Subject: CASILIST : March-May Forecast Date: Tue, 23 Mar 1999 19:45:41 -0500 From: J Organization: Central Atlantic Storm Investigators To: CASI Mailing List Recipients By CASI Member Jim Munley Jr. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: March-May Forecast Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 17:03:57 EST From: JMu4810262{at}aol.com To: wtrotter{at}whro.org, anythingweather-owner{at}onelist.com, hcane{at}mobile.gulf.net, 103475.3053{at}compuserve.com, derekd{at}hcis.net, j{at}weatherwatchers.org, horsleyd{at}siu.edu, lecomte{at}jawfsrv.wwb.noaa.gov, regkit{at}ican.net, 76345.1765{at}compuserve.com, robweis{at}ync.net March-May 1999 90-Day Forecast Atmospheric and oceanic indices indicate that a strong cold episode continues in the east-central Tropical Pacific. This trend in expected to continue through the Spring. Sea surface temperatures are running 2(F to 4(F below normal near the Equator. The atmospheric pattern is typical of a cold Episode in the east-central Equatorial Pacific with strong easterlies and strong upper-level westerlies. The pattern during the next three months across North America will consist of a sub-tropical ridge in the central Pacific, a trough in the West and a ridge in the Rockies into the Plains. A trough will also be found in the Northeast with another ridge off the Southeast coast. This will result in a strong Pacific jet into the Pacific Northwest. The pattern will continue to be variable, which is typical of La Nina. The analog seasons chosen to match temperature forecast is 1984. The analog chosen for precipitation forecast is 1983. The pattern depicted above will likely result in above normal temperatures across much of the West, the southern and central Plains and the Southeast. Colder than normal water off the West coast will lessen the affect along the California coast. The probability of above normal temperatures in these areas is 56 percent, except 53 percent along the California coast. Below normal temperatures are expected in the Northeast. The probaility of below normal temperatures in this area is 55 percent. The remainder of the nation is expected to average near normal with no significant deviation from normal climatology. Above normal precipitation is expected in the Pacific Northwest. The probability of above normal precipitation in this region is 55 percent. Above normal precipitation is also expected across the Great Lakes and the Northeast. The probability of above normal precipitation in this area is 55 percent. Below normal precipitation is expected in the Southwest into the central and southern Plains. The probability of below normal precipitation in this region is 56 percent. The remainder of the nation is expected to average near normal with no significant diviation from normal climatology. Jim Munley Jr. Jmu4810262{at}aol.com Subject: CASILIST : High Winds & Damage Date: Tue, 23 Mar 1999 20:01:34 -0500 From: J Organization: Central Atlantic Storm Investigators To: CASI Mailing List Recipients --------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: High Winds & Damage Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 18:11:55 EST From: BrianWP18{at}aol.com To: j{at}weatherwatchers.org Strong winds and heavy downpours accompanied a strong low pressure system that moved just west of here this morning. The winds this morning caused widespread damage to many trees and a gust of 41mph at 8:40am uprooted a large pine tree in my front yard. The Manchester, NH airport (KMHT) recorded a wind gust of 52mph this morning. The storm brought us 0.74" of rain here in Auburn, but it was much heavier west of here in the Monadnocks as heavy rain combined with snowmelt caused flooding problems. Things have calmed down now as the clean-up begins. Brian Pevear Auburn, NH brianwp18{at}aol.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- ************************************************* Central Atlantic Storm Investigators Mailing-List To Post: casilist{at}weatherwatchers.org To Cancel: lists-admin{at}weatherwatchers.org Archive: /members/casilist ************************************************* Subject: CASILIST : RE: High Winds & Damage - More Date: Tue, 23 Mar 1999 21:42:58 -0500 From: J Organization: Central Atlantic Storm Investigators To: CASI Mailing List Recipients --------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Re: High Winds & Damage Date: Tue, 23 Mar 1999 21:36:38 -0500 From: "Doug Augelli" To: Hi Brian and the list.....I had the same windy conditons here also.... I am about 45-50 miles to the NE of MHT in Berwick ME.....just 1 mile over the border from Somersworth NH.....I had a peak gust here at my station of 56mph out of the WNW and 1.25" precip... Higher gusts were close to hurricane force at 72mph at Cape Elizabeth and 67 at Monhegan Island. Today not as bad but peaks near 40 mph Doug Augelli http://www.timecities.com/members/wxmaine/ augelli{at}javanet.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- ************************************************* Central Atlantic Storm Investigators Mailing-List To Post: casilist{at}weatherwatchers.org To Cancel: lists-admin{at}weatherwatchers.org Archive: /members/casilist ************************************************* Subject: CASILIST : More Interesting Weather In New England Date: Wed, 24 Mar 1999 07:45:18 -0500 From: J Organization: Central Atlantic Storm Investigators To: CASI Mailing List Recipients Subject: Interesting weather here too Date: Tue, 23 Mar 1999 22:58:34 -0500 From: "Jeff Sharts" To: I live in NY about 15-20 min from VT. When I woke up we had to rain yet. Radar all day had it west of us and southwest. Bands of heavy rainaccording to Accuweathers radar kept missing us. To our west dopplar radar had up to 2" of rain while here we had at the time .05". Windwas very gusty at times but wasn't to bad. We live at about 700-1000 feet and get nailed with southern and northern winds but wasn't to bad here. Back in 96 i remmeber gust to 56 mph it was 60 degrees. This was back in january during those floods. When i woke up yesturday morning it was snowing. Big wet snow flakes with a very strong wind. The low passed right over us as it headed north which is neat. We got only about 1-2" of snow which was fine with me I am awaiting the golf season :). But this strom was a big one, has a nice spin and also threw moisture at us as it finnally left us. I heard up to 18" in parts of the catskills which is amazing. We should see a pretty good svr outbreak once again across the northeast I bet. Watch for temps to rise slowly but small chunks of cold air will spill out of canada and clash with the 60's over the region by mid april. Also expect a somewhat dry spring into early summer then wet weather. But all in all storm yesturday was a big one but snow as good poor mans fertilizer. :). [text/attachment: WIND/RAIN REPORTS FROM THE NEW ENGLAND AREA] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: WIND/RAIN REPORTS FROM THE NEW ENGLAND AREA Date: Tue, 23 Mar 1999 22:38:23 -0500 From: Bob M NBWX To: CASI Mailing List Recipients Hello All: This list is cc. of NWS Taunton.ref: the Mon.03/22/99 event: Note the observation from the New Bedford Hurricane Barrier..Wind Gust to 92mph!! 73'sss to All..Bob M PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT National Weather Service Taunton MA 950 PM EST Mon Mar 22 1999 Here are wind gusts at or above 46 mph as received by the nws from Todays 3/22/99 storm and a listing of rainfall reports greater 2.5 Inches. ...Nws and faa sites... Blue Hill Observatory MA 77 mph (74 mph asos) The Blue Hill asos measured 74 mph wind is the highest asos wind Since it was installed in August 1997. Buzzards Bay Buoy MA 67 mph Nantucket MA 55 mph Providence RI 55 mph Marthas Vineyard MA 54 mph New Bedford MA 53 mph Manchester NH 53 mph Lawrence MA 52 mph Beverly MA 49 mph Willimantic CT 48 mph Boston MA 48 mph Hyannis MA 46 mph Nashua NH 46 mph Windsor Locks (bdl) CT 46 mph Plymouth 46 mph ...Nws spotter network reports... New Bedford MA 92 mph elevation 95 Ft msl...635 AM Hurricane barrier Hyannis 65 mph Tiverton RI 64 mph Sharon MA 58 mph Carver MA 57 mph Providence RI 56 mph Pocasset MA 55 mph Natick MA 52 mph Winthrop MA 52 mph Plymouth 51 mph West Island MA 50 mph Acushnet MA 50 mph Newport RI 50 mph Coventry RI 49 mph Smithfield RI 49 mph ...Other public reports... Mattapoisett MA 67 mph Edgartown (Marthas Vineyard) 62 mph Hartford CT 61 mph at top of building Taunton MA 60 mph Middletown RI 54 mph ...Rainfall reports in excess of 2.5 inches... Barkhamstad CT 3.60 Collinsville CT 2.95 Bristol CT 2.80 Southwick MA 2.66 Knightville dam 2.65 Bakersville CT At least 2.54 Drag Subject: CASILIST: HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS MARCH 24TH Date: Wed, 24 Mar 1999 17:57:09 -0500 From: J Organization: Central Atlantic Storm Investigators To: CASI Mailing List Recipients --------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS MARCH 24TH Date: Wed, 24 Mar 1999 11:07:57 -0500 From: "Doug Augelli" To: , "Doreen Quaglia" , "Jerry Vivada" , "Ken Mitchell" , "Maine-WX" , "Roger Doran" , "WeatherFun" CC: MARCH 24TH HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS ...1765... A major snowstorm hit from Pennsylvania to Massachusetts. from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania came this report: "On sunday night last there came on here a very severe snowstorm, the wind blowing very high, which continued all the next day, when it is believed there fell the greatest quantity of snow that has been known for many years past; it being generally held to be two feet, or two feet and a half, on the level, and in some places deeper". ...1912... Residents of Kansas City began to dig out from a storm produced 25 inches of snow in 24 hours. The snowfall total was nearly twice that of any other storm of modern record in Kansas City before or since that time. A record 40 inches of snow fell during the month of March that year, and the total for the winter season of 67 inches was also a record. By late February of that year Kansas City had received just six inches of snow. Olathe KS received 37 inches of snow in the snowstorm, establishing a single storm record for the state of Kansas. (23rd-24th) (The Kansas City Weather Almanac) (The Weather Channel) ...1987... A winter-like storm in the central U.S. produced blizzard conditions from South Dakota to western Kansas. Snowfall totals ranged up to 24 inches at Neligh NE, with 19 inches at Winner SD. Winds gusting to 60 mph created twelve foot snow drifts in Nebraska stranding thousands on the highways. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary) ...1988... Thunderstorms developing along a cold front produced severe weather from Minnesota to northeastern Texas. The thunderstorms spawned ten tornadoes, including one which injured five persons near Raymondville MO. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) ...1989... Low pressure off the coast of Virginia brought heavy rain to the Middle Atlantic Coast States, and heavy snow to the Northern Appalachians. Cape Hatteras NC was soaked with 5.20 inches of rain in 24 hours, and snowfall totals in Vermont ranged up to 12 inches. Winds gusted to 52 mph at New York City. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary) ...1990... The storm system which produced heavy snow in the Lower Missouri Valley the previous day, spread heavy snow across parts of the Upper Ohio Valley and the Middle Atlantic Coast Region. Snowfall totals of 2.2 inches at Philadelphia PA and 2.4 inches at Atlantic City NJ were records for the date. Up to six inches of snow blanketed southern Ohio. In the Middle Atlantic Coast Region, snow coated the blossoms of cherry trees which had bloomed in 80 degree weather the previous week. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary) ...1993... What was to be called "The Winter of the Return of The Big Snows" continued to set records. Boston, Massachusetts had 8.6 inches of snow on this day to push its monthly total to 38.9 inches which set a new march monthly snowfall record. The old record was 33.0 inches set in 1916. Boston's seasonal snowfall total now stood at 81.7 inches, the third snowiest winter season on record. Doug Augelli http://www.timecities.com/members/wxmaine/ augelli{at}javanet.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- ************************************************* Central Atlantic Storm Investigators Mailing-List To Post: casilist{at}weatherwatchers.org To Cancel: lists-admin{at}weatherwatchers.org Archive: /members/casilist ************************************************* Subject: CASI ADMIN : CASI'S POLICY ON FORWARDING INTERNET HOAXES Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1999 00:19:44 -0500 From: J Organization: Central Atlantic Storm Investigators To: CASI Mailing List Recipients TO: CASI NON-MAILING LIST (ADMIN) MEMBERS TO: CASILIST MEMBERS This is the final time I am going to state CASI's policy on forwarding Internet Hoaxes. For those of you who no longer participate in this type of thing I aplogize that you have to hear this rant. My email box is filling with dozens of these each week. Please do not bother our organization with these off-subject hoaxes. If these continue to get forwarded to me or the CASILIST I am going to consider it grounds for dismissal from CASI anyone who is participating in them. I have received hundreds of these messages during my 8 years on the Internet and NEVER has any message that did not originate from someone I know personally been true. Each one of these messages is perpetrated by people who would like to bring down the Internet with wastes of bandwidth by fooling naive Internet users. PLEASE I beg of you read this site below which is an official site regarding the fact that all of these types of messages are HOAXES. This includes EVERY claim of computer or human virii that you have ever been forwarded. If you cannot find the subject of your forwarded message on this site, then please search http://www.cnn.com or http://www.cnet.com for the information before forwarding it ANYWHERE. CNN is not going to "miss" a worldwide epedemic, trust me. http://urbanlegends.miningco.com/ -- ============================================================== Jesse Ferrell - Meteorologist/Web Dev. - j{at}weatherwatchers.org Central Atlantic Storm Investigators - www.weatherwatchers.org Subject: CASILIST: RE: HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS MARCH 24TH Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1999 00:19:53 -0500 From: J Organization: Central Atlantic Storm Investigators To: CASI Mailing List Recipients Mike Pontrelli wrote: > For the record, on March 24, 1989 in the Poconos of NE PA, we had 1.2" ice > accumulation. It looked beautiful.. a glass wonderland, but with decent > tree damage. Ice accumulations were limited to above 800 feet in > elevation. > > www.ems.psu.edu/~pontrell/ponte --------------------------------------------------------------------- ************************************************* Central Atlantic Storm Investigators Mailing-List To Post: casilist{at}weatherwatchers.org To Cancel: lists-admin{at}weatherwatchers.org Archive: /members/casilist ************************************************* Subject: CASILIST : News : Weather Channel Not Liable in Death Suit Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1999 18:21:25 -0500 From: J Organization: Central Atlantic Storm Investigators To: CASI Mailing List Recipients Doug Augelli sends this story: WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (March 25, 1999 7:49 a.m. EST http://www.nandotimes.com) - The Weather Channel cannot be held responsible for the death of a man who drowned after being tossed out of a fishing boat during an unexpected storm, a federal judge ruled. More: http://www.nando.com/noframes/story/0,2107,31331-50394-375152-0,00.html -- ============================================================== Jesse Ferrell - Meteorologist/Web Dev. - j{at}weatherwatchers.org Central Atlantic Storm Investigators - www.weatherwatchers.org "You're caught up in the Internet, You think it's such a great asset, but you're wrong, wrong, wrong!" --Jimmy Buffett || ICQ No. 136832 || --------------------------------------------------------------------- ************************************************* Central Atlantic Storm Investigators Mailing-List To Post: casilist{at}weatherwatchers.org To Cancel: lists-admin{at}weatherwatchers.org Archive: /members/casilist ************************************************* Subject: CASILIST : Member Page Street Maps Down Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1999 21:13:42 -0500 From: J Organization: Central Atlantic Storm Investigators To: CASI Mailing List Recipients CASI Members, I regret to inform you that the Small Member Maps on each of your Member Pages are no longer functional. MapBlast has removed the code they had made available to load one of their maps directly on an HTML page based on a city or zipcode. Until I can think of how to redesign and implement each of the 500+ pages it will appear as the same image for each of you. If any of you know a mapping service that will allow (for free) you to use an IMG SRC tag with a city or zipcode please let me know. Right now the MapBlast code is limited to latitude and longitude, which I don't have time to generate for all the cities and because of the way the Member Pages work I can't just implement it for those of you who already know your lat/lon. Thanks -- ============================================================== Jesse Ferrell - Meteorologist/Web Dev. - j{at}weatherwatchers.org Central Atlantic Storm Investigators - www.weatherwatchers.org Subject: CASILIST : Articles : Super Tornado Outbreak '99 On The Way? Urban Heat Island ATL Date: Fri, 26 Mar 1999 22:06:06 -0500 From: J Organization: Central Atlantic Storm Investigators To: CASI Mailing List Recipients URL: Sent by Member Sharon Kimbleton: http://www.cnn.com/NATURE/9903/25/heat.island.enn/ "A National Aeronautics and Space Administration-sponsored study in Atlanta has found that the swapping of trees and other vegetation for heat-absorbing asphalt, concrete and rooftops has created an urban heat island that can generate its own winds and thunderstorms, warm the city well into the night and dramatically increase the production of harmful ground-level ozone." URL: Sent by Member Jesse Ferrell: http://www.intellicast.com/drdew/library/tornado_lanina_199903/ "La Nina late winters and springs, historically have brought some of the worst tornado outbreaks. Tornadoes in La Nina years tend to be more deadly too. Ironically Today's operational medium range forecast (MRF) prognosis for 10 day or 240 hours is showing a pattern that could produce an outbreak of severe weather close to the 25th anniversary of the Super-Outbreak of '74." -- ============================================================== Jesse Ferrell - Meteorologist/Web Dev. - j{at}weatherwatchers.org Central Atlantic Storm Investigators - www.weatherwatchers.org "Andy Warhol had it wrong, Everyone will be famous for 15 minutes *and* have their own Web page." --William Shatner || ICQ No. 136832 || Subject: CASILIST : Baltimore's 1942 Palm Sunday Snow Date: Sun, 28 Mar 1999 15:21:47 -0500 From: J Organization: Central Atlantic Storm Investigators To: CASI Mailing List Recipients --------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Baltimore's 1942 Palm Sunday Snow Date: 27 Mar 1999 17:28:03 -0000 From: Mid-Atlantic Weather Station (General List) To: Mid-Atlantic Weather Station (General List) Mid-Atlantic Weather Station (General List) - http://members.aol.com/herb0412/index.html "Snow Startled City in 1942" (Source: Baltimore Sun) ==================================================== Storm: A heavy spring snowfall caught residents by surprise on Palm Sunday, shut down many forms of transportation and kept people at home. It was an innocuous-enough weather forecast that greeted readers of The Sun and Evening Sun on March 28, 1942, as they busied themselves with preparations for Holy Week and Easter. "For Baltimore and Vicinity -- Becoming colder today, with light showers ending before noon" and with The Evening Sun reporting: "Maryland -- Somewhat colder tonight, with snow flurries in the west portion." The next day, Marylanders awakened to find it snowing. It snowed from 2 a.m. Sunday until 9 p.m. Sunday evening. By the time the storm ended, 22 inches of snow filled the streets of Baltimore while it dumped 36 inches on Carroll County. Westminster received 30 inches and Centreville on the Eastern Shore was hit with 10. The 22-inch snowfall nearly topped Baltimore's record, 24.5 inches, set in 1924. It nearly doubled the heaviest previous March total of 12 inches, established in 1892. John R. Weeks, a Baltimore weatherman, described the snowstorm as a "freak." He explained to reporters that "it's what they call a `sugar snow.' As it melts, the water will tend to be absorbed in the ground, a condition that makes more sap in the trees and shrubs later in the spring." He said the storm was caused by "an unusual condition of quiet air with the temperature hanging at a precise level to provide snow instead of rain." The Sun report read: "The snow, characterized by the Weather Bureau as `wet and clinging,' tied up vehicular traffic all over the State. Thousands of vehicles were abandoned by their owner, many of them stuck athwart traffic lanes, preventing movement by other vehicles." Telephone and power lines snapped under the weight of the snow. Tree limbs blocked roads and highways throughout the state. "Streetcars, trackless trolleys and busses were halted or seriously delayed despite the heroic efforts of transit officials and their employees to keep their vehicles moving," reported The Sun. A thousand men from the Bureau of Street Cleaning hauled out 40 snowplows. "In most cases, motorists could not even leave their garages or the curbs where their cars were parked. Housewives in some sections found it difficult to open their front doors. It was the most `stay-at-home' Sunday in years," reported The Sun. On Monday, public schools were closed and stores opened at noon. The transit company reported that 84,444 more passengers rode public transit than the previous Monday, bringing the total to 698,000, because many automobiles owners, said The Sun, "were still trying to dig out their machines." With rising temperatures, the snow melted as quickly as it had arrived -- and added 3 billion gallons of much-needed water to depleted city reservoirs. "The military authorities frown upon any detailed discussion of weather conditions, but printed references to the fact that we had snow in this city on Palm Sunday is not regarded as information likely to be of value to the enemy. It is sufficiently unusual, however, to startle Baltimoreans and to disrupt their plans for what they always hope will be a fine spring Sunday," said an Evening Sun editorial. "We have had a March snow such as not even our grandfathers knew, and it leaves everybody amazed and wondering." //end// ______________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, write to wxmail-unsubscribe{at}listbot.com Start Your Own FREE Email List at http://www.listbot.