entirely on data from those gauges."
ReplyDeleteDrying of the West - The American West was won by water management. What happens when there's no water left to manage? - NGM
At the airport in Springfield, MO yesterday they tied the record high of 76° that was originally set in 1890. The old saying wait five minutes and the weather will change, is going to be true today. Record high yesterday, heavy rain today (a flash flood watch is out), possible severe weather with tornados, hail, (dang forgot to put my hail pad out) the temperature then plummets when the front passes through and will have snow flurries. I would imagine the kitchen sink is thrown in there some place. What an up and down winter this has been, just crazy. :)
ReplyDelete3putt, I am sure you are used to this kind of weather. You live in a very volatile part of the country. This type of change is common in MO, is it not, especially during the Winter?
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Yes and no. It is not unusual to have something like this, but it is unusual to do it so many times. I believe this is the third time since the first of the year that the temperature has gotten up to 65 or 70 degrees and then drop 30 or 40 degrees in a very short period of time. And January and February are not known months for tornados in this part of the country; not saying they don't happen, but this is the second major our break in the last few weeks.
ReplyDeleteIf you need some information on the trail of destruction in TN, head over to my over at: http://www.cookevilleweatherguy.com and feel free to use anything.
ReplyDeleteWow. The damage was extensive. Thanks for the insight Cookeville. I hope the recovery of those affected is swift.
ReplyDeleteExcellent but disturbibg read OSNW3. We here in the west (Denver metro) have had many warnig signs of what's to come...increasing number of forest fires (the Hayman was nearly 500k in 2002), drought year(s) w/significantly depleted reservoir reserves and corresponding serious watering restrictions and the worst outbreak of pine beetle infestation in CO in recorded history. Truely, what will our western world look like in the coming dryer weather cycles ahead? Thanks for the reference. My Lake Powell trip won't be the same.
ReplyDeleteThanks OSNW3...It has been a crazy week...we'll be in Macon County today...helping my wife's grandmother and uncle...
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