Comments on: Attack of the Cyclones

By: Naomi

Naomi — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 17:09:54 +0000

And in the mean time, Arizona is all, “Hey, we can have clouds as well! Really! Look! They’re there, I promise! WE HAVE CLOOOUUUUDS!”

By: DennyMo

DennyMo — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 13:24:21 +0000

(Am I the only person who’s annoyed that Universal Studios logo has never ever had an atmosphere? A noisy giant propeller-driven plane in orbit, yes. Air, no.)

But for the opening of Waterworld, the Universal logo demonstrated the effects of a glacial meltoff. Not quite “atmosphere”, but certainly “climate”, which implies atmosphere…

By: Jeffersonian

Jeffersonian — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 10:04:43 +0000

It’s a little early still for chinooks along the front range I think.
I used to love it when I lived on the western slope and a major storm on the west side of the divide would cause a chinook on the east side. You can receive snow by the foot and then drive 60 miles east where it’s clear skies and hot dry wind.

By: Buzz Parsec

Buzz Parsec — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 02:47:10 +0000

Larian @4, I’m really bad at recognizing people from those little Facebook pictures, but was that you sitting in the booth next to me? If so, Hi! I thought
it might be you, but you were busy so I didn’t interrupt. And yeah, Marian was TOTALLY AWESOME!!

By: Simon

Simon — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 20:56:20 +0000

Thanks Dan, I was going to comment that if this was a record low pressure it is awfully high.

In the UK the Braer storm of 1993 resulted in corrupt data from some automated recording stations, because the designers hadn’t anticipated recording pressures that low. Now that is what I call a low pressure.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braer_Storm_of_January_1993

By: Gary Ansorge

Gary Ansorge — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 20:52:02 +0000

I was in Montana in 1975, when an arctic gale came through. When I went to bed it was +65 degrees F. The next morning it was -45 F(wind chill; -65).

THAT’S a really big temp change.

Gary 7

By: kuhnigget

kuhnigget — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 20:01:44 +0000

@ Mikael I:

The satellite image in question is used by many state and local authorities to respond to weather related disasters. Knowing which state, and hence which jurisdiction a system might be approaching, is somewhat important, since it will be the local and state emergency services responding to any disasters.

Americans may be, and are, many things, including practical.

Besides, it’s our satellite, we’ll do what we want the images…including share the data with the world to add or subtract borders as they please.

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 20:00:32 +0000

Where were you at the time, Phil? I can only pin it down to somewhere between Montana and New Brunswick.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 18:40:28 +0000

27: I lived in north dakota in 1965 and I think I remember some Chinooks that lasted pretty long, but it was a long time ago. If I was there now for a few years, I’d be able to judge it better, but they probably last a day or two in north dakota.

If you are reading this, could I ask you a question? Do you know if the wind shifts from (whatever direction) to westerly when the chinook wind descends on Alberta? It is very interesting how the temperature goes up and it clears out.

By: Grand Lunar

Grand Lunar — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 18:36:54 +0000

It’s the Day after Tomorrow!

I wonder just how common storms like that are.