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- ************************************************* Central Atlantic Storm Investigators Mailing-List To Post: casilist{at}weatherwatchers.org To Cancel: lists-admin{at}weatherwatchers.org Archive: /members/casilist ************************************************* Subject: CASILIST : Just want to point out at some misleads re la nina Date: Sun, 28 Mar 1999 15:36:30 -0500 From: J Organization: Central Atlantic Storm Investigators To: CASI Mailing List Recipients --------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Just want to point out at some misleads Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 18:58:19 -0500 From: "Jeff Sharts" To: Howdy all, Now most people thing the northeast and east coast is effected but la nina mostly. Actually that is completely false.. Actually ever wonder why this past winter was not so great? Well a little thing well its huge called NAO (North Atlantic Oscillation) is a very strong low and high. The Low is normally positioned over icland or just northeast of there, High sits northwet of africa several hundred miles or so. This in turn causes a very warm moist flow over us (northeast) and blocks the cold unstable air to flow into us. NAO has been the strongest in 30 years this year. In fact la nina and el nino do not drive hurricanes as much in the atlantic basin NAO does. NAO they said is actually very predictable. In fact they said that winters will be easily predicted because NAO is easily predicted. Now what it does is force the jet stream to ridge north of us blocking cold as I said, it causes water currents, air currents to change in the atlantic. Now this spring they said according to what NAO is showing it will be wet and warm this spring. But this summer will be very HOT for most of us here in the east. Now La nina does have some effect but it has like 1/3 the effect idf any on us. It effects the west coast more than anything. They say la nina winters are supposed to be cold but with NAO being strong it was warmer. Also wonder why it snowed at time? Because NAO weakened for a time then it allowed for storms to effect us. According to forecasts and NAO's progression expect dry fall this year and maybe even a winter. I was wondering if anyone can point me to some pages about NAO I want to investigate this and see what it can do.. Thanks. Jeff -----Original Message----- From: J To: CASI Mailing List Recipients Date: Friday, March 26, 1999 11:11 PM Subject: CASILIST : Articles : Super Tornado Outbreak '99 On The Way? Urban Heat Island ATL >URL: Sent by Member Sharon Kimbleton: >http://www.cnn.com/NATURE/9903/25/heat.island.enn/ > >"A National Aeronautics and Space > Administration-sponsored study in Atlanta has found >that the swapping of > trees and other vegetation for heat-absorbing >asphalt, concrete and > rooftops has created an urban heat island that can >generate its own winds > and thunderstorms, warm the city well into the night >and dramatically > increase the production of harmful ground-level >ozone." > >URL: Sent by Member Jesse Ferrell: > >http://www.intellicast.com/drdew/library/tornado_lanina_199903/ > >"La Nina late winters and springs, historically have brought some of the >worst > tornado outbreaks. Tornadoes in La Nina years tend to be more >deadly too. Ironically >Today's operational medium range forecast (MRF) prognosis for 10 > day or 240 hours is showing a pattern that could produce an >outbreak of > severe weather close to the 25th anniversary of the Super-Outbreak >of '74." > >-- >============================================================== >Jesse Ferrell - Meteorologist/Web Dev. - j{at}weatherwatchers.org >Central Atlantic Storm Investigators - www.weatherwatchers.org >"Andy Warhol had it wrong, Everyone will be famous for 15 minutes >*and* have their own Web page." --William Shatner || ICQ No. 136832 || > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- ************************************************* Central Atlantic Storm Investigators Mailing-List To Post: casilist{at}weatherwatchers.org To Cancel: lists-admin{at}weatherwatchers.org Archive: /members/casilist ************************************************* Subject: CASI NetNews : Daily Wx Records Free ; WeatherLabs Back ; Weather in Kosovo ; MesoWinds Date: Sun, 28 Mar 1999 17:35:27 -0500 From: J Organization: Central Atlantic Storm Investigators To: CASI Mailing List Recipients [NetNews: Recent news about additions and enhancements to Major Weather-Related Internet Sites, brought to you by CASI, the Central Atlantic Storm Investigators (www.weatherwatchers.org).] 1. AgriWeather.Com: AccuWeather introduced AgriWeather this week, which is a service like their Personal AccuWeather service but including free commodity forecasts, quotes, and discussions powered by FutureSource. http://www.agriweather.com/ 2. Climo Data!: The most interesting addition to me however was the Local Climatological Data section, which shows daily Average and Actual Highs, Lows, Rainfall, and Snowfall, mapped to all US zipcodes, for each day over the last 12 months. I get many requests for "what was the weather on..." and the like and am glad to see this pop up somewhere for free. To receive this data, go to http://www.agriweather.com, input your zipcode, pick "Local" then pick "Climatology" from the dropdown menu. 3. WeatherLabs Back In The Game: WeatherLabs, which had gone from a premier weather content provider to a corporate website with little live data, has come back with another web site redesign and is now offering a detailed 4-part 1-day and 5-day forecast (Intl 3-day), localized animated radar, regional icon and satellite maps, for all US zipcodes (nearest forecast match mapped) and hundreds of International cities. http://www.weatherlabs.com/ 4. Kitecast and MesoWinds: Intellicast introduced KiteCast last week which has US and Regional Condition maps pertaining to kiting. http://www.intellicast.com/kitecast/ The most interesting of those maps are 3-hourly RUC2 model output wind speed and direction for major metropolitan areas of the United States: http://www.intellicast.com/kitecast/mesowinds/ 4. Kosovo Weather: Several sites have picked up on the idea of giving weather reports for the area of military conflict in the Balkans, including AccuWeather, who is offering 5-day forecasts, maps, and a 3D Satellite flyover: http://personal.accuweather.com/iwxpage/paws/kosovo2.htm And the Weather Channel who offers a daily discussion available at: http://www.weather.com/weather_center/ 5. Major Meteorologists Talk: In the past couple months Meterologists from all sides have been having their say on the major websites. From AccuWeather, meteorologist Joe Bastardi has a Mon-Fri technical forecast (model) discussion: http://www.accuweather.com/weatherf/nationalf_qx01?text=met&partner=AccuWeather And Elliot Abram's Mon-Fri pun-filled forecast discussion is now available at: http://www.accuweather.com/weatherf/nationalf_qx01?text=elliot&partner=AccuWeather Over at WSI, Dr. Dewpoint has been updating his pages with current events and analyses every few days: http://www.intellicast.com/drdew/ 6. Etc.: AccuWeather introduced AccuTraffic.com recently, which includes travel-related weather taken from their Personal AccuWeather service including forecasts along the interstates, and links to US-wide Departments of Transportation: http://www.accutraffic.com/ The Weather Channel has a 4-part educational multimedia series on tornados available on their webiste. Includes IPIX 3D bubbles of tornado damage: http://www.weather.com/weather_center/special_report/tornado/index.html The Weather Channel has forecasts available for all the NCAA games: http://www.weather.com/eventday/marchmadness/ The Weather Channel introduced Wireless Weather recently, which is a service which will send weather to your pager. http://cgi.weather.com/cgi-bin/custom/wireless/entry.pl/ Weather24.com now offers daily email forecasts at http://www.weather24.com/email/new Reminder: These and other NetNews and World Weather News stories can always be found on the front page of the Central Atlantic Storm Investigators, www.weatherwatchers.org -- ============================================================== Jesse Ferrell - Meteorologist/Web Dev. - j{at}weatherwatchers.org Central Atlantic Storm Investigators - www.weatherwatchers.org "Dust will make you blind, nothing you can find; Running scared ! Tornado !" --Vovoid, "Tornado" || ICQ No. 136832 || Subject: CASILIST : Net News - Y2K Weather; Bangladesh Tornado; New Members Date: Mon, 29 Mar 1999 22:00:13 -0500 From: J Organization: Central Atlantic Storm Investigators To: CASI Mailing List Recipients Quick NetNews: AccuWeather took a humorous look at Y2K today by lauching the Y2K Weather Page at: http://www.accuweather.com/weatherf/y2kindex Quick World Weather News: Added to the CASI Front Page under World Weather News tonight: Bangladesh Tornado Kills Two, Leaves 1000's Homeless' http://www.weatherwatchers.org New Members since last report (total # of members now *610*): No computer time for me this weekend, so this is a little late: I am proud to welcome NEMAS - Northeast Media of Atmospheric Science as an Organizational Partner of CASI. You will be hearing and seeing more of our partnership in the near-future. Also: John Crawley Fayetteville NC Bart D. Scott Austin Tx / Pro Staff Adjusting Services Matthew Douglas (NEMAS) Milton MA Brian Keefe Pittsburgh Pa Mike Welch Pensacola Fl JAMES HALE TATUM NM James Hale Tatum NM Charles RAY BOOMER WV Kristoffer Laser Moraleja North York ON CANADA H David Dabour Stewartsville NJ Gary Peterson Spring Valley MN Brian Keefe Pittsburgh Pa Mark Woods Allison Park PA Tim Swearingen Houston TX bonnie pillars River Rouge MI Edgar McKinney Sophia WV Jack Waldsmith Jr Pittsburgh PA -- ============================================================== Jesse Ferrell - Meteorologist/Web Dev. - j{at}weatherwatchers.org Central Atlantic Storm Investigators - www.weatherwatchers.org "They're not who we're looking for; they're just meteorologists- storm chasers." --Peter Watts, "Millennium" || ICQ No. 136832 || Subject: CASILIST : More on NAO & Web Links For NAO Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 08:43:53 -0500 From: J Organization: Central Atlantic Storm Investigators To: CASI Mailing List Recipients Subject: This is very important. Its about NAO Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 01:19:14 -0500 From: "Jeff Sharts" Before i copy and paste the stuff I found about NAO. I found stuff on NAO that found very interesting and important. NAO actually effects climates as far east as ASIA. It causes water temps to rise and fall in certain areas. Also we could be looking at increased dry weather over the central and east U.S. because of NAO. I also have a few links showing a graphic of what NAO does. Want to know what is causing wet weather in europe? hot and dry conditions in the south last year? only 2 hurricanes hitting the U.S? all of this is one simple answer NAO!!!!! Most of you think with la nina in placewe will see more hurricanes in fact we may see very little because of NAO. Well here is the links--->>http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/~cullen/cover_page_4.html >>http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/~cullen/NAO_global_impacts.html Below is the article.... For many of the past 15 years, a recurring pressure pattern has resulted in milder than normal winters and springs in Europe. After El Nino, this pressure pattern is one of the most dominant modes of global climate variability, and is less poetically referred to as the North Atlantic Oscillation (pronouned en-ay-oh). In a diary which he kept in Greenland during the years 1770-78, the missionary Hans Egede Saabye made the following observation: "In Greenland, all winters are severe, yet they are not alike. The Danes have noticed that when the winter in Denmark was severe, as we perceive it, the winter in Greenland in its manner was mild, and conversely." This temperature see-saw is now known to be a manifestation of the NAO. The high index winter/springs of 1989, 1990, and 1995, were caused by a net displacement of air from over the Arctic and Icelandic regions towards the subtropic belt near the Azores and the Iberian peninsula, and had strengthened westerlies over the North Atlantic ocean. Stronger westerlies bring more warm moist air over the European continent and gives rise to milder maritime winters. The low index winter/springs of 1917, 1936, 1963, and 1969 had weaker mean westerlies over the North Atlantic ocean with corresponding colder than normal European winters. The strengthened or weakened westerlies over the North Atlantic are also known to play a major role in controlling the oceanic ecosystems and ultimately North Atlantic fish stocks. After more than 100 years of scientific research, the fundamental mechanisms behind the variability of the North Atlantic Oscillation still remain intriguing mysteries. Some things are however becoming clearer. For example, it appears that the link between the notorious bad boy of the tropical Pacific, El Nino, and his nordic cousin, the NAO, is relatively weak. It is also becoming clearer that some of the current day climate models are showing some encouraging ability to make probabilistic forecasts of the NAO a season ahead. What is not clear is why the NAO has become more positive over the last 30 years and there is some speculation that this may be a sign of human induced global warming. On the other hand, it could merely be natural climate variability controlled by the giant dynamo-like gyres in the North Atlantic ocean. This question is currently being adressed by by analysing long simulations of the NAO using state-of-the-art climate models running on the world's fastest supercomputers. Because of its climatic importance, the NAO is currently generating intense scientific interest and this will undoubtably lead to further advances in our understanding of this intriguing phenomenon. Wel as you all can see it may be talking about europe it effects the U.S. and other countries the same. Dy and warm to wet and cold. Interesting stuff... --Jeff Sharts Subject: CASILIST : New Video Available : The Art Of Storm Chasing Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 20:19:11 -0500 From: J Organization: Central Atlantic Storm Investigators To: CASI Mailing List Recipients For those of you interested in storm chasing or observation this new video by WeatherGraphix Tech. sounds like a must-have. http://www.weathergraphics.com/video/index.htm Abstract: The Art of Storm Chasing. Produced by Norman, Oklahoma veteran chaser Tim Vasquez with the assistance of chase gurus Gene Rhoden and Tim Marshall, the video is an insiders' look at storm chase techniques, strategy, equipment, and safety with a style that combines the vivid, fun chasing overview in Prairie Pictures' The Chasers of Tornado Alley with the cornerstone spotting techniques presented in Gene Rhoden's Stormwatcher video. -- ============================================================== Jesse Ferrell - Meteorologist/Web Dev. - j{at}weatherwatchers.org Central Atlantic Storm Investigators - www.weatherwatchers.org "And here a twister comes... here comes the twister." --Talking Heads || ICQ No. 136832 || Subject: CASILIST : Bangladesh tornado Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 19:58:09 -0500 From: J Organization: Central Atlantic Storm Investigators To: CASI Mailing List Recipients Subject: Bangladesh tornado Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 09:51:21 -0000 From: "Rich" To: Just want everyone to know that since there is an article posted about the Bangladesh tornado, there will be a guest speaker talking about the Tangail tornado in Bangladesh. This meeting will be sponsored by NEOCAMS(Northeast Ohio Chapter Of the American Meteorological Society) at Kent State University on April 10th at 1100am. Yuichi Ono, Doctorial Student at KSU will be the guest speaker, who will speak about the tornado. Anyone interested can check out the following web site for information: http://www.csuohio.edu/nws/office/ams_meeting.html Thanks, -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- ************************************************* Central Atlantic Storm Investigators Mailing-List To Post: casilist{at}weatherwatchers.org To Cancel: lists-admin{at}weatherwatchers.org Archive: /members/casilist ************************************************* Subject: CASILIST : Monthly Climate Summaries Onlin Date: Thu, 01 Apr 1999 07:13:20 -0500 From: J Organization: Central Atlantic Storm Investigators To: CASI Mailing List Recipients Happy April Fools!! But this is no fool: Today's the 1st so start looking for Member Monthly Climate Summaries online. Mine highlights a temperature range of 5-74 last month, with 16" of snow and a thunderstorm. http://www.weatherwatchers.org/climate/ -- ============================================================== Jesse Ferrell - Meteorologist/Web Dev. - j{at}weatherwatchers.org Central Atlantic Storm Investigators - www.weatherwatchers.org "You're caught up in the Internet, You think it's such a great asset, but you're wrong, wrong, wrong!" --Jimmy Buffett || ICQ No. 136832 || Subject: CASILIST : 1999 Hurricane Predictions & Surveys Date: Fri, 02 Apr 1999 09:17:38 -0500 From: J Organization: Central