another weather thread

[bike4ever]

Don't you just love our midwest weather. At 1:30 this afternoon, it was 71 degrees. Right now at 4:50 pm, we are at 27 degrees with snow/ice flurries.

It is very windy with a Tornado Watch. There has also been hail reported in our area. Definitely wacky.

[kat_h]

It's been hovering between -31 and -37 here the last few days, with a strong north wind that's making it feel more like -45. The snow is blowing and drifting so some stretches look clear but are really slippery, and other stretches are 6 inches of fresh powder. I know two guys who are still commuting to work, each riding about an hour each way. I have the utmost respect for them.

[sundial]

Don't you just love our midwest weather. At 1:30 this afternoon, it was 71 degrees. Right now at 4:50 pm, we are at 27 degrees with snow/ice flurries.

It is very windy with a Tornado Watch. There has also been hail reported in our area. Definitely wacky.

Yeah, tell me about it. Here's the latest from NOAA:

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 24 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN EAST ARKANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 12 COUNTIES

CLAY CRAIGHEAD CRITTENDEN CROSS GREENE LAWRENCE LEE MISSISSIPPI PHILLIPS POINSETT RANDOLPH ST. FRANCIS

IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES

DESOTO MARSHALL TATE TUNICA

IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES

DUNKLIN PEMISCOT

IN WEST TENNESSEE THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES

CROCKETT DYER FAYETTE GIBSON HAYWOOD LAKE LAUDERDALE OBION SHELBY TIPTON WEAKLEY

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF... BARTLETT...BLYTHEVILLE... CARUTHERSVILLE...COLLIERVILLE... COVINGTON...DRESDEN...DYERSBURG... FORREST CITY...GERMANTOWN... HARRISBURG...HELENA...HUMBOLDT... JONESBORO...KENNETT...MARTIN... MEMPHIS...MILAN...MILLINGTON... OLIVE BRANCH...PARAGOULD...SOMERVILLE... SOUTHAVEN...TUNICA... UNION CITY... WALNUT RIDGE...WEST MEMPHIS AND WYNNE.

[sundial]

And here's our state wind warning:

RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE- GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI- CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR- PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT- DESOTO- MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TUNICA-TATE-COAHOMA- QUITMAN-PANOLA- LAFAYETTE-TALLAHATCHIE- YALOBUSHA-LAKE-OBION-WEAKLEY-HENRY- DYER- GIBSON-CARROLL-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON- HAYWOOD-CROCKETT-MADISON-SHELBY- FAYETTE-HARDEMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD... JONESBORO... HARRISBURG... BLYTHEVILLE...WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS... FORREST CITY... HELENA...KENNETT... CARUTHERSVILLE...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH... TUNICA...CLARKSDALE... BATESVILLE...OXFORD...UNION CITY... MARTIN... DRESDEN...PARIS... DYERSBURG...HUMBOLDT...MILAN... HUNTINGDON... COVINGTON...JACKSON... BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN... COLLIERVILLE... MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON... SOMERVILLE...BOLIVAR 514 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING.

SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 58 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 8 PM CST BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT.

THESE STRONG WINDS HAVE RESULTED IN DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES ALONG WITH SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ACROSS WEST TENNESSEE... NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...EAST ARKANSAS...AND THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL.

AFTER 8 PM CST...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH BELOW HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES IS NOT ADVISED UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

[sundial]

Bike4ever, looks like you have the same wind warning:

GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL- MONTGOMERY IL-BOND IL-FAYETTE IL- CLINTON IL- MARION IL-WASHINGTON IL- RANDOLPH IL-ADAMS IL-BROWN IL-PIKE IL- CALHOUN IL-JERSEY IL-MADISON IL-ST. CLAIR IL-MONROE IL-KNOX-LEWIS- SHELBY- MARION-MONROE-RALLS-PIKE-BOONE-AUDRAIN- MONITEAU-COLE-OSAGE- CALLAWAY- MONTGOMERY-LINCOLN-GASCONADE-WARREN- ST. CHARLES-FRANKLIN- ST. LOUIS-ST. LOUIS CITY-JEFFERSON-CRAWFORD- WASHINGTON- ST. FRANCOIS-STE. GENEVIEVE-IRON-MADISON-REYNOLDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITCHFIELD... VANDALIA...SALEM... CHESTER...QUINCY... EDWARDSVILLE...BELLEVILLE... HANNIBAL... BOWLING GREEN...COLUMBIA... MEXICO...JEFFERSON CITY...ST CHARLES... UNION...ST LOUIS... FARMINGTON 311 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING.

NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND A POWERFUL COLD FRONT WILL BE SUSTAINED BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 45 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IN ADDITION...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SLEET AND THEN SNOW BEHIND THE FRONT. MINOR SLEET AND SNOW ACCUMULATION IS LIKELY BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION ENDS EARLY THIS EVENING AS TEMPERATURES DROP INTO THE TEENS AND 20S.

THOSE DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL NEED TO USE CAUTION...AS THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL YOUR VEHICLE.

IN ADDITION...PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD MAKE CERTAIN THAT LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR FURNITURE... GRILLS...AND TRASH CANS ARE PROPERLY SECURED. LIKEWISE...THOSE WORKING IN AND NEAR CONSTRUCTION SITES SHOULD TAKE TIME TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT STRUCTURES ARE PROPERLY BRACED FOR THESE HIGH WINDS...AND THAT BUILDING MATERIALS ARE TIED DOWN.

[bike4ever]

Here's our breakdown for the day:

Temperature at 1:40 PM was 73F (old record 67F in 1988).

Temperature at 6:30 PM 17F. Winds 47 MPH. WC -17.

That is a 90F felt temperature drop (so far).

[Geonz]

Wow... and all we did was go from 52 to 11 (wind chill -14... so it's a 66 drop...). And our winds are "only" 50 mph. But they were only 35 when they blew me home I LOVE MY FIFTY POUND GAZELLE!!! I LOVE STUDDED TYRES... and I LOVE being HOME now

[VeloVT]

A cold, but reasonably decent morning morphed into ugly freezing rain by noon here. I bit it on some glare ice. Nursing a bruised elbow, bike is fine, knocked one of the hoods askew a bit (easy to fix), but no scratches/other damage and thankfully fell on the non-drivetrain side.

Should have known better than to ride home. Almost fell about five times walking a few hundred yards from the lecture hall to my bike.

My dear bf said, "I'm glad your bike is ok and that you didn't damage any of your expensive biking clothes." . Well, I can't get too mad 'cause I'm glad too.

[VeloVT]

oh sorry girls, am I allowed on a midwest weather thread? . Sorry, I didn't realize, no harm intended.

[bike4ever]

liza - totally welcomed. I didn't originally post in the midwest section. I thought many folks would enjoy our lovely weather.

[bike4ever]

This is what we have right now. I know not terribly cold - just such a drastic difference to yesterday morning.

[Thorn]

I know it is cold when the Prius never turns off the gas engine on the way to work. Gas doesn't go as far on days like today.

Same weather...just more north....Currently -8F (-22C). The winds have died down and we're only blowing at 21mph with gusts to 29mph. It is cold out there. Nary a thought of biking outdoors. Yesterday it was in the 40sF. So pleasant.