If you hadn't already heard about this it is something to behold. Apparently some very heavy convective showers have been occurring on the Gulf Coast. Yesterday I saw a 20" report off the coast of SE TX on the KHOU yesterday and thought it might be an anomaly - but I guess not! Today's radar estimates (which are normally somewhat inaccurate for heavy precip) from MIA and MLB indicate about 12" in the area in question. Below are details from John Benjamin. Below that are storm reports from Member Don Arnold in Pascagoula MS, who had quite an exciting night last night, and Tom Myers report from Western NC. Following that is a report from Member Joey Ketcham in KS. Currently here at CASI HQ we have snow and 13. Accumulation so far on roads and structures but the snowflakes are small so there hasn't been much accumulation on grass yet. The low this morning was 6. 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Please visit > http://benjamincomputers.com/bstore.html > =================================== > My On-Line Computer Store is NOW OPEN > http://www.icatmall.com/bcsonline Member Don Arnold Wrote: Sat, 02 Jan 1999 06:18:18 Its 6:08 here in Mississippi and we have a Tornado watch till 9 am i think it will be extended, the rain started about an hour ago and radar show main front coming thru BATON ROUGUE now, been a couple tornado warnings for LA already this morning and i will try to keep forwarding significant changes and instances of weather thruought the day, have been in touch with the Skywarn people here and we going to go on standby about 9 am and track this baby, weather service in mobile, with whom i have been in contact still keeps referring to this as a very deadly storm with all the potentional of being a killer storm I know whats happening to the north i hope it does not get that bad here ------ Hi all Well survivied another one i think Fron went through like a freight train power knocked out for about 30 minutes tornadoes all over the place except right where i am at recieved about 1.50 inches of rain in a little over an hour pressure down to 29.60 and still dropping temp down to 56 and still dropping but just rain now and light wind..did record a 40+ gust at hieght of storm minimal lighting but what was seen was felt as evidenced by down power i have reports from my SKYWARN friends of trees down and a couple barns in the rual areas damage but no damage in PASCAGOULA that i am aware of this will be final report except for a storm rain total when the rain ends tonight or on the morrow DON in Pascagoula -- OUR WEB PAGE UPDATED 01 JAN 99 http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Valley/6430 Darla and Don's Website http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Lane/8309 Darla's Christmas Page Christmas page updated 24 DEC 98 DARLA (dawn) ICQ# 7341931 Don (weathernut) ICQ# 14664294 Logic Does Not Always Apply ======================== Locally here in Central NC (Rowan Co) we are under a Winter Storm Warning with serious icing conditions expected later today and tonight. Just south of me from Cabarrus Co (Concord) southward into the Charlotte metro area there is a Winter Weather Advisory out for ice/sleet changing to rain after dusk with rising temperatures. At 10 am, I have a temperature of 28 degrees (down from 30 at 7 am); sustained winds of 14 mph from the Northeast with gusts to 25 mph. The dewpoint has fallen from 21 degrees at 7 am to a present reading of 14 degrees which will allow for the temperature to fall further with the onset of precipitation due to evaporational cooling. The barometer is still high at 30.36". All the radars within 150 miles of the area are showing very little in the way of precip but local radar out of Charlotte has shown an area of expanding light precipitation over the Foothills and Western Piedmont of NC over the last 1/2 hour. I will pass along any further weather developments out of West Central North Carolina as things begin to develop. Take care!!! Tom Myers Rockwell, NC ==============================' Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1999 00:12:46 -0800 Well, looks to be getting worse here in Ks/Mo. as it turns from rain to 100% sleet. Power transformer has gone out all across town here in Pittsburg Kansas and the worst is still to come. As of right a main gas pipe has broken near Arma Ks which may lead to evacuation in some areas until it is fixed. Trees has falled down due to the weight of ice and as of right now there are about 3 Firetrucks down the street from me. Worse yet, wind has picked up to 15 MPH which is another threat to power lines causing them to go down. I will provide you with more info as time goes by. 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