Atlantic Storm Investigators To: CASI Mailing List Recipients By Member Mid-Atlantic Weather Station: --------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: 1999 Hurricane Predictions Date: 2 Apr 1999 12:53:33 -0000 From: Mid-Atlantic Weather Station (General List) To: Mid-Atlantic Weather Station (General List) Mid-Atlantic Weather Station (General List) - http://members.aol.com/herb0412/index.html An introductory note: I'm playing with some more freeware and am putting on the finishing touches today (Fri, April 2nd) for an unscientific (but fun) Hurricane Poll at the MAWS Hurricane & Tropics Page: http://members.aol.com/herb0412/hurrican.html I'll keep the poll going until sometime into early-mid July, so please check in and vote (hopefully just one time!). I've also updated some of the photographs (including an excellent mamatus photo) at the scrolling collage at: http://members.aol.com/herb0412/currcond.html A few new astronomy links at this same page, plus a link to a nice photo enlargement of the MARS Happy Face. If you have a weather-related site, I'm listing them in two places http://members.aol.com/herb0412/links.html (for general wx page links) and http://members.aol.com/herb0412/hurrican.html (for personal hurricane web pages) And now, onto the news..... "Fierce Atlantic Hurricane Season Possible" (Source: Associated Press) ========================== (April 1, 1999) - The Atlantic hurricane season this year could be as fierce as the last season in which thousands of people were killed, a leading storm forecaster said Thursday. The 1999 season will have 14 named storms and nine hurricanes, four of them major, predicted Colorado State weather forecaster William Gray. "That's a very active season," said Gray, who was taking part in the three-day National Hurricane Conference. Last season, there were 14 tropical storms, including 10 hurricanes. The hurricane death toll in 1998 was at least 10,000, mostly from Hurricane Mitch's damage in Honduras. The hurricane season begins June 1 and lasts through Nov. 30. Over the last 30 years, an average of about 10 tropical storms have occurred annually, and five or six have reached hurricane strength. Changes in the Atlantic that make the ocean warmer and saltier are the reason for the increase, Gray said. These cyclical conditions haven't been seen since the late 1960s. "The odds strongly favor us entering a new era for storms," Gray said. Despite the devastation wreaked by Hurricane Andrew in 1992, Florida has been lucky during the past 25 years in that the state has seen fewer than usual hurricanes, Gray said. He said Florida could see more damage in the near future because of the upswing in the number of storms and because more people are living in storm-prone areas. "We're going to be seeing a $50 billion-, $70 billion-, $100 billion- damage storm," Gray said. "Florida is a sitting duck." //end// ______________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, write to wxmail-unsubscribe{at}listbot.com Start Your Own FREE Email List at http://www.listbot.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- ************************************************* Central Atlantic Storm Investigators Mailing-List To Post: casilist{at}weatherwatchers.org To Cancel: lists-admin{at}weatherwatchers.org Archive: /members/casilist ************************************************* Subject: CASILIST : April Fools Day Blizzard ; A consensus for Global Warming Date: Fri, 02 Apr 1999 09:17:50 -0500 From: J Organization: Central Atlantic Storm Investigators To: CASI Mailing List Recipients Subject: Dakotas pounded by April Fools Day blizzard (note a joke) Date: Thu, 1 Apr 1999 15:19:06 -0500 From: "Doug Augelli" To: Dakotas pounded by April Fools Day blizzard The storm also brought back memories of the blizzard of April 1997- more than 17 inches of snow coupled with freezing rain over a three-day period that led to the devastating flood in Grand Forks. ======================================== Full Story : http://www.nando.net/noframes/story/0,2107,33790-54373-403208-0,00.html Doug Augelli augelli{at}javanet.com http://www.timecities.com/members/wxmaine/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: A consensus emerges around Global Warming Date: Thu, 1 Apr 1999 21:53:46 -0500 From: "Doug Augelli" To: "WeatherFun" , "Maine-WX" , "Ken Mitchell" , , "Bill Esposito" A consensus emerges around Global Warming When a hurricane rips a coastal community, our imaginations are stirred by the terrifying combination of nature’s forces: wind, rain, heat and ocean. But scientists are now examining a relatively new and subtle factor in global weather: the impact of Earth’s 6 billion humans. Join MSNBC and noted climatologist Stephen Schneider for a primer on what the scientific consensus has to say about global warming and its impact on severe weather. [Image] Doug Augelli augelli{at}javanet.com http://www.timecities.com/members/wxmaine/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- ************************************************* Central Atlantic Storm Investigators Mailing-List To Post: casilist{at}weatherwatchers.org To Cancel: lists-admin{at}weatherwatchers.org Archive: /members/casilist ************************************************* Subject: CASILIST : CASILIST Shutting Down ; Anniversary of Super Tornado Outbreak Date: Fri, 02 Apr 1999 19:50:54 -0500 From: J Organization: Central Atlantic Storm Investigators To: CASI Mailing List Recipients ADMIN Notice: CASI's ISP, Vicon.Net, has decreed that the CASILIST is too large and has shut it down. Until we can find another provider there is a chance that the CASILIST will not continue or will slow down considerably. CASI's Web Server Pair.com promised that the CASILIST would be up and running by Feb. 1 1999 but is no longer responding to our emails and may have abandoned the project. This weekend is the anniversary of the Super Outbreak of Twisters on April 3-4, 1974. Below is an article posted to WX-TALK; see also http://personal.accuweather.com/iwxpage/paws/super.htm for a graphic with details, and here: http://www.msnbc.com/local/WCMH/95031.asp for more news. XENIA, Ohio (AP) -- Weather officials hope a day like April 3, 1974, never happens again. But if it does, they want people to be ready. On that day 25 years ago, 148 tornadoes touched down in 13 states in what was the worst outbreak of twisters in U.S. history. When it was over, 330 people were dead and 5,484 injured along a 2,500-mile path of damage. ``It caused this much damage and heartache; it could happen again,'' said Bob Chartuk, spokesman for the National Weather Service. ``There are people 25 years old and younger who have never seen a storm like this.'' The anniversary will be marked a few days early with a program Wednesday featuring weather forecasters, emergency-management officials and tornado eyewitnesses. The program will be held at Xenia High School, which was struck that day by a tornado that left more than 30 people dead and much of the rest of the city destroyed or damaged. ``Xenia was ground zero that day. That's where they had the worst tornado,'' said Chartuk. Host of the event will be Kenneth Haydu, meteorologist in charge of the weather service's office in Wilmington, Ohio. ``We want the public to be aware that deadly storms such as the 1974 outbreak can and will happen again, and we want people to be prepared,'' said Haydu. ``The people who experienced the super-outbreak have an important story to pass on to later generations.'' Fred Fiske, a Dayton salesman who was in Xenia when the tornado struck, said the storm took 10 years off his life. Fiske said he saw three large tornadoes come together and took shelter inside a warehouse. ``A few office girls were on the floor, one praying the Lord's Prayer, another crying,'' Fiske recalled. ``The tornado hit. It blew all of the office windows and doors into the room, and it twisted the steel doors so that we could not get out.'' Susan Hoover of Riverside said she was 11 and at her Xenia home by herself when the tornado struck. ``The roar began, and the house began to shake,'' she recalled. ``The bathroom door flew open and the roof came off the house. I peeked out from under the beach towel to see things fly over -- like our station wagon. I think I passed out at this point.'' Fiske said that after the tornado passed through, people viewed the damage in a daze. ``They looked like zombies,'' he said. Chartuk said the technology for predicting and detecting tornadoes is superior to what it was in 1974. ``We have much better capability, so if we say there's a tornado coming, you better believe there is,'' he said. ``The false-alarm rate has dropped dramatically.'' -- ============================================================== Jesse Ferrell - Meteorologist/Web Dev. - j{at}weatherwatchers.org Central Atlantic Storm Investigators - www.weatherwatchers.org "Andy Warhol had it wrong, Everyone will be famous for 15 minutes *and* have their own Web page." --William Shatner || ICQ No. 136832 || Subject: CASILIST : Hurricane poll and NAO ; Re: CASILIST : April Fools Day Blizzard Date: Tue, 06 Apr 1999 21:49:08 -0400 From: J Organization: Central Atlantic Storm Investigators To: CASI Mailing List Recipients We are on a temporary alternate mail server, here's to hoping this goes through... -Jesse ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Re: CASILIST : April Fools Day Blizzard ; A consensus for Global Warming Date: Fri, 2 Apr 1999 19:48:37 -0500 (EST) From: Mike Pontrelli To: J CC: CASI Mailing List Recipients Was just remembering the April 1st blizzard of 1997 here... seems like it was only recorded as a New England storm but the Poconos of Northeastern Pennsylvania were hit with 20-30 inches of snow, 70 mph winds which brought trees down, and 10 foot drifts in that storm. I was on I-80 when there was 3 feet of snow in the passing lane with 60 mph cross winds. I limped my 4wd eagle off the highway in 0 vis, navigating a sea of snow with dunes 5 feet deep and headed away from the highway. Probably not the brightest thing to do since I could hardly see the road in front of me. On the radio I heard them ask for anyone with snowmobiles to help evacuate the highway and bring in food and clothes for the people who stayed behind. Mother Nature took control that evening! I went back the next day (15 hours later) and they still did not open the highway! It would be nearly 18-20 hours until they got through.. they used front-end loaders to attack the ten foot drifts. Cars were buried under the snow and hundreds of people were walking around aimlesly. A gas station at that exit (Blakeslee, PA) was doing a hell of good business!. A ground blizzard was taking place as wind continued to gust over 40 mph with significant blowing snow. Interestingly, immediately south of the Pocono Plateau only 2" snow fall as downsloping killed off the precip.. 2 hours later I was back in State College, PA with 50 degree warm sunshine and dry ground. Felt very wierd! Ahh the memories [text/attachment] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Hurricane poll and NAO Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 19:19:23 -0500 From: "Jeff Sharts" To: Howdy all, Ok his will be brief unlike my last posts. I think what people aren't taken into account is NAO. NAO is very strong this year and is causing very unusual weather across the central and eastern lower 48. Anyone want to know why that low in the midwest istracking west of us? NAO is the answer. But as it looks this upcoming hurricane season may not be big because of NAO unlike what TWC and others like to say. They never talked about NAO just that stupid La Nina and El Nino which is a shame. So people don't listen to john hope or any of those so called hurricane experts. NAo covers a larger area than the nina and nino of the pacific, afterall it covers all of the north atlantic and yes thats from europe to south america, to mexico and back. Look for fewer storms :)... Jeff Sharts Subject: CASILIST : HIGH RISK For Severe Thunderstorms Thursday in Midwest Date: Thu, 08 Apr 1999 07:31:56 -0400 From: J Organization: Central Atlantic Storm Investigators To: CASI Mailing List Recipients The SPC has issued a HIGH RISK for Severe Thunderstorms for eastern Missouri, SWern Illinois, NEernmost Arkansas, and NWernmost Tennessee. A MODERATRE RISK is in effect for NE Arkansas, Missouri, Southern Iowa, most of Illinois, SW Indiana, Western Kentucky, and western Tennessee. A SLIGHT RISK is also in effect for an area surrounding this. See the SPC Graphics for details: http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/~spc/products/outlook/dy1.gif And associated Technical Discussion here: http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/~spc/products/outlook/dy1.htm See also the Experimental Specific Tornado/Hail Predictions at http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/~spc/products/outlook/otlkform.htm See also technical Severe Weather Indices here: http://hubcaps.ou.edu/products/ceus/latest_adas/ Other companies' Severe Weather Threat maps can be found from the CASI Severe Center at http://www.weatherwatchers.org/severe/ -- ============================================================== Jesse Ferrell - Meteorologist/Web Dev. - j{at}weatherwatchers.org Central Atlantic Storm Investigators - www.weatherwatchers.org ************************************************* Central Atlantic Storm Investigators Mailing-List To Post: casilist{at}weatherwatchers.org To Cancel: lists-admin{at}weatherwatchers.org Archive: /members/casilist ************************************************* Subject: CASI Membership Application: PERSONAL Date: Thu, 8 Apr 1999 20:30:10 -0400 (EDT) From: W4jlc{at}burke.net NAME: Jerry & Jayne Cunningham ADDRESS: CITY: Waynesboro STATE: Ga ZIP: 30830 PHONE: EMAIL: W4jlc{at}burke.net HOMEPAGE: http://www.burke.net/w4jlc/ ------------------------------------------------------------ MISC. INFO: Ham Radio Skywarn Takes Daily Obs More Email ------------------------------------------------------------ CASI MAILING-LIST? on COMMENTS: ------------------------------------------------------------ Server protocol: HTTP/1.1 Remote host: 209.45.240.214 Remote IP address: 209.45.240.214 Web Interface: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 4.01; Windows 95) ------------------------------------------------------------ Subject: CASILIST : Spotter Class in Knoxville TN / Severe Weather Outbreak Results in MO Date: Thu, 08 Apr 1999 20:56:03 -0400 From: J Organization: Central Atlantic Storm Investigators To: CASI Mailing List Recipients Subject: SKYWARN Spotter Class to be held in Knoxville Date: Thu, 08 Apr 1999 17:03:00 -0400 From: "Gregory S. Williams" To: casilist{at}weatherwatchers.org, skywarn{at}qth.net, wxspotter{at}onelist.com, tnham{at}qth.net There will be a SKYWARN spotter class held in Knoxville, TN on Saturday, April 24, at 1:00 PM local time at the Knox County Sheriff's office off Central Avenue pike (the "Old Sears Building"). Seating is limited. There is room for 30 and we will take people on a "first come first served basis" with priority given to those in Knoxville and the surrounding counties in East Tennessee. You do not have to be a ham radio operator to participate, so if you have friends/relatives who are interested they are also welcome to join in. If you would like to participate (should last 2 hours) please call (423) 588-9252 and your name will be put on the roster. 73's Greg Gregory S. Williams ke4hsm{at}icx.net http://user.icx.net/~ke4hsm/index.html http://user.icx.net/~ke4hsm/skywarn.html http://user.icx.net/~ke4hsm/twiar.html --------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Severe Weather Outbreak Date: Thu, 08 Apr 1999 19:29:55 -0500 From: "Glen Briggs (wx)" To: casilist{at}weatherwatchers.org the severe weather outbreak left the area over northern missouri battered but not broken, i have uploaded the severe weather log it is at http://www.lyn.net/users/gbriggs/weather/climate again, if www.lyn.net doesn't work, replace it with 206.132.201.15 again on sat?... wait and see.. Thanks, Glen Briggs --------------------------------------------------------------- = e-mail: gbriggs{at}lyn.net ICQ: 1133850 = = IRC: wx - afternet,undernet,DALnet Ham radio: kb0rpj = = = = http://www.lyn.net/users/gbriggs = --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- ************************************************* Central Atlantic Storm Investigators Mailing-List To Post: casilist{at}weatherwatchers.org To Cancel: lists-admin{at}weatherwatchers.org Archive: /members/casilist ************************************************* Subject: CASILIST : PA Slight Risk On Day 2 Date: Thu, 08 Apr 1999 22:28:54 -0400 From: J Organization: Central Atlantic Storm Investigators To: CASI Mailing List Recipients Bud, et.al., we'll see what they say tomorrow; this is already more than they were expecting last night I think. Course temp here should be 40's tomorrow - hate to chase at that temp ;) We'll keep an eye on it -- ============================================================== Jesse Ferrell - Meteorologist/Web Dev. - j{at}weatherwatchers.org [text/attachment from Bud Younke: --------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: PA Slight Risk On Day 2 Date: Thu, 8 Apr 1999 22:24:36 -0400 From: Bud Younke Organization: Computer Learning Network To: "'casilist{at}weatherwatchers.org'" Clipped from SPC's current Day 2 outlook....  999 ACUS2 KMKC 081738 SWODY2 -MKC AC 081738 2ND DAY CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK...REF AFOS NMCGPH98O. VALID 091200Z - 101200Z ...PA AND MID ATLANTIC AREA... THE STRONG LOW OVER NEB/KS WILL MOVE AND FILL SUBSTANTIALLY TOMORROW BEFORE REACHING PA AND THE MID ATLANTIC REGION. LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE IS AVAILABLE TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THIS AREA NOW...AND SHOULD ADVECT NORTHEASTWARD TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. THIS...COMBINED WITH MODERATELY STEEP MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES...WILL CONTRIBUTE TO SUBSTANTIAL DESTABILIZATION AND MODERATE SURFACE-BASED INSTABILITY BY AFTERNOON /CAPE VALUES OF 1500-2000 J/KG/. VERTICAL SHEAR IS FORECAST TO BE SUFFICIENT FOR ORGANIZED SEVERE STORMS...INCLUDING ISOLATED SUPERCELLS. EXPECT THE PRIMARY SEVERE THREATS TO BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING GUSTS...THOUGH AN ISOLATED TORNADO COULD OCCUR. ..THOMPSON.. 04/08/99 Anybody in PA looking for anything worthwhile at this point? Can't seem to see anything that looks like a good focus point, except maybe far Northwest PA... any other opinions?? Bud Younke Systems Administrator Computer Learning Network - Altoona, PA byounke{at}clntraining.com Subject: RE: CASILIST : PA Slight Risk On Day 2 Date: Fri, 09 Apr 1999 07:21:14 -0400 From: J Organization: Central Atlantic Storm Investigators To: CASI Mailing List Recipients --------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Re: CASILIST : PA Slight Risk On Day 2 Date: Thu, 08 Apr 1999 23:20:02 -0400 From: Greg To: CASI Mailing List Recipients Nope Bud, svr unlikely at this point in most of PA. Although shear profiles would support a fairly decent svr wx outbreak, instability just isn't there... at least not for my NEMAS Forecast Area... which is the Mid Susquehanna Valley of central PA. Only way for good svr in this area would be if warm front moved farther north than currently expected... but this seems quite unlikely ATTM. -Greg... CASI, NEMAS At 10:28 PM 4/8/99 -0400, J wrote: >Bud, et.al., we'll see what they say tomorrow; this is already more than >they were expecting last night I think. Course temp here should be 40's >tomorrow - hate to chase at that temp ;) > >We'll keep an eye on it > >-- >============================================================== >Jesse Ferrell - Meteorologist/Web Dev. - j{at}weatherwatchers.org > >[text/attachment from Bud Younke: >Received: from merlin.clntraining.com (merlin.clntraining.com [209.158.16.20]) by scire.pair.com (8.9.1/8.6.12) with ESMTP id WAA04175 for ; Thu, 8 Apr 1999 22:20:06 -0400 (EDT) >X-Envelope-To: >Received: from raptor (tc1.ppp80.keyconn.net [204.171.31.175]) by merlin.clntraining.com with SMTP (Microsoft Exchange Internet Mail Service Version 5.5.2232.9) > id 2R6F6MYV; Thu, 8 Apr 1999 22:25:59 -0400 >Received: by localhost with Microsoft MAPI; Thu, 8 Apr 1999 22:24:44 -0400 >Message-ID: <01BE820E.9AA96BA0.byounke{at}clntraining.com> >From: Bud Younke >Reply-To: "byounke{at}clntraining.com" >To: "'casilist{at}weatherwatchers.org'" >Subject: PA Slight Risk On Day 2 >Date: Thu, 8 Apr 1999 22:24:36 -0400 >Organization: Computer Learning Network >X-Mailer: Microsoft Internet E-mail/MAPI - 8.0.0.4211 >MIME-Version: 1.0 >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >Clipped from SPC's current Day 2 outlook.... > 999 ACUS2 KMKC 081738 SWODY2 -MKC AC 081738 >2ND DAY CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK...REF AFOS NMCGPH98O. >VALID 091200Z - 101200Z > >...PA AND MID ATLANTIC AREA... THE STRONG LOW OVER NEB/KS WILL MOVE AND FILL >SUBSTANTIALLY TOMORROW BEFORE REACHING PA AND THE MID ATLANTIC REGION. >LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE IS AVAILABLE TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THIS AREA NOW...AND >SHOULD ADVECT NORTHEASTWARD TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. THIS...COMBINED WITH >MODERATELY STEEP MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES...WILL CONTRIBUTE TO SUBSTANTIAL >DESTABILIZATION AND MODERATE SURFACE-BASED INSTABILITY BY AFTERNOON /CAPE >VALUES OF 1500-2000 J/KG/. VERTICAL SHEAR IS FORECAST TO BE SUFFICIENT FOR >ORGANIZED SEVERE STORMS...INCLUDING ISOLATED SUPERCELLS. EXPECT THE PRIMARY >SEVERE THREATS TO BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING GUSTS...THOUGH AN ISOLATED >TORNADO COULD OCCUR. ..THOMPSON.. 04/08/99 >Anybody in PA looking for anything worthwhile at this point? Can't seem to >see anything that looks like a good focus point, except maybe far Northwest >PA... any other opinions?? > >Bud Younke >Systems Administrator >Computer Learning Network - Altoona, PA >byounke{at}clntraining.com > > ____________________________________________________________________ The Pennsylvania Weather Page: http://www.pa-weather.simplenet.com Subject: CASILIST : RE: Severe Weather / Aiken SC BUST (It's GILBERT'S FAULT!)] Date: Fri, 09 Apr 1999 18:18:20 -0400 From: J Organization: Central Atlantic Storm Investigators To: CASI Mailing List Recipients From: KE4FJM{at}aol.com Track severe weather at http://www.angelfire.com/ga/jfox/severe.html -- -- [text/attachment : Aiken SC BUST...] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Aiken SC BUST (It's GILBERT'S FAULT!) Date: Fri, 9 Apr 1999 15:28:00 -0500 From: "Powell E. Way III" Organization: Gust Front Broadcasting To: WX-CHASE{at}POSTOFFICE.CSO.UIUC.EDU, casilist{at}weatherwatchers.org Howdy all, Went over to Brad Riley's to show him Gene Rhoden's Stormwatch (Gene if we'd watched yours last YOU'D get the blame...) and then Gilbert's 1996 chase season tape. Well, we hadn't paid any attention to the weather as there really wasn't any forecast of severe stuff. After Gilbert's tape ended I noticed the WX-Radio in another room had an alert in the scroll. DUH! Severe thunderstorm to our NW and heading SE toward us. So we took Brad's Durango and I got to drive. (Driving impressions later..) The laptop REFUSED to connect even in areas where we had good reception. AND we had to get gas. Well, we headed out and saw lots of lightning, and the storm basically went back behind us ...hey we are going the WRONG way. AND supposedly a tornado formed in Barnwell county near Ulmer..."reported by law enforcement". Now if we hadn't watched that tape...well POOT! The leather seats in the Durango are VERY comfortable and it drives well (Wire road is sorty wiry...) and the 360 V-8 gets up and GOES (through your wallet too). I think the 318 V-8 would be adequate, unless you pulled anythin.g I was NOT impressed with the brakes. Stopping was scary. Now this particular Durango has had the brakes to fail totally in the first few thousand miles, and I think only the rear brakes might have been working. (Brad WILL get this checked out). This rides much better than some of the Explorers I have ridden in, but not any of the newer model.s I played Acoustic Alechemy, the CD that Tim Marshall used in one of his videos.... Powell --------------------------------------------- powell{at}conterra.com --------------------------------------------- Subject: CASILIST : CASI-SOUTH Organization Date: Sat, 10 Apr 1999 11:41:28 -0400 From: J Organization: Central Atlantic Storm Investigators To: CASI Mailing List Recipients Chris Phillips wrote: > Hello to all of the CASI members! > > I have exciting news today. CASI-South is about to undergo some changes > that will benefit all members in the CASI-South jurisdiction. In order for > this to happen we need all members to take an active role during this > season of severe weather and hurricanes. > > To give you an idea of some of the things we need to get accomplished as a > group--- > > (1) We need to make sure all of our personal pages are updated on the CASI > website > ******(Hopefully Jesse will put the id & password here for those of us who > have misplaced it) Username: casiPassword: cloudy This may be changing soon for individual security reasons... and I hope to have the Member Page Updates mostly automated. -Jesse > (2) I would like for each state (NC,SC, GA, & FLA) to have Quarterly > Members meetings) BE CREATIVE!!! > (3) I need volunteers for leaders in each state, so we can put this > program in motion. > (4) Please send in Storm Reports and Observations to the Web Site! > (5) If you know of news from your local weather service( such as upcoming > skywarn training, major changes, etc) please pass these on to the group also. > (6) I will be attempting to update the CASI-South web page in the next few > weeks, if you have news you want on this site, then pass it along > > If you need to get in touch with me heres how to do it: > > Email: stormchaser{at}coastalnet.com > Home Phone (252)637-1695 > Pager (252) 635-2075 > > If you happen to page me, give me a few minutes, I may be at a Red Cross > Disaster scene and can not call you right back. > > I do encourage a members who are serious about chasing storms to take ALL > the SKYWARN classes you can and also A Disaster SErvices Damage Assessment > class wouldn't hurt. > > I will be updating the Storm Damage Assessment Forms very soon and will > pass this information along as soon as I have it available. > > Be Safe! > > Chris Phillips, CASI-South Leader > CASI-South Leader > NWSO-MHX Advanced Storm Spotter > Coastal Carolina Chapter of American Red Cross > DAT Coordinator & Damage Assessment Coordinator -- Subject: CASILIST : Spotter Classes (GA) Date: Sat, 10 Apr 1999 21:08:57 -0400 From: J Organization: Central Atlantic Storm Investigators To: CASI Mailing List Recipients = --------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Spotter Classes (GA) Date: Sat, 10 Apr 1999 18:19:05 -0400 From: "Shane" To: "Storm Investigators" Here is a list of currently scheduled spotter classes for Georgia. These were takien right off of the PeachTree City NWS website. Shane Classes scheduled as of April 1, 1999... * 4/1/99 7:30 p.m. - Basic Class Fulton County Atlanta radio Club American Red Cross Bldg. 2581 Piedmont Rd., NE Lindbergh Plaza A-450 Atlanta, GA P.O.C. Penn McClatchey e:mail at pmm{at}saf.com * 4/15/99 at 7:00p.m. Houston County Middle GA Tech Hwy. 96, Bldg A, Rm. 225 Warner Robins, GA P.O.C. Elaine Privette e:mail eprivette{at}redi.net or (912) 929-1520 * 5/4/99 7:00p.m. - Basic Class Clarke County Athen Radio Club Atlanta Hwy. County Extension Bldg. near Farmer's Market p.O.C. James Reeves (706) 769-4836 * 5/13/99 7:00 p.m. - Advanced Class Walker County Constitution Hall P.O.C. Rufus Mullix (706) 638-0210 or k4rem{at}mindspring.com * 5/20/99 7:00p.m. - Advanced Class Houston County Location T.B.A. P.O.C. David Shiplett (912) 953-6356 * 5/25/99 630p.m. - Advanced Class Fayette County J.C. Booth Middle School Peachtree City, GA P.O.C. Robert Burton (770) 719-9540 or kd4ydc{at}juno.com * 6/8/99 (7:00p.m. ?) - Advanced Class Gwinnett County Location T.B.A. Lawrenceville P.O.C. Lowry Rouse rouse_lowry{at}ccmail.ahlstrom.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *** NOTE **** If you plan to attend a training class listed here, please call the contact person to ensure space and seating...or contact Barry Gooden, at the National Weather Service (770) 486-1133. Also, for the Advance SkyWarn classes, the attendee should have taken the Basic/Intermediate class at least one year prior. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Image]Back to home page Subject: CASILIST : CASI-SOUTH : Tornado Warning -111246 Investigation Information requested Date: Sun, 11 Apr 1999 14:55:35 -0400 From: J Organization: Central Atlantic Storm Investigators To: CASI Mailing List Recipients --------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Tornado Warning -111246 Investigation Information requested Date: Sun, 11 Apr 1999 14:19:26 -0400 (EDT) From: Chris Phillips To: casilist{at}weatherwatchers.org ANY INFORMATION ON THIS TORANDO WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED!!!!! ZCZC DD+ 35312 WFUS01 KAKQ 111742 TORAKQ NCC073-111815- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 143 PM EDT SUN APR 11 1999 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... GATES COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA * UNTIL 215 PM EDT * AT 142 PM EDT... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A POSSIBLE TORNADO 3 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF GATESVILLE... MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. * THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR... SUNBURY AT 150 PM EDT IF YOU ARE IN THESE AREAS... SEEK SAFETY IN A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM AWAY FROM WINDOWS. A BASEMENT OFFERS THE BEST PROTECTION THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM SITUATION. ACT QUICKLY! IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO MOVE TO A SHELTER BELOW GROUND IF AVAILABLE. OTHERWISE...GO TO A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR POSSIBLE. SHADE NNNN --------------------------------------------------------------------- ************************************************* Central Atlantic Storm Investigators Mailing-List To Post: casilist{at}weatherwatchers.org To Cancel: lists-admin{at}weatherwatchers.org Archive: /members/casilist ************************************************* Subject: CASILIST : Adams.Shane : My e-mail address and page address Date: Sun, 11 Apr 1999 15:01:17 -0400 From: J Organization: Central Atlantic Storm Investigators To: CASI Mailing List Recipients --------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: My e-mail address and page address Date: Sun, 11 Apr 1999 14:18:25 -0400 From: "Shane" To: "Storm Investigators" I would like to let everyone know that my rmail address has changed to Tornado{at}Cyberhighway.Net and my page address has changed to http://www.cyberhighway.net/~tornado/p2kdata.htm Thanks, Shane Adams Tallulah Falls Georgia --------------------------------------------------------------------- ************************************************* Central Atlantic Storm Investigators Mailing-List To Post: casilist{at}weatherwatchers.org To Cancel: lists-admin{at}weatherwatchers.org Archive: /members/casilist ************************************************* Subject: CASILIST : 104mph Wind Gust In NC Date: Sun, 11 Apr 1999 17:42:11 -0400 From: J Organization: Central Atlantic Storm Investigators To: CASI Mailing List Recipients >From the heavy weather in Eastern North Carolina this evening (from NWS LSR Reports): 0213 PM MANTEO ARPT NC 68 MPH TSTM GUST 04/11/99 DARE 3 AIRPLANES BLOWN OVER ( The 68 (or 69 due to rounding error) mph gust can be seen in an hourly listing here: http://www.wunderground.com:80/history/airport/KMQI/1999/4/11/DailyHistory.html ) 0222 PM NC 104 MPH TSTM GUST 04/11/99 DARE OREGON INLET LIVE READING ( I couldn't find this station on AccuWeather, IWIN, or AWS. Does anyone know if the observations for this station are live or on the web?? ) 0220 PM WANCHESE NC WIND DAMAGE 04/11/99 DARE *** 8 INJ *** CIRCUS TENT BLOWN DOWN. MINIMUM OF 8 INJURIES. The only other nearby station is Marine station Duck, NC at http://www.nws.fsu.edu/B/buoy?station=DUCN7 which reported only a gust of 37 mph. If anyone knows of other stations that were in the path of this storm in or near Dare Co., NC, let me know. -- ============================================================== Jesse Ferrell - Meteorologist/Web Dev. - j{at}weatherwatchers.org Central Atlantic Storm Investigators - www.weatherwatchers.org "Beware of the women who promise blue skies; There's tornado warnings in the backs of their eyes." --Boiled In Lead || ICQ No. 136832 || Subject: CASILIST : APRIL SNOW / Dry conditions, about 2 weeks without a drop of rain maybe a bit less..... Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 09:02:59 -0400 From: J Organization: Central Atlantic Storm Investigators To: CASI Mailing List Recipients Folks, if you catch it in time, see the snow on CASI Member Charlie Anzman's webcam (Milford PA). Snow in April. Light snow was also reported here at KUNV or KAOO last night while I was asleep. Sleet and/or hail were reported yesterday at Milford and Watsontown by CASI Members. Keep in mind that Charleston SC set a record high yesterday of 90. Why did I move up North??? Hello it's supposed to be spring now... http://www.pikepennsylvania.com/webcams1.html -J Now back to your regularly scheduled CASILIST: [text/attachment] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Dry conditions, about 2 weeks without a drop of rain maybe a bit less..... Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 01:54:41 -0400 From: "Jeffrey Sharts" To: Hello all, As much as I like sunny, dry, warm weather. We just aren't getting rain and we need it bad! I don't take measurements at all of rain. But lasttime I checked 24 hour dopplar radar estimates I think was when we got a downpour of rain and it was like 1.5" to 2". We need rain badly here. As much of you have seen, I have posted about NAO a few times. Well the reason these systems aren't getting to us is partly NAO. Now NASA would love to say its la nina which it isn't. Reason we are getting cool weather unlike what we got a few days earlier in the month. We are getting cool dry air from canada but no its not jet stream driven. NAO is influencing our weather significantly. Now as this winter was, little snow. NAO did the same, not allowing much precip to fall and I don't see much of a change. I hope this Friday we get rain but like the last we may end up missing this one too. PLEASE RAIN SOON... Now another note is fire danger. Up in the Adirondacks and over in the Greens one year fire danger was so bad you couldn't even walk in the woods. Rangers handed out tickets to those who did. Now I hope this year isn't like that year. We have a farm here and hay season last year was extremly good but this year with the dry like 97 was, not a good year. But things can change and yes they will. But another note of things. This past winter was dry, notice how the end of the summer got dry? Also notice how the fal was dry? What the end of summer does and fall winter resembles it. So if it gets really wet towards august, and into fall. We could end up having a nasty cold winter, thats if NAO lets up.... Jeffrey Sharts --------------------------------------------------------------------- ************************************************* Central Atlantic Storm Investigators Mailing-List To Post: casilist{at}weatherwatchers.org To Cancel: lists-admin{at}weatherwatchers.org Archive: /members/casilist ************************************************* Subject: CASILIST : CASILIST Status ; Snow! (WV) ; Strong Winds (GA) Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 17:59:05 -0400 From: J Organization: Central Atlantic Storm Investigators To: CASI Mailing List Recipients CASI's Web Provider has finally come through with a permanent home for the CASIILIST. I will be sending information soon on what if anything you all will need to change to continue receiving the CASILIST, as soon as I can finish reviewing and testing the software. Now weather news from our Members today: ========================================================== Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 13:11:40 -0400 From: "Weather Technologies" Date:4/12/99 Time:from 7am through 11am EDT. Location: Several areas in Southern West Virginia From: Victor Burgess Weather Technologies Meteorology Specialist Several Locations around the area have reported snow and sleet in this area today. Some trees and other flowes are begining to bloom. A Frost or freeze with the possiablity of snow are forecast for friday and saturday in this area. ========================================================== -- text/attachment: Strong Winds --------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Strong Winds Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 17:55:59 -0400 From: "Shane" To: "Storm Investigators" Strong winds hit the N.E. corner of Georgia this morning, gusting into the mid 40's at times. The 1 minute average wind speeds between 1:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. ranged from 18 to 28 mph gusting to as high as 45 mph at 3:41 a.m. this morning. The winds have been blowing steadily all day but have greatly subsided from the early morning wind storm. The readings lately have been mainly around 13 mph gusting to the low and mid 20's. We have recorded wind gusts in excess of 30 mph for the last 4 straight days. Shane Adams Tallulah Falls Georgia Subject: CASILIST : RE : Oregon Inlet / Dare County Tornado Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 18:27:07 -0400 From: J Organization: Central Atlantic Storm Investigators To: CASI Mailing List Recipients Steve is right, folks, I forgot that the locator maps on AWS's site are not necessarily geographically accurate but are dependent on which TV station owns which stations. I was looking at a US and Ne NC map, and neither showed the Oregon Inlet station, but the one for Se VA (ch10) did. My bad! I missed the records now as they erase at midnight. I wrote AWS today to ask if we could take a look at the archived records if there are any. http://www.aws.com/wx/wx.dll?naghd CASI Member Steven Minghini wrote: > You, i believe, asked if there was a station that could have recorded > the 104 mph wind gust. I checked the history of 2 bouys in the area & > peak wind gusts were about 45 mph. > I then checked w/ the AWS page, & Norfolk VA's ch10 has a link to > Oregon Inlet Fishing Pier. It had reset by time i had seen it (1am Mon). > I believe that would have been the station that was blasted by the > winds. > > Steve Minghini -- ============================================================== Jesse Ferrell - Meteorologist/Web Dev. - j{at}weatherwatchers.org Central Atlantic Storm Investigators - www.weatherwatchers.org "They're not who we're looking for; they're just meteorologists- storm chasers." --Peter Watts, "Millennium" || ICQ No. 136832 || Subject: CASILIST RE: April Snow, 60" in NC 5/92, RE: Dry weather & Fires, Old Snow in PA! Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 20:40:21 -0400 From: J Organization: Central Atlantic Storm Investigators To: CASI Mailing List Recipients Mike Pontrelli wrote: > Speaking of April snows... it appears that the snow level was about 1500 > feet in the southern Poconos.. and in east central pa the ground was > whitened with hail from a thunderstorm. > > And... April 23 1986.. 15-30 inches of snow blanketed Northeastern PA!!! > (I wil remind everyone on that date as well.. it was a wonderful day). > > And those of you from down south.. shoudl remember the early May snow in > the Mountains in 1992. 60 inches on Mt Pisgah? Meanwhile it was in the > 50s here as the upper level low remained in the southern Appalachians. So > being up north isnt so bad after all, is it? :) > > -Ponte I do indeed remember it! I was going to school at UNCA (about 30 miles away) at the time. We received rain and snow at school, I remember walking through falling snow to my final exams. That low just sit and spun over the area for several days. I was working at NCDC at the time and my boss Grant Goodge had some amazing photographs from the event. Intellicast says: "In 1992, a vigorous upper level low pressure system stalled over the western Carolinas for 3 days from the 5th to the 8th dropping 60 inches of snow at Mt. Pisgah. " Mike Pontrelli wrote: > Speaking of fire danger.. we just had three pretty big fires here in the > Poconos and NW NJ. One was near Milford, the other Pt Jervis NY, and > another in the Delaware Water Gap. Each burned about 500 acres. If the > storm last Friday didnt blow the fire back on itself and dump an inch of > rain, the firefighters might still be chasing the blaze! (It is still > smoldering)., The chief firefighter said it was a very close call to > having a blaze several thousand acres big, and it was the storm that > stopped it because it was out of control. > > some pictures from the Milford Blaze: > > www.ems.psu.edu/~pontrell/IrvinPics/MoreIrvinPics/Fire1.JPG > www.ems.psu.edu/~pontrell/IrvinPics/MoreIrvinPics/Fire2.JPG > > The Delaware Water Gap fire was actually worse but i have no pictures. Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 19:19:08 -0400 (EDT) From: Mike Pontrelli To: CASI Mailing List Recipients I was drving on Rt 611 through the Delaware Water Gap, and I spotted several old piles of snow from snow slides last January!!! Mind you, the elevation there is 300 feet and there was probably less than 25 inches of snow that fell this winter, along with many days of +15 degrees above normal!!! Given the mild and snowless winter, you can bet I was very surprised to still see snow on thr ground there! -- Subject: CASILIST : To cops - additional vehicle lights question. Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 18:55:23 -0400 From: J Organization: Central Atlantic Storm Investigators To: CASI Mailing List Recipients --------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: To cops - additional vehicle lights question. Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 17:56:34 -0400 From: Greg Johnson To: casilist{at}weatherwatchers.org Well hopefully I still have the right addy for the list I have a question hopefully for a police officer out there, In relation specifically to North Carolina Law. What are the colors of lights I as a civilian can have on my vehicle and what modes of operation can I use. What colors can go in what directions. IOW What Colors? I know blue and red are out, and I know amber is fine, and I have been told green is as well. What about white strobes or white revolving lights? What about strobes or revolving lights period. I want added viability for poor visibility driving conditions (heavy rain, fog, hail) where you have to drive slow, and for when I have to pull off the side of the road because driving is too dangerous, or I need to stop and take some pictures/footage or call in a report on the weather or an emergency. (I am a Amateur Radio Operator and heavily a part of the local Central Carolina Skywarn group. I will also be very active with Emergency Volunteering soon.) I not only need just the general information, but specific codes/law numbers and a officer's Name and contact information so that if I run into a police officer who thinks I am not within the law I can refer them specifically to the laws that pertain so he can check them, and even to one of his fellow officers that he can talk to personally. Right now I have a Dashmiser that has 2 strobes out the front windshield, one amber, the other is clear. However after a friend who ordered a roof light bar said he had been told you couldn't have a white strobe facing forward, I placed some green saran wrap over the clear filter so it is green now. I would like to get this information before I actually need the lights cause I don't want to cause any police officer any problems, but still want the added visibility. Also I guess while I am on the subject, what about reflective striping for my car? I have seen rolls of it on automotive stores, I have a dark green Ford F150 with extended cab, so in the dark, with poor visibility, I don't feel the head lights and tail lights are enough. Thanks for the info. Greg Johnson Central Carolina Skywarn Spotter http://tnightshade.home.mindspring.com/stormchase http://www.centralcarolinaskywarn.net ICQ:8912046 AIM:kg4awg ------ "I do not know whether I was then a man dreaming I was a dragon, or whether I am now a dragon dreaming I am a man." -- Chang-tzu(adapted) Subject: CASILIST : RE: Additional Vehicle Lights Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 22:44:25 -0400 From: J Organization: Central Atlantic Storm Investigators To: CASI Mailing List Recipients Below is a compilation of the responses received this evening. For the record, it looks like here in PA any volunteer emergency person is allowed to have blue lights - firemen, etc. - I found this odd when I moved here to see blue lights on all different types of vehicles! -Jesse ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On this issue of additional lights for ham/spotter vehicles: This issue has popped up several times in the past here in Wisconsin, and while the laws vary from state to state, our group contacted local law enforcement agencies to get their opinions and attitudes since we have ham & spotters wanting to use lights for the vehicles. THE BOTTOM LINE: The law enforcement agencies were all against us using these lights. They note that within the state statues, we can use additional warning lights on our vehicles, but the Law enforcement officals saw no special reason why we should have them or need them. For road hazards they can be helpful, but not for spotting. If anything the legal eagles felt that we would be creating more of a distraction for other drivers. Follow the rules of the road and observe proper safety procedures when pulling over for spotting was their position. As such, the offical position of the Milwaukee Area SKYWARN Association Inc, is no lights for spotter duties. ...Good luck with your efforts. Skip Voros/WD9HAS Executive Director MASA Inc. MASA ["May-sah"] is the Milwaukee Area SKYWARN Association, Inc. Est 1992 Skywarn: the IDENTIFICATION, EVALUATION, & REPORTING of dangerous weather. Offical E-mail lists: masa{at}execpc.com Subscribe to our Paid Newsletter. MASA is a registered Non-profit, WI. Corp, and Sullivan Committee Member. Send your questions on Skywarn & storm Spoting to: skywarn{at}execpc.com WISCONSIN TORNADO & SVR WX AWARENESS WEEK APRIL 19-23, Drill 4/22 @ 1:15Pm ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: KE4FJM{at}aol.com I don't know the answer to this question but if anyone finds out let me know. I would like to add this information to my web page. I would also like to know what the laws are for Georgia regarding vehicle lights. Jay --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Gregory S. Williams" To: J Amber is the *ONLY* lights you (as a civilian) can use. Red & Blue are for Police & Fire, Green is for Government Services. A friend of mine wants to use strobes in his hazard lights to "get attention" whenever there is an urgent situation or event that requires caution lights. According to a Police Officer we talked with, he could use amber strobes, but "not to go overboard". We are in amateur radio, and we use caution lights during SKYWARN nets, Races where we do communications, and other events that require amateur radio communications. It's best to contact your local police department and verify what you can('t) use. Laws vary from county to county, state to state, planet to planet... Subject: CASILIST : RE: Additional vehicle lights Date: Wed, 14 Apr 1999 08:16:16 -0400 From: J Organization: Central Atlantic Storm Investigators To: CASI Mailing List Recipients Additional responses, thanks folks, this has been an interesting discussion. Note: There is also a similar discussion unfolding on WX-CHASE regarding small chasing groups and their validity, which has expanded into use of additional vehicle lights. ------------------ Subject: Re: CASILIST : RE: Additional Vehicle Lights Date: Wed, 14 Apr 1999 01:36:00 -0400 From: Duane Reece In regard to Georgia law amber, blue, and red flashing lights other than the vehicles original equipment require a permit from The Georgia Department of Public Safety. Green and clear revolving lights are a "grey" area of the law in Georgia. According to Col. Sid Miles Director of The Georgia Department of Public Safety, a law enforcement officer at his option may issue a citation for "improper lighting", and when this offense has occurrence on a moving vehicle or on a stationary vehicle on a public thoroughfare the judicial system views this as a serious offense and usually issues severe penalties. Duane Reece, KE4RST ------------------ From: Bud Younke Organization: Computer Learning Network In PA blue lights are used by volunteer Firefighters and EMS personell. These are a 'courtesy' light, giving the operator no special legal priveliges. Simply used as a way to notify other drivers, who hopefully will yield the right of way. Amber lights in PA are used on slow moving vehicles or those making frequent stops. Bottom line is check with the state police and local law enforcement in the areas you plan to operate.... Bud Younke Systems Administrator Computer Learning Network - Altoona, PA byounke{at}clntraining.com ------------------ From: laceshow{at}webtv.net (The Lace Show Radio Networks) I asked about that one earlier last year with my local law enforcement and they told me to contact the NCDOT or the DMV Concerning lights and flashers The Rock is back on TLS! Come Visit! and Sign the Guestbook! http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Set/1466/ and http://come.to/laceshow --------------------------------------------------------------------- ************************************************* Central Atlantic Storm Investigators Mailing-List To Post: casilist{at}weatherwatchers.org To Cancel: lists-admin{at}weatherwatchers.org Archive: /members/casilist ************************************************* Subject: CASILIST : RE: Additional vehicle lights (3) Date: Wed, 14 Apr 1999 21:25:02 -0400 From: J Organization: Central Atlantic Storm Investigators To: CASI Mailing List Recipients ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Re: CASILIST : RE: Additional vehicle lights Date: Wed, 14 Apr 1999 08:49:47 -0400 From: Davis To: J Hi all, According to my husband, a Volunteer Fireman, in South Carolina, one is only able to use AMBER lights without prior authorization. Red and clear/white are Emergency Services (Fire, Ambulance, Red Cross, etc) and Blue/white is Law Enforcement. Amber here is seen on Tow Trucks, post office vehicles (private), newspaper delivery vehicles and those street sweepers/parking lot cleaning trucks..... Janet Liberty, SC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Re: CASILIST : To cops - additional vehicle lights question. Date: Wed, 14 Apr 1999 20:50:48 -0400 (EDT) From: Chris Phillips To: J In reference to the lights, You can have amber lights, and thats it. Green is only allowable for SECURITY personnel. As for the laws, you can find them at your local library under the general statues for amber/yellow lights. I would highly refcommend that until such time as you have a copy of the law in your hand that you remove any lights you have from the car unless your REALLY good friends with the police department in your area. /Chris ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --text/attachment: --------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Lights on Vehicles in NC Date: Wed, 14 Apr 1999 15:34:10 -0400 From: "Eric Weaver" To: As a Police Officer in North Carolina (And one who writes a lot of tickets and is familliar with North Carolina General Statutes - Chapter 20 - Motor vehicle law...) here is what you can and can't do with vehicle lighting in NC: 1) You MUST have your headlights on while your wipers are on. (GS 20-129(a)(4)) 2) You may have up to two spot lamps (As long as they are not on the rear of the vehicle.) (G.S. 20-130(a)) 3)You may have up to two "Auxilliary Driving Lamps" ("fog lights") as long as they are DOT approved. (G.S. 20-130(c), G.S. 20-131) Don't use them in lieu of your regular headlights. 4) Blue (any kind) lights - cops only. (G.S. 20-130.1(c)) You can be charged with this if you have a blue light that can run off of the car's electrical system or a battery, even if it is not connected or activated. You will also likely be charged with Impersonation of a Police Officer. NOT A GOOD IDEA! (Get a free night(s?) in the local hoosegow.) 5) Red (emergency) lights - basically Fire/EMS/etc. including Volunteer firemen. (G.S. 20-130.1) It can only be activated by a volunteer fireman "In the performance of his duties." One would assume that this would not count for storm chasing, or other things, unless it something to do with putting out fires. If your VFD authorized it, maybe you could say that storm SPOTTING (not chasing!) was part of your duties, but I would check first. 6) Amber is OK. (G.S. 20-130.2) It specifically mentions REACT teams as being OK to have amber lights, and it pretty much says "any other vehicle," so go to town. 7) White lights (corner strobes, etc.) G.S. 20-130.3 says that you cannot display a white light to the rear while in forward motion. A strict reading of this would say that the 4-point corner strobes on police cars were illegal if you were driving it in a forward motion, and the white strobes on the back were lighted. The intent of the law is to make sure that you don't have your reverse lights on when you are going forward, so I don't think that anyone would really gig you on this. And if you were standing still, you would be OK. Why not put amber strobes on the rear and avoid a problem? I don't think white strobes to the front is any problem. 8) Anytime that you leave the vehicle parked on the side of the highway during the dark or bad weather, you must keep your parking lights on so as to be visible to other traffic. (G.S.20-134) 9) I find no mention of green lights one way or another. Some security companies have them, and if they can, I don't see why anyone else can't. 10) G.S. 20-137.2 makes it illegal to operate a vehicle which resembles a law-enforcement vehicle. (i.e. blue/red lights, markings, paint, or insignia on the car.) Here are a few words to the wise: Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer, just a small-town cop in NC. I believe that my reading of the law is right (and I do NOT lose court cases!) but if you really want to be sure, call an attorney. Your milage may vary, etc. Use a little common sense. There is probably no need for having 100 million candlepower of lights on a chase vehicle. Act like you have some sense when you are chasing (i.e. obey speed limits, don't go across Interstate highway medians, or drive recklessly.) Be prepared to explain to a trooper or a local cop what you are doing and why. Most of us do not know anythign about storm chasing, and I am the only cop that I ever met who went through Skywarn training. If you are polite, there should be no problems. And last, but not least, don't act like a goober. Any questions? mailto:w3cop{at}amsat.org North Carolina Police Resources Page http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/4473/ Eric's Dodge Ramcharger Page http://www.geocities.com/Baja/Dunes/7969/ Amateur Radio W3COP Subject: CASILIST : SEVERE WX IN SOUTHEAST Date: Wed, 14 Apr 1999 21:32:48 -0400 From: J Organization: Central Atlantic Storm Investigators To: CASI Mailing List Recipients Yes folks there is a Tornado Watch in effect currently for Mississippi and areas to its west; a Slight Risk of severe thunderstorms for the MS area tonight, and most of the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic tomorrow. See here for additional forecast severe maps: http://casi.simplenet.com/j/oldsite/wx/severe.html http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/~spc/products/outlook/otlkform.htm - Specific Weather Threat Graphics http://www.intellicast.com/weather/usa/radsum/ - Current Watches / Radar -- ============================================================== Jesse Ferrell - Meteorologist/Web Dev. - j{at}weatherwatchers.org [intro message from Don Arnold follows: text/attachment --------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: SEVERE WX IN SOUTHEAST Date: Wed, 14 Apr 1999 18:31:21 -0500 From: Don or Darla Arnold To: "Mid-Atlantic Weather Station [MAWS]" , CASI Mailing List Recipients , MAWS Storm Report , "mississippi-lite{at}onelist.com" , Storm Spotter List , twister8 , weather list , Weather Monitor List HI all waether nuts, freqs and fanatics. keep up with the severe weather in the south east tonight don check following http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Valley/6430/WeatherMWST.html http://www.magnolia.net/~billyg/light.gif http://www.earthwatch.com/STORMWATCH/SWSE2D.html http://www.met.tamu.edu/weather/warnings/warnings_ms.html ENJOY Don KB5FHX Certified Storm Spotter MARS Member Ares-Races Member -- OUR WEB PAGE UPDATED 04 April 99 http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Valley/6430 Darla and Don's Website http://hattiesburg.net/columns/darnold.shtml My online column DARLA (dawn) ICQ# 7341931 Don (weathernut) ICQ# 14664294 Just Because Your NOT paranoid does'nt mean they are NOT out to get ya! Subject: CASILIST : 62mph wind gusts reported in NC ; Tornado Watch in effect Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1999 22:10:14 -0400 From: J Organization: Central Atlantic Storm Investigators To: CASI Mailing List Recipients Subject: Areal update For NC Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1999 21:54:24 -0400 (EDT) From: Chris Phillips To: casilist{at}weatherwatchers.org THE TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO 12 MIDNIGHT TONIGHT FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS PLEASE STAY TUNED TO THIS EVENT WWUS32 KRDU 160146 SLSNC NORTH CAROLINA AREAL OUTLINE FOR TORNADO WATCH 161 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH/DURHAM NC 943 PM EDT THU APR 15 1999 THIS WATCH INCLUDES 29 COUNTIES IN THE FOLLOWING PARTS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA... COAST COASTAL PLAIN SOME CITIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH ARE... GREENVILLE JACKSONVILLE KINSTON NEW BERN WILMINGTON IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... NCC013-019-029-031-041-049-053-053-055-055-095-095-103-129-133-137- 139-141-143-177-187-160400- ..COAST... BEAUFORT BRUNSWICK CAMDEN CARTERET CHOWAN CRAVEN MAINLAND CURRIT OUTER BANKS CUR MAINLAND DARE OUTER BANKS DAR MAINLAND HYDE OUTER BANKS HYD JONES NEW HANOVER ONSLOW PAMLICO PASQUOTANK PENDER PERQUIMANS TYRRELL WASHINGTON $$ NCC015-017-047-061-079-107-117-147-160400- ..COASTAL PLAIN... BERTIE BLADEN COLUMBUS DUPLIN GREENE LENOIR MARTIN PITT $$ AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS AND SEVERE WEATHER SPOTTER GROUPS ARE REQUESTED TO RELAY STORM INFORMATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ALL PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY DAMAGING WEATHER TO LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. LISTEN TO LOCAL RADIO, TV, OR WEATHER RADIO FOR WEATHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. --------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: 62mph wind gusts reported Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1999 21:52:01 -0400 (EDT) From: Chris Phillips To: casilist{at}weatherwatchers.org 62MPH WIND GUSTS WSW WAS JUST REPORTED AT OCRACOKE AT 9:45PM EST THIS EVENING SEVERAL TRAILERS HAVE BEEN OVERTURNED DUE TO TORNADOES THIS EVENING WILL KEEP ADVISED LATER TONIGHT NNNN Subject: CASILIST : Tornado over wx station - Jones Co. NC Date: Fri, 16 Apr 1999 07:54:58 -0400 From: J Organization: Central Atlantic Storm Investigators To: CASI Mailing List Recipients 999 WWUS30 KMHX 160238 LSRMHX PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 1035 PM EDT THU APR 15 1999 TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS... ....COUNTY LOCATION.... 1020 PM TRENTON NC 165 MPH TSTM GUST 04/15/99 JONES WIND EQUIPMENT SHOWED GUSTS TO 165 MPH, BARNS, TREES DESTROYED, ALL HUNTING DOGS KILLS, N OF TRENTON --------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: tornado over wx station Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1999 23:43:38 -0400 (EDT) From: SMWINCVA{at}webtv.net (Steven Minghini) To: j{at}weatherwatchers.org Dear J, About 10:45pm, TWC announced that a wx station at Trenton (Jones Co.) NC received a 165 mph wind gust, & speculated an F3 tornado passed over head. I checked the school AWS system & found no stations in it's path. I checked the airport AWOS's w/ no luck, so the station must have been a private one. The report from the NWS p.i.s. said that outbuidings & barns were destroyed, and that a pack of hunting dogs were killed. One person died as the suspected tornadic storm hit Duplin Co about 9:45pm. At it's peak the meso-cell had the appearance of a hurricane w/ the shape on radar. Steve Minghini --------------------------------------------------------------------- ************************************************* Central Atlantic Storm Investigators Mailing-List To Post: casilist{at}weatherwatchers.org To Cancel: lists-admin{at}weatherwatchers.org Archive: /members/casilist ************************************************* Subject: CASILIST : Severe Weather Statements For NC ; Skywarn In Active Mode Date: Fri, 16 Apr 1999 07:56:17 -0400 From: J Organization: Central Atlantic Storm Investigators To: CASI Mailing List Recipients Subject: skywarn IN ACTIVE MODE Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1999 22:25:26 -0400 (EDT) From: Chris Phillips To: casilist{at}weatherwatchers.org 145.2100 ACTIVE at this time SKYWARN TRENTON REPEATER TREES ARE BEING REPORTED DOWN AND VEHICLES DAMAGED IN LENOIR COUNTY AT THIS TIME SEVERAL TORNADOES HAVE TOUCHED DOWN IN ONSLOW COUNTY AT THIS TIME AND HAVE BEEN REPORTED OVER THE FIRE NET AT THIS TIME --------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Severe Weather Statement For NC Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1999 22:21:57 -0400 (EDT) From: Chris Phillips To: casilist{at}weatherwatchers.org THIS TORNADO HAS ALREADY CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND IS CONTINUED TO MOVE EASTERLY AT THIS TIME.......I WILL TRY TO REMAIN ONLINE LONG ENOUGH TO KEEP YOU UP TO DATE, POWER LINES ARE GOING DOWN AND THE SKYWARN TRENTON REPEATER HAS LOST POWER AND IS RUNNING ON BACK UP POWER AT THIS TIME. WINDS ARE ESTIMATED AT APPROIMATELY 65-80MPH AT THIS TIME..... ONSLOW COUNTY HAS JUST RECIEVED A TORNADO WARNING.......... HAIL IS FALLING AT THIS TIME AND IS CAUSING TREES TO CRACK AND FALL I WILL TRY TO GET A BETTER REPORT ISSUED LATER NNNN >RDUSVSMHX >TTAA00 KHAT 160213 >NCZ090>092-160245- > >SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT >NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT-MOREHEAD CITY NC >1011 PM EDT THU APR 15 1999 > >..A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PEOPLE IN JONES...DUPLIN >AND LENOIR COUNTIES... > >AT 1011 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO OVER >POTTERS HILL. > >THE STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. > >THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE... > OVER COMFORT AROUND 1035 PM EDT. > >IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A >SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE >NEAREST DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. > >STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL RADIO...TV...OR CABLE TV FOR >THE LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION. > Subject: CASILIST : FIRE IN FLORIDA Date: Fri, 16 Apr 1999 07:59:43 -0400 From: J Organization: Central Atlantic Storm Investigators To: CASI Mailing List Recipients --------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: FIRE IN FLORIDA Date: Fri, 16 Apr 1999 07:10:40 -0400 From: "John Benjamin" Organization: Benjamin Computer Services, Inc To: 50 homes gone in St. Lucie blaze By Brian Crecente, Thomas R. Collins and Jenny Staletovich Palm Beach Post Staff Writers PORT ST. LUCIE -- It finally happened. Wildfire, pushed to the brink by days without rain and a climbing drought index, erupted Thursday and destroyed 50 houses as it raged through nearly 5,000 acres of dense neighborhoods between Interstate 95 and Florida's Turnpike. As many as 500 people, and possibly 1,000, fled their homes. A state of emergency was declared late Thursday amid rumors of looting. Roadblocks stopped dozens trying to get home. Police ordered even more to leave as flames raced across back yards and jumped from trees. Nearly four dozen school buses carrying children home were turned away to a shelter. Panicky families searched for loved ones. Men and women yelled at fire officials who kept them from their fire-ravaged neighborhoods. While one man watched his next door neighbor's windows explode from heat, another shoveled dirt onto his roof, vainly trying to smother flames. "We survived 360 degrees and I don't know how we did it," Michael Joseph, 53, said as he scanned three burned-out lots surrounding his house and smoldering woods across the street. "There were meteorites of fires. The wind was throwing balls of fire at us." Curfew imposed At 10 p.m. Port St. Lucie Mayor Jim Fielding declared a state of emergency as he tallied the number of destroyed homes. "I'm afraid we're going to lose more tonight," he said. A curfew was also set for the fire-ravaged areas, bounded by Juliette Avenue, Florida's Turnpike, Port St. Lucie Boulevard and Gatlin Boulevard. No one will be permitted in the areas between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. without proof of residency. The county's 35 schools will also be closed today, said Superintendent Bill Vogel. Everywhere, neighbors stood on street corners under a sky black with smoke, watching the fire duck and run from firefighters struggling to contain it. By late afternoon, whole blocks were reduced to charred wastelands. "Crews are trying to stay ahead of the fire and at this point they're strictly protecting houses. Control of the fire will have to come later," Division of Forestry ranger Craig Iversen said late in the afternoon. --------------------------------------------------------------------- John Benjamin President & CEO Benjamin Computer Services, Inc. John Benjamin President & CEO Benjamin Computer Services, Inc. 561-689-2326 Voice Pager: 1-888-724-6662: Leave Message P.O. Box 17380 Work Fax: 561-471-7744 West Palm Beach FL 33416-7380 USA Additional Information: Version 2.1 Last Name Benjamin First NameJohn Label Work561-689-2326 P.O. Box 17380 West Palm Beach, FL 33416-7380 US Birthday 19480401 Revision 19990416T111040Z --------------------------------------------------------------------- ************************************************* Central Atlantic Storm Investigators Mailing-List To Post: casilist{at}weatherwatchers.org To Cancel: lists-admin{at}weatherwatchers.org Archive: /members/casilist ************************************************* Subject: CASILIST : Thursday SC tornado report & More on NC Severe Weather Date: Fri, 16 Apr 1999 22:20:08 -0400 From: J Organization: Central Atlantic Storm Investigators To: CASI Mailing List Recipients Folks, this morning (*after* I sent out the CASILIST of course, d'ohh!) I put up a quick and dirty page about the Severe Weather in NC yesterday quoting conditions from weather stations in the Eastern part of the state and linking to TWC's report on the storms. http://www.weatherwatchers.org/1999/0415/ -- ============================================================== Jesse Ferrell - Meteorologist/Web Dev. - j{at}weatherwatchers.org [text/attachment : Thursday SC tornado report (Powell Way)] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Thursday SC tornado report Date: Fri, 16 Apr 1999 16:23:35 -0500 From: "Powell E. Way III" Organization: Gust Front Broadcasting To: casilist{at}weatherwatchers.org, WX-CHASE{at}POSTOFFICE.CSO.UIUC.EDU I still have SDS (not to mention ABDS). Brad Riley chased. I got to do Skywarn, and then go back to work (that's why I couldn't chase) Report from Brad: Three confirmed tornados in S.C. Vernon Carver and I were chasing these storms. We saw two definite supercells. I am no longer in SDS. Powell is. However, the storms were moving so fast they were out of range. The first one was incredible; back sheared, knuckles from hell, and a dome. Wow, what a storm! The next one we didn't catch up to. The next one we were poised perfectly. Unfortunately, the core came to us and we couldn't get out. So, we got rain. Did I mention we got rain? We must have gotten three inches in fifteen min. I thought I saw a rain wrapped smoky 'nado but I can't confirm. All those damn trees! All in all, it was a terrific day. It would have been better if the laptop had gotten online, but I'm working on it. Brad Riley --------------------------------------------- powell{at}conterra.com --------------------------------------------- Subject: CASILIST : RE: NC Severe Weather Date: Sat, 17 Apr 1999 11:30:53 -0400 From: J Organization: Central Atlantic Storm Investigators To: CASI Mailing List Recipients From: Chris Phillips RE: 165mph This was a private amatuer radio operator station. You will not find it on the internet anywhere. I hope this helps clear things up for this wx station. I believe it was a Davis Weather Monitor II [text/attachment] Subject: FYI - April 15 tornadoes Date: Fri, 16 Apr 1999 22:41:18 -0400 (EDT) From: Chris Phillips To: casilist{at}weatherwatchers.org I just recieved this tonight. I hope this helps I also know that the Damage Assessment is ongoing and that American Red Cross has issued a Disaster Relief # for this operation from National I will keep you posted as much as possible Chris >X-Sender: rwhitten{at}postoffice.worldnet.att.net >Date: Fri, 16 Apr 1999 18:23:49 -0400 >To: nc-arrl{at}ncarrl.org >From: Reed Whitten >Subject: FYI - April 15 tornadoes > >As far as I know ARES involvement in this event was only through the >SKYWARN nets that were active when the storms were approaching. > >Sending this to the ncarrl listserv just for your information. > >73 > >Reed, AB4W >NC SM > >........... > > >Mailer: Novell GroupWise 4.1 >>Date: Fri, 16 Apr 1999 16:22:02 -0400 >>From: NC EOC >>To: rwhitten{at}worldnet.att.net >>Subject: April 15 tornadoes >> >>State of North Carolina >>Division of Emergency Management >>Severe Storms >>SITUATION REPORT >> >>The period of this report is from 1100 hours, April 16, 1999 >>to 1600 hours, April 16, 1999 >> >> >>I. SITUATION >>A. Initial >>On April 15, 1999, severe thunderstorms formed and moved across the >>southeast region of the state. These thunderstorms spawned tornadoes >>and high winds in several eastern North Carolina counties. >> >>B. Current >>County officials are continuing to survey the damages caused by the >>severe thunderstorms. There have been confirmed reports of one death, >>several injuries, damaged homes, businesses and power outages. >> >> >>II. COUNTY ACTIONS >>EASTERN BRANCH >>Area coordinators continue to work in the impacted eastern counties >>with local officials. This work consists of damage surveys and >>interviews with local citizens to assess damages to homes and >>businesses. >> >>Bladen County: A damage assessment of the White Oak area shows >>that mobile homes have been damaged and three storage buildings have >>been destroyed. In the Tar Heel area, seven people have been injured. >>According to damage surveys, one single family home and six mobile >>homes were destroyed. Five storage buildings were destroyed. >>Volunteers and state inmates are assisting in clean up efforts. >> >>Carteret County: One business and five homes were damaged. >> >>Craven County: High winds caused a Norfolk Southern freight train >>near Bridgeton to derail. No hazardous materials were on board, and no >>one was injured. >> >>Duplin County: The county had severe damage and 15 people were >>injured. The severe thunderstorms delayed school this morning by two >>hours. >> >>Jones County: Eight people were injured and 25 people have been >>displaced by the severe thunderstorms. No shelters are required in the >>county. However, 14 people have been placed in a motel by the >>American Red Cross. The remaining people are staying with family and >>friends. Power is currently being restored. >> >>Preliminary damage assessments report 11 single family homes have >>been destroyed; 17 have major damage and 17 have minor damage. >>Fourteen mobile homes have been destroyed, 12 have major damage and >>16 have minor damage. Thirty-four businesses, including barns, have >>been destroyed, 9 have major damage and 11 have minor damage. >>Fifteen hog houses and three turkey houses have been destroyed and >>four hog houses have major damage. One church has minor damage. >> >>Onslow County: Trees and power lines were blown down, and two >>barns in the Back Swamp community have been damaged. The Haw >>Branch area has some structural damage. Eleven homes have been >>destroyed, 15 homes have major damage and 14 homes have minor >>damage. >> >>Robeson County: One person was killed, not three as previously >>reported, and at least 20 others have been injured as a result of the >>severe thunderstorms. The death occurred at the Chavis Mobile Home >>Park. Eight mobile homes were destroyed and three people have been >>injured. Other destroyed mobile homes were located along U.S. 74 in the >>Hidden Valley area near Maxton and in East Howesville. Power lines >>were knocked down. Volunteers and state inmates are assisting in clean >>up efforts. >> >>III. STATE ACTIONS >>Operations Section >>Human Services >>Mass Care >>American Red Cross - Providing assistance to displaced persons. >> >>Infrastructure Support >>Transportation - Debris-covered U.S. 258, state routes 58 and 4 and >>secondary roads 1156 and 1157 have been cleared and all roads are >>open. >> >>Correction - Assisting several counties in their clean upefforts. >> >>Emergency Services >>Emergency Medical Services >>OEMS - Has been activated and is responding to requests for >>assistance. >> >>Logistics Section >>The Logistics Section Group is responding to requests for >>assistance. >> >>Operations Support >>Resource Operations - is responding to requests for assistance. >> >>Information and Planning Section >>Monitoring the current situation and developing a situation report. >> >>Education and Emergency Information Group >>Developing press releases for distribution as needed. >> >>IV. DISTRIBUTION >> SITUATION REPORT GROUP >> >>Released by LAW >> > > > > Subject: CASILIST : April 15 NC Severe Weather Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 11:59:10 -0400 From: J Organization: Central Atlantic Storm Investigators To: CASI Mailing List Recipients Folks, for some reason the email I was going to send yesterday never went through. I updated the CASI site to include more information and links for the 4/15/99 Carolina Storms, including the link that Bob mentions below. Roger Edwards has again come through for the Internet Storm Investigating Community by posting radar images of the storms to the SPC site. Enjoy! -- ============================================================== Jesse Ferrell - Meteorologist/Web Dev. - j{at}weatherwatchers.org Central Atlantic Storm Investigators - www.weatherwatchers.org [text/attachment] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: April 15 NC Severe Weather Date: Sat, 17 Apr 1999 08:47:55 -0400 From: "Bob Woodson" To: "CASI Mailing List Recipients" Excellent images and analysis of the supercell in Jones County NC during the evening of April 15th. This is the storm with the reported 165mph wind gust and produced several tornadoes: http://www.spc.noaa.gov/coolimg/ Bob Woodson KF4MMM Raleigh, NC www.qsl.net/kf4mmm Subject: CASILIST : SKY AWARENESS WEEK Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 12:10:02 -0400 From: J Organization: Central Atlantic Storm Investigators To: CASI Mailing List Recipients --------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: SKY AWARENESS WEEK Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 11:00:58 -0500 From: Don or Darla Arnold To: "Mid-Atlantic Weather Station [MAWS]" , CASI Mailing List Recipients , "KB5AAU{at}aol.com" , MAWS Storm Report , Storm Spotter List , twister8 , weather list , Weather Monitor List Hi got this off one of the other lists i subscribe to ENJOY!!! Don SKY AWARENESS WEEK Look up! (Or, as the Big Network's "SkyGuy" says, "Keep the stars in your eyes!" Anyway, this is "Sky Awareness Week." If the skies where you are have cleared up after their wintertime haziness, go out and look up, and celebrate the natural beauty of the stratosphere. At the same time, let's all give a thought to protecting our only sky as a great and wondrous natural resource. Let's celebrate the sky! See more about "how the weather works": http://www.weatherworks.com -- OUR WEB PAGE UPDATED 17 April 99 http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Valley/6430 Darla and Don's Website http://hattiesburg.net/columns/darnold.shtml My online column DARLA (dawn) ICQ# 7341931 Don (weathernut) ICQ# 14664294 Right now we are on the threshold of whatever comes next!!! MAYBE!! --------------------------------------------------------------------- ************************************************* Central Atlantic Storm Investigators Mailing-List To Post: casilist{at}weatherwatchers.org To Cancel: lists-admin{at}weatherwatchers.org Archive: /members/casilist ************************************************* Subject: CASILIST : need AOL tester Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 17:54:09 -0400 From: J Organization: Central Atlantic Storm Investigators To: CASI Mailing List Recipients Sorry for the lateness of this message, I have been mostly offline for a week and the CASILIST is having trouble sending sometimes. -Jesse --------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: need AOL tester Date: Wed, 14 Apr 1999 00:12:46 -0400 (EDT) From: hurricane_warning{at}email.com To: casilist{at}weatherwatchers.org I have my Hurricane Warning site up, but i need an AOL user to test the site using AOL 4. Thank you and send results to hurricane_warning{at}email.com Mike Welch ----------------------------------------------- FREE! The World's Best Email Address @email.com Reserve your name now at http://www.email.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- ************************************************* Central Atlantic Storm Investigators Mailing-List To Post: casilist{at}weatherwatchers.org To Cancel: lists-admin{at}weatherwatchers.org Archive: /members/casilist ************************************************* Subject: CASILIST : RE: Additional vehicle lights Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 18:01:17 -0400 From: J Organization: Central Atlantic Storm Investigators To: CASI Mailing List Recipients --------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Re: CASILIST : RE: Additional vehicle lights Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1999 08:46:38 EDT From: Hosiey1{at}aol.com To: casilist{at}weatherwatchers.org after contacting local officials in our area of the state, Michigan spotters may only use the amber revolving light during SKYWARN operations when the vehicle is stationary. Any other activity other than the said, is a moving violation. And for the addtional of lightning, are we spotting severe weather, or lining up aircraft to landing on us? LOL Good luck to all of you this season! John LaJoie J{at}D Storm Chasers Wayne County Skywarn --------------------------------------------------------------------- ************************************************* Central Atlantic Storm Investigators Mailing-List To Post: casilist{at}weatherwatchers.org To Cancel: lists-admin{at}weatherwatchers.org Archive: /members/casilist ************************************************* Subject: CASILIST : Where to find Water Temperature Max For NJ Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 18:14:16 -0400 From: J Organization: Central Atlantic Storm Investigators To: CASI Mailing List Recipients This is a question from a web surfer to CASI. Right offhand I don't know where to obtain this information, do any of you Members have an idea? Katie Petrie wrote: > To Whom it May Concern: > > I would like to find out what time of year the water is > usually the warmest at the New Jersey shore, specifically > Cape May, NJ. Please mail me some suggestions on where I > might find this type of data on the internet or elswhere. > > Thank you in advance. > > === > Cordially, > Katie Petrie -- ============================================================== Jesse Ferrell - Meteorologist/Web Dev. - j{at}weatherwatchers.org Central Atlantic Storm Investigators - www.weatherwatchers.org "Dust will make you blind, nothing you can find; Running scared ! Tornado !" --Vovoid, "Tornado" || ICQ No. 136832 || Subject: CASILIST : RE: Additional vehicle lights #2 Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 18:33:20 -0400 From: J Organization: Central Atlantic Storm Investigators To: CASI Mailing List Recipients -- =====\ --------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Re: CASILIST : RE: Additional vehicle lights (3) Date: Sat, 17 Apr 1999 07:24:46 PDT From: "todd maschino" To: j{at}weatherwatchers.org Correction, Clear lights such as are on U.S. Postal Service are as legal as amber lights. according to SC Law. check it out. Clear lights are only illegal if used in combination with blue or red. Green Lights are reserved for COMMAND VEHICLES and Emergency Management Departments... Kd4ygc ----Original Message Follows---- From: J To: CASI Mailing List Recipients Subject: CASILIST : RE: Additional vehicle lights (3) Date: Wed, 14 Apr 1999 21:25:02 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 >From j{at}weatherwatchers.org Wed Apr 14 18:39:11 1999 Received: from [207.217.120.49] by hotmail.com (1.5) with SMTP id MHotMailB8DE8E280131D1B9832CCFD9783196330; Wed Apr 14 18:39:11 1999 Received: from weatherwatchers.org ([38.26.135.104])by scaup.prod.itd.earthlink.net (8.8.7/8.8.5) with ESMTP id SAA26831;Wed, 14 Apr 1999 18:25:34 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <37153FED.BB6A1C00{at}weatherwatchers.org> Organization: Central Atlantic Storm Investigators X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.04 [en] (Win95; I) --------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------- Subject: Re: CASILIST : RE: Additional vehicle lights Date: Wed, 14 Apr 1999 08:49:47 -0400 From: Davis To: J Hi all, According to my husband, a Volunteer Fireman, in South Carolina, one is only able to use AMBER lights without prior authorization. Red and clear/white are Emergency Services (Fire, Ambulance, Red Cross, etc) and Blue/white is Law Enforcement. Amber here is seen on Tow Trucks, post office vehicles (private), newspaper delivery vehicles and those street sweepers/parking lot cleaning trucks..... Janet Liberty, SC --------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------- Subject: Re: CASILIST : To cops - additional vehicle lights question. Date: Wed, 14 Apr 1999 20:50:48 -0400 (EDT) From: Chris Phillips To: J In reference to the lights, You can have amber lights, and thats it. Green is only allowable for SECURITY personnel. As for the laws, you can find them at your local library under the general statues for amber/yellow lights. I would highly refcommend that until such time as you have a copy of the law in your hand that you remove any lights you have from the car unless your REALLY good friends with the police department in your area. /Chris --------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------- --text/attachment: << message3.txt >> _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- ************************************************* Central Atlantic Storm Investigators Mailing-List To Post: casilist{at}weatherwatchers.org To Cancel: lists-admin{at}weatherwatchers.org Archive: /members/casilist ************************************************* Subject: CASILIST : RE: Additional vehicle lights Date: 18 Apr 1999 22:55:02 -0000 From: J Reply-To: casilist{at}lists.weatherwatchers.org Organization: Central Atlantic Storm Investigators To: CASI Mailing List Recipients --------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Re: CASILIST : RE: Additional vehicle lights Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1999 08:46:38 EDT From: Hosiey1{at}aol.com To: casilist{at}weatherwatchers.org after contacting local officials in our area of the state, Michigan spotters may only use the amber revolving light during SKYWARN operations when the vehicle is stationary. Any other activity other than the said, is a moving violation. And for the addtional of lightning, are we spotting severe weather, or lining up aircraft to landing on us? LOL Good luck to all of you this season! John LaJoie J{at}D Storm Chasers Wayne County Skywarn --------------------------------------------------------------------- ************************************************* Central Atlantic Storm Investigators Mailing-List To Post: casilist{at}weatherwatchers.org To Cancel: lists-admin{at}weatherwatchers.org Archive: /members/casilist ************************************************* Subject: CASILIST : Damage Assessment of Jones County NC Completed today Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 22:52:59 -0400 From: J Organization: Central Atlantic Storm Investigators To: CASI Mailing List Recipients --------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Damage Assessment of Jones County Completed today Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 20:08:23 -0400 (EDT) From: Chris Phillips To: casilist{at}weatherwatchers.org The American Red Cross has completed the Damage Assessment of the Jones County area today. In all there were 25 structures which recieved damage. 10 of those were trailers that were destroyed and 1 single family house was destroyed. 2 single family houses had major damage and 2 trailers had major damage, the rest recieved minor damage. Some of the sites I visted today had some unbelieveable damage. I saw several trailers that were knocked completely off their foundation including the hurricane ties being removed from them. The 1 single fmaily home I went to was knocked 25-30' off of its foundation. There was a debris trail over 5 miles long and their were alot of cars overturned and destroyed. This tornado was classified as an F-1 by the National Weather Service. In my personal opinion, I would have to believe that it was an F2-Light F3 at times. This is the final report for this storm investigation Chris --------------------------------------------------------------------- ************************************************* Central Atlantic Storm Investigators Mailing-List To Post: casilist{at}weatherwatchers.org To Cancel: lists-admin{at}weatherwatchers.org Archive: /members/casilist ************************************************* Subject: CASILIST : Lights Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 23:11:21 -0400 From: J Organization: Central Atlantic Storm Investigators To: CASI Mailing List Recipients rlf wrote: > as an ex-cop and current > insurance adjuster, I'd like for everyone to be aware that regardless of > how many lights you have on a "chase" vehicle, you are still subject to > the traffic laws of the jurisdiction you are driving in. Neither do > lights relieve you of civil liability in the event you are at fault in > an accident. The cold hard fact is that in all liklihood your insurance > carrier will deny coverage once they determine that you were using the > vehicle as a "chase" vehicle with lights. Give some thought to > inadvertently blowing a stop sign in an unfamiliar area, killing or > injuring several people, and your insurance company denying coverage. Is > it worth it? > > Ron Fogle -- Subject: CASILIST : RE: Damage Assessment of Jones County NC Completedtoday Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 17:53:43 -0400 From: J Organization: Central Atlantic Storm Investigators To: CASI Mailing List Recipients --------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Re: CASILIST : Damage Assessment of Jones County NC Completed today Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 00:56:59 -0400 From: Greg To: CASI Mailing List Recipients Chris, and All... I must say that the damage would at first look like F2-F3... but I don't have to tell you that there are an uncalculable amount of things that must be taken into consideration when doing storm surveys. Do your own "Significant Tornadoes", or have you ever read or seen parts of it? It is a very good book, over 1000 pages. Weighs something like 8 or 9 pounds! Anyway, those are really the guidelines that everybody in the storm survey business should be going by. One day that may be the case. There are SO many variables that exist when determining damage and windspeed... especially with trailers/mobile homes. But, even all types of houses can of course be significantly different. "Significant Tornadoes" shows that an F1 tornado can "destroy" a house (not trailer/mobile home). You would have to know exactly how that house was constructed and bolted down... if it was bolted down at all. Many roofs are not attached good, and tehy can be lifted by winds in the upper F0 and low F1 range. Once the roof is gone, the house can fall apart quite easily. I don't know if that single family home had its roof lifted, don't think I saw a picture of that house yet. But if the roof is still mostly on (pieces can be missing) and the house is pushed off its foundationm this is often an indication of F1 wind. About trailers or mobile homes, they should be rated F0 or F1 (usually the latter) most of the time. An F2 rating should only be applied, when looking at just mobile home damage, if the mobile home has been completely destroyed beyond recognition. There should be no trace that the debris left behind was ever a mobile home/trailer. An F3 rating or higher should never be applied to mobile home damage. About vehilces, this is where big confusion often comes in. To everybody out there, IT DOES NOT TAKE F4 WINDS TO MOVE A VEHICLE HUNDREDS OF FEET! Although some of us may know that, many do not... and think that it takes extremely powerful winds to roll vehilces hundreds fo feet. This is especially true to people who have no experience doing storm surveys, having done none or just a few. They are mind-boggled that this vehicle is now across the neighbors lawn. Truth is that F2 winds can move vehicles over 500 feet. An F1 can overturn vehicles, and roll small cars a couple times. This is for parked vehicles -- most moving vehiles can be blown off the road by winds of 60-90 mph. I could say much more, about my experiences with storm surveys and relating damage to windspeed. But there are just too many things to say... so I won't do that ;) Anyway, this tornado you described below in Jones county should be rated either upper F1 or mid F2. I would have to be there to estimate more exact winds, and if I was closer to NC I would do just that. Unfortunately I'm not. Since tornadoes/downbursts are rated for their most severe damage, even if most damage is less severe, this tornado MIGHT deserve an F2 rating. I would have to see the damage first hand to determine if an F2 rating is more appropriate than a F1. But upper F1 could be right... remember that those winds go all the way up to 112 mph! That's damn high, and almost nothing can go un-damaged at that magnitude. Last thing I want to say is that the F-scale ratings and related damage described above apply to both tornadoes and thunderstorm winds/downbursts. Thunderstorm winds surely will do just as much damage as a tornado with the same wind speed... maybe *slightly* more. Now other types of wind, namely high speed sustained winds like in blizzards... hurricanes... or just high wind days, do not cause as much damage with the same speed wind as a downburst or tornado. Most of us probably know why, so I'm not going to go into it. I could write a small book about that ;) Thought this infornaiton would be usful for the people who don't know... -Greg At 10:52 PM 4/18/99 -0400, you wrote: > > >The American Red Cross has completed the Damage Assessment of the Jones >County area today. In all there were 25 structures which recieved damage. >10 of those were trailers that were destroyed and 1 single family house was >destroyed. 2 single family houses had major damage and 2 trailers had major >damage, the rest recieved minor damage. >Some of the sites I visted today had some unbelieveable damage. I saw >several trailers that were knocked completely off their foundation including >the hurricane ties being removed from them. The 1 single fmaily home I went >to was knocked 25-30' off of its foundation. There was a debris trail over >5 miles long and their were alot of cars overturned and destroyed. This >tornado was classified as an F-1 by the National Weather Service. In my >personal opinion, I would have to believe that it was an F2-Light F3 at >times. This is the final report for this storm investigation > > > > >Chris > ____________________________________________________________________ The Pennsylvania Weather Page: http://www.pa-weather.simplenet.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- ************************************************* Central Atlantic Storm Investigators Mailing-List To Post: casilist{at}weatherwatchers.org To Cancel: lists-admin{at}weatherwatchers.org Archive: /members/casilist ************************************************* Subject: CASILIST : A Hero Emerges From Mitch's Devastation (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/] Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 18:18:40 -0400 From: J Organization: Central Atlantic Storm Investigators To: CASI Mailing List Recipients --------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: A Hero Emerges From Mitch's Devastation (http://www.washingtonpo st.com/wp-srv/ Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 17:12:31 -0400 From: Kimbleton_S To: J CC: "Kimbleton, Kern" , "Kimbletons (us)" Hey Jesse! I found this article in the Washington Post today, and thought that the rest of the group might enjoy reading about the survivors of Hurricane Mitch. Happy Reading! Sharon Kimbleton kimbleton_s{at}bls.gov http://polaris.umuc.edu/~skimblet/ << A Hero Emerges From Mitch's Devastation.url>> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/inatl/daily/april99/mitch19.htm --------------------------------------------------------------------- Name: A Hero Emerges From Mitch's Devastation.url A Hero Emerges From Mitch's Devastation.url Type: Internet Shortcut (application/x-unknown-content-type-InternetShortcut) --------------------------------------------------------------------- ************************************************* Central Atlantic Storm Investigators Mailing-List To Post: casilist{at}weatherwatchers.org To Cancel: lists-admin{at}weatherwatchers.org Archive: /members/casilist ************************************************* Subject: CASILIST : Final Reports on NC Tornado/Severe Weather Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 18:34:59 -0400 From: J Organization: Central Atlantic Storm Investigators To: CASI Mailing List Recipients Unless anyone objects I am placing on the website the CASILISTs pertaining to the NC Severe Weather, sans email addresses for privacy of course. This, as well as the Official Preliminary Damage Survey by the NWS, will be available at http://www.weatherwatchers.org/1999/0415/ P.S. If you haven't seen the radar images uploaded by Roger Edwards of SPC, especially the Java animation (if your browser can support Java), they are very cool. **If any of you have any radar shots from that night, please let me know! Though I am usually the king of having downloaded Internet imagery for storms I seem to have missed this one completely. P.P.S. I have contracted a flu-like thing so CASILISTS and Member Changes may be slow for the next few days. Thanks for all your help with this storm! -- ============================================================== Jesse Ferrell - Meteorologist/Web Dev. - j{at}weatherwatchers.org Central Atlantic Storm Investigators - www.weatherwatchers.org "They're not who we're looking for; they're just meteorologists- storm chasers." --Peter Watts, "Millennium" || ICQ No. 136832 || Subject: CASILIST : surface plotting chart for NC Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 20:57:58 -0400 From: J Organization: Central Atlantic Storm Investigators To: CASI Mailing List Recipients > > From: "Bob Woodson" > To: CASILIST > > Would like to obtain a surface plotting chart that is updated with the ASOS locations along with the three or > four letter station identifier. I am particularly interested in the South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia > region. Will use chart to dtermine exact station locations and also > to handplot data for mesoscale analysis. I have contacted several NWS offices for plotting charts but with > no luck . Any suggestions will > be appreciated. > > Bob Woodson > Raleigh, NC > www.qsl.net/kf4mmm > Bob, the best surface plot of NC that I know of is at: http://twister.sbs.ohio-state.edu/gifs/SURFACE/sec/00LATEST.gif It has some but not all of the ASOS stations; few free places have them all, and it depends on which database people are using as to how many of the recently commissioned ASOS they have. However, that one has KGEV which gives me some hope, I think that was commissioned last year. There is also this page, pick NC. http://taiga.geog.niu.edu/machine/surface.html It will also give you the ID's, not on the same chart. Disadvantage to this image is that you can't link directly to it, you have to fill out the form each time. One of my main projects for this year for CASI is to create a map with interactive observations for each state on the east coast, a map which also incorporates links to AWS and amateur stations. There are other surface plots of the region but those are the ones that stick in my mind that are zoomed into NC. The ohio state one has problems updating occasionally, I am sure they all do. -- ============================================================== Jesse Ferrell - Meteorologist/Web Dev. - j{at}weatherwatchers.org Central Atlantic Storm Investigators - www.weatherwatchers.org "They're not who we're looking for; they're just meteorologists- storm chasers." --Peter Watts, "Millennium" || ICQ No. 136832 || --------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: surface plotting chart Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 20:18:18 -0400 From: "Bob Woodson" To: "CASI Mailing List Recipients" Would like to obtain a surface plotting chart that is updated with the ASOS locations along with the three or four letter station identifier. I am particularly interested in the South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia region. Will use chart to dtermine exact station locations and also to handplot data for mesoscale analysis. I have contacted several NWS offices for plotting charts but with no luck . Any suggestions will be appreciated. Bob Woodson Raleigh, NC www.qsl.net/kf4mmm Subject: CASILIST : Day by Day...? Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 12:57:49 -0400 From: J Organization: Central Atlantic Storm Investigators To: CASI Mailing List Recipients If you mean per station, you can get the nearest official NCDC climate stations from www.agriweather.com (for the last year); you can get the nearest unofficial NWS/FAA station from www.wunderground.com (for last 5 years). At either site, put in your zipcode or city name then select "Local/AdditionalFeatures-->Climate Data" from AgriWeather, or pick "Historical Conditions" from the bottom of the main city page on Weather Underground. -jesse Glen Briggs (wx) wrote: > anyone know where i can find day by day climate summaries for missouri? > > Thanks, > Glen Briggs > --------------------------------------------------------------- > = e-mail: gbriggs{at}lyn.net ICQ: 1133850 = > = IRC: wx - afternet,undernet,DALnet Ham radio: kb0rpj = > = = > = http://www.lyn.net/users/gbriggs = > = Jesus saves - Gretzky gets the rebound and scores = > --------------------------------------------------------------- -- ============================================================== Jesse Ferrell - Meteorologist/Web Dev. - j{at}weatherwatchers.org Central Atlantic Storm Investigators - www.weatherwatchers.org "And here a twister comes... here comes the twister." --Talking Heads || ICQ No. 136832 || Subject: CASILIST : AOL Hurricane URL ; Interesting article on Tornadoes Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 15:39:36 -0400 From: J Organization: Central Atlantic Storm Investigators To: CASI Mailing List Recipients Subject: re: [Fwd: re AOL user] Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 02:31:29 -0600 From: "Mike W." To: J I have seemed to have left out my URL for Hurricane Warning sorry..... http://welcome.to/HurricaneWarning any feed back from AOL users is appreciated, I do not know which browser AOL is using now... Thanks Mike Welch ============================================== [text/attachment] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Interesting article on Tornadoes Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 00:20:28 -0400 From: "Gregory S. Williams" To: casilist{at}weatherwatchers.org, skywarn{at}qth.net, wxspotter{at}onelist.com FYI: I was cruising throught the Discovery Channel Website (checking up on the search for Gus Grissom's Liberty Bell 7) and came across a fascinating article on the Xenia Tornado outbreak of 74. It gives good multimedia images and movies of tornadoes and related items, and gives info on stormchasing, discussing the predicted "mass outbreak" expected this year. There's even a "tornado tracker" thru Intellicast. I found it at www.discovery.com Greg Gregory S. Williams ke4hsm{at}icx.net http://user.icx.net/~ke4hsm/index.html http://user.icx.net/~ke4hsm/skywarn.html http://user.icx.net/~ke4hsm/twiar.html --------------------------------------------------------------------- ************************************************* Central Atlantic Storm Investigators Mailing-List To Post: casilist{at}weatherwatchers.org To Cancel: lists-admin{at}weatherwatchers.org Archive: /members/casilist ************************************************* Subject: CASILIST : NetNews : Severe Center / 5 Yr. Daily Data / WeatherNEX / International Maps / Email Wx Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 16:40:44 -0400 From: J Organization: Central Atlantic Storm Investigators To: CASI Mailing List Recipients AccuWeather.com introduced a Severe / Extreme Weather Center today, which includes AccuWeather and SPC Risk Graphis, Model LI forecasts, World Weather Hotspot, US Weather Highlights, Yesterday's Severe Weather, and US & Subregional Advisory graphics: http://www.accuweather.com/weatherf/severe_qx01 The Weather Underground introduced "Historical Weather Data" last week, which is an archive of decoded Surface Observations for every station in the nation for the past year, and daily summaries thereof dating back to 1994. Go to http://www.wunderground.com put in your zipcode, then pick "Historical Weather Data" from the bottom of the page. "WeatherNet," one of the oldest and most trafficked sites on the web, changed their name last month at the legal urging of the International Weather Network who claimed the trademark on "WeatherNet." "WeatherNet is now known as "WeatherNex." WeatherNet: http://www.weathernet.com WeatherNex: http://cirrus.sprl.umich.edu/wxnet/ AccuWeather.com also introduced a new International section which includes nearly 100 temp/icon maps for various Continents and Countries across the globe: http://www.accuweather.com/weatherf/world3day_index_qx01 And a monthly almanac by Meteorologist Elliot Abrams which discusses past and normalized weather information for the month: http://www.accuweather.com/weatherf/elliot_alm_qx01 The Weather Channel debuted "Inbox Weather" this week at Internet World in Los Angeles. At this time there is no information about this service on their website, http://www.weather.com ZDNN said, "The Weather Channel on Thursday announced its "Inbox Weather" service at the Spring Internet World trade show. Inbox Weather, to go live next month, will allow Internet users to receive customized local forecasts via e-mail. The free service will provide up to three separate forecasts per day in either text or HTML format. -- Maria Seminerio, ZDN" -- ============================================================== Jesse Ferrell - Meteorologist/Web Dev. - j{at}weatherwatchers.org Central Atlantic Storm Investigators - www.weatherwatchers.org "And here a twister comes... here comes the twister." --Talking Heads || ICQ No. 136832 || Subject: CASILIST : April 15, 1999 eastern NC tornado & Page updated Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 21:11:23 -0400 From: J Organization: Central Atlantic Storm Investigators To: CASI Mailing List Recipients I have updated the CASI page regarding the NC Severe Weather on 4/15/99 with the link Bob mentions below and a couple of radar images, thanks Mark T. for the KILM shot. If any of you have any additional radar images from the "tornadocane" please let me know. http://www.weatherwatchers.org/1999/0415/ -- ============================================================== Jesse Ferrell - Meteorologist/Web Dev. - j{at}weatherwatchers.org Central Atlantic Storm Investigators - www.weatherwatchers.org "You're caught up in the Internet, You think it's such a great asset, but you're wrong, wrong, wrong!" --Jimmy Buffett || ICQ No. 136832 || --------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: April 15, 1999 eastern NC tornado Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1999 06:49:36 -0400 From: "Bob Woodson" To: "CASI Mailing List Recipients" The NWS Wilmington has additional information regarding last Thursday's (April 15th) severe weather in eastern NC including photos of damaged structures. http://www.wilmington.net/nwsilm/. Bob Woodson KF4MMM Raleigh, NC http://www.qsl.net/kf4mmm --------------------------------------------------------------------- ************************************************* Central Atlantic Storm Investigators Mailing-List To Post: casilist{at}weatherwatchers.org To Cancel: lists-admin{at}weatherwatchers.org Archive: /members/casilist ************************************************* Subject: CASILIST : Updated Damage Assessments coming in on NC Tornado Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 07:44:24 -0400 From: J Organization: Central Atlantic Storm Investigators To: CASI Mailing List Recipients -- =========== --------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Updated Damage Assessments coming in Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 23:10:19 -0400 (EDT) From: Chris Phillips To: casilist{at}weatherwatchers.org The 4/15/99 tornado caused more damage then was first suspected. We now have over 90 structures (residential) that recieved damage in Jones County alone. Craven County has had reports of about 5 and Carteret County has been updated to haveing in the neighborhood of 10. I will try to keep up with all of this and keep you informed, but its been a very busy week and it doesn't look like its gonna let up anytime soon. Chris --------------------------------------------------------------------- ************************************************* Central Atlantic Storm Investigators Mailing-List To Post: casilist{at}weatherwatchers.org To Cancel: lists-admin{at}weatherwatchers.org Archive: /members/casilist ************************************************* Subject: CASILIST : Looking for Climate/Weather Software Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 20:06:16 -0400 From: J Organization: Central Atlantic Storm Investigators To: CASI Mailing List Recipients Folks can you offer any assistance to this web surfer? I think he is talking about non-Internet software though I am not sure. I know I used to have a PC program which did climatology but I cannot find it on the web. My suggestion for current data via the Internet would probably be WinWeather, but if you have any additional suggestions I will pass them on. Thanks! D'Atre, Gregory wrote: > I found your page while surfing for some weather software. I am trying to > fill my Dad's birthday wish for a software package that he can use to plan > when he would want to be in what parts of the country (USA) based on > historical weather/climate conditions. He has promised to tour the country > in a motor coach instead of moving in with us. Do you know if such an > animal exists? > -- ============================================================== Jesse Ferrell - Meteorologist/Web Dev. - j{at}weatherwatchers.org Central Atlantic Storm Investigators - www.weatherwatchers.org "Andy Warhol had it wrong, Everyone will be famous for 15 minutes *and* have their own Web page." --William Shatner || ICQ No. 136832 || Subject: CASILIST : (fwd) Review: RadioShack/New Weather Radios Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 20:12:27 -0400 From: J Organization: Central Atlantic Storm Investigators To: CASI Mailing List Recipients Thanks to MASA for this one: --------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Review: RadioShack/New Weather Radios (fwd) Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 18:41:14 -0500 (CDT) From: MILW AREA SKYWARN ASSOCIATION To: MASA.E-mail.Lists:; MASA ["May-sah"] is the Milwaukee Area SKYWARN Association, Inc. Est 1992 Skywarn: the IDENTIFICATION, EVALUATION, & REPORTING of dangerous weather. Offical E-mail lists: masa{at}execpc.com Subscribe to our Paid Newsletter. MASA is a registered Non-profit, WI. Corp, and Sullivan Committee Member. WISCONSIN TORNADO & SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK IS APRIL 19- APRIL 23. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-Mail List: ALL REVIEW OF NEW RADIO SHACK SAME-CODE WEATHERADIO MODEL 12-250 (By Gary Timm, Chairperson for the Wisconsin Emergency Alert System. Summary of improvements to new radio: ------------------------------------- In addition to reacting to alerts that are only for your county (as the previous radio did), the new radio can also disable its alert tone for certain alert types you don't want it to react to. The new radio also reacts to, and displays, the alerts on the new NWS expanded alert code list. It also displays the remaining time on a received alert. Features of the old radio (12-249) also found on the new radio (12-250) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- * Receives all 7 NOAA frequencies * Built-in whip antenna, and External Antenna Input Jack (RCA Phono) * External Alarm Output (Outputs 7.5 vdc during alarm condition) * Has 9 volt back-up battery (8 hours in stand-by, 1 hour with speaker on) * Has Single-FIPS and Multiple-FIPS modes * Can react to up to 15 FIPS codes * Has "All Alerts" code option (will react to any county) * Can store and display up to 3 overlapping received alerts Improved features found only on new radio: ------------------------------------------ * New unit displays the remaining effective time for a received alert (this is not referred to in the 52-page instruction book at all). An RWT received displayed as, "Weekly Test 0H30M", meaning it was in effect for "zero Hours, thirty Minutes". It then counted down minute by minute, 0H29M, 0H28M, until the event expired. * They listed the NWS toll-free number to find your FIPS code... 1-888-NWR-SAME. * Alert Tone Volume control is moved from bottom of radio to more-accessible top of radio. * New radio is programmed to react to the alerts on the new NWS expanded alert code list (not yet approved by FCC). Some samples are: Avalanche, Volcano, Haz Mat, Radiological Hazard, Local Area Emergency, and Law Enforcement Warning. They also now react to FCC codes: EAT, NIC, NPT, DMO, RMT, and RWT. Any "new" Event Code that is not in the memory will cause an alarm, and read-out: "Unknown (Warning, Watch, Statement, or Emergency")... it knows by the last letter of the Event Code which one it is. Then says, "Tune TV". The unit can also be programmed with up to 5 new Event Codes, by taking it to an Authorized Service Station. * The most helpful new feature is the ability to disable some Event Codes. These 28 codes can be disabled one by one. The radio will still display disabled codes, it just won't sound an alarm. These codes are a variety of Warnings, Watches, and Statements for: Avalanche, Blizzard, Coastal Flood, Flash Flood, Flood, High Wind, Hurricane, Special Marine, Special Weather, Unknown Statement, Volcano, Winter Storm, and RMT, DMO, and Severe Thunderstorm Watch. NOT on the list as being able to be disabled apparently are: Tornado Warning, Tornado Watch, Severe Thunderstorm Warning, RWT, and all of the new NWS civil alert codes (Haz Mat, etc.). * Last, but not least, the new radio, at $69.99, is $10 cheaper than the original SAME radio. End of feed from Milwaukee Area SKYWARN Association, Inc. Subject: CASILIST : Humor --storm chase drinks Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 20:24:34 -0400 From: J Organization: Central Atlantic Storm Investigators To: CASI Mailing List Recipients Powell E. Way III wrote: > Our very own Larry Kollar did this. Lets say for those who have seen > them (I've done some too, and have them archived) Larry is the one > that came up with the INfamous Methane Prediction Center Alerts that > Roger Edwards at SPC helped to spread far and near as WE knew he > would. > Mikel is Larry's son. Gee, maybe we can do a funny video in 3 weeks > with a weather theme...talk about idle hands...I have the last week > of May and 1st TWO weeks of June for storm chasing and money for only > 1 (unless I win the Georgia lottery) or get free lodging....etc! > > ANYWAY here goes! > > Mikel had a ball game yesterday evening, and asked me to get him "a > green Powerade." So I got one, with the label "Green Squall." We > got to talking about it, and started speculating about other possible > Powerade flavors: > > Red Supercell > Orange Downburst > Blue CG > White Mesocyclone > Purple Bow Echo > > We were having a good time with that.... > > Larry > > --------------------------------------------- > powell{at}conterra.com > > --------------------------------------------- I would of course bring up the classic weather drinks that already exist - Hurricane, etc. And of course Ocean Spray's "Twister" series. Last week I bought a pack of Bubbilicious which was called "Twisted Tornado!" No joke! -- ============================================================== Jesse Ferrell - Meteorologist/Web Dev. - j{at}weatherwatchers.org Central Atlantic Storm Investigators - www.weatherwatchers.org "Andy Warhol had it wrong, Everyone will be famous for 15 minutes *and* have their own Web page." --William Shatner || ICQ No. 136832 || Subject: CASILIST : South Carolina Supercell & Severe Center Website Updates Date: Sun, 25 Apr 1999 14:39:17 -0400 From: J Organization: Central Atlantic Storm Investigators To: CASI Mailing List Recipients Folks, attached is a message from Brad Riley regarding the Supercell Severe Thunderstorm yesterday in South Carolina. I saw this storm as I was leaving the house yesterday at 5pm and was amazed at its size. It brought baseball sized hail to SC as it moved across the state from NW SC to the coast. I have placed a radar loop, LSR, and other text statements on the CASI site at: http://www.weatherwatchers.org/1999/0424/ Also, I have redesgined and relinked the CASI World Severe/Extreme Weather Center at http://www.weatherwatchers.org/severe/ - Please check it out. If you know of any other current or forecast severe or extreme resources please let me know. -- ============================================================== Jesse Ferrell - Meteorologist/Web Dev. - j{at}weatherwatchers.org Central Atlantic Storm Investigators - www.weatherwatchers.org -- Subject: awesome supercell Date: Sun, 25 Apr 1999 10:51:30 -0400 From: Brad Riley To: powell{at}conterra.com, j{at}weatherwatchers.org, casilist{at}weatherwatchers.org It started at Rock Hill and ended at the coast. The duration of it is almost unheard of in S.C. NWS put out tornado warn. in newberry county, Saluda county, and Aiken county (my home county). I was sick as a dog, but I went out anyway. You just can't stop a chaser from doin' what he loves. Anyway, I caught up with it in Windsor. Wierd colors in the clouds. It offered to me golf balls raining from the wierd looking sky. I played a few holes then got back into the truck for another offering of quaters. A whole lot of wind, a whole lot of rain, and it was over. It threw baseballs up the road, but I didn't have a bat or glove so I'm glad I wasn't there. I didn't see the tornado, dernit. It's kinda' hard to see in a HP. It was an all around great storm. I did the ceremonial Tim Marshall "yes, definetly yes", and I was off. Try to excuse my strange sense of humor; I'm sick. Subject: CASILIST : Article: NE US Hurricane Risks Date: Mon, 26 Apr 1999 18:33:54 -0400 From: J Organization: Central Atlantic Storm Investigators To: CASI Mailing List Recipients -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Article: NE US Hurricane Risks Date: 26 Apr 1999 11:08:41 -0000 From: Mid-Atlantic Weather Station (General List) To: Mid-Atlantic Weather Station (General List) Mid-Atlantic Weather Station (General List) - http://members.aol.com/herb0412/index.html "Northeast at risk for hurricanes, NHC director warns" (Source: ExploreZone, 4/26/99) ============================== "Statistics have a way of catching up with us" Restating the warning that no place on the East Coast is safe from hurricanes, National Hurricane Center officials this week will make their pitch to three Northeast communities where residents may not think of themselves as vulnerable to the great storms. Farmingdale, N.Y., on Long Island, Cape Cod, Mass., and even Halifax, Nova Scotia are on the five-stop itinerary for a team of hurricane experts who will repeat a frightening message just two months before the start of an expected busy hurricane season: It can happen here. Not since Agnes in 1972 has a truly damaging hurricane hit the Northeast, and you have to go back to 1938 to find a direct hit that caused significant deaths in the Northeast. Part of the reason for the lull in the past couple of decades, experts agree, is the overall lack of hurricanes. But that's been changing over the past few years as the annual number of hurricanes has picked up dramatically. "Many East Coast cities, along with their Gulf counterparts, are historically prone to hurricanes," Jerry Jarrell, director of the National Hurricane Center, said in advance of this week's tour. "The decades of the 1970s and 80s generated a false sense of ‘hurricane-reality' among vulnerable coastal populations. Below normal levels of activity may have led people to assume their corner of the world is invulnerable, or a near miss represents the real thing. Unfortunately, statistics have a way of catching up with us." The East Coast tour, intended to remind the public of the risk, comes on the heels of the latest long-range forecast for this summers' hurricane season, released by Colorado State University professor Bill Gray and his colleagues April 7. Gray's forecast calls for 14 named tropical storms, nine of which will become hurricanes. Gray said he expects four of those storms to be major hurricanes, reaching Category 3 or stronger status, in which winds exceed 110 mph and can destroy whole houses. Gray also said the odds of a major hurricane hitting the East Coast are up this year, and that worries the venerable forecaster. "Our concern is that, because of the population buildup along the U.S. East Coast, property damage could be severe, since Saffir-Simpson category 3, 4 and 5 storms comprise only about one-quarter of all landfalling named storms but cause more than 80 percent of all property damage," Gray said. Jarrell, the Hurricane Center director, leads the group who will tour the East. They recently visited the eastern Caribbean on a similar tour to assess Hurricane Georges' damage. Georges caused an estimated 602 deaths and nearly $3 billion in damage in the Caribbean last year. //end// ______________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, write to wxmail-unsubscribe{at}listbot.com Start Your Own FREE Email List at http://www.listbot.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- ************************************************* Central Atlantic Storm Investigators Mailing-List To Post: casilist{at}weatherwatchers.org To Cancel: lists-admin{at}weatherwatchers.org Archive: /members/casilist ************************************************* Subject: CASILIST : Articles: New Backup Weather Satellite (GOES) Date: Tue, 27 Apr 1999 21:56:11 -0400 From: J Organization: Central Atlantic Storm Investigators To: CASI Mailing List Recipients >From CASI Member MAWS: Mid-Atlantic Weather Station (General List) - http://members.aol.com/herb0412/index.html "Plans to launch a backup severe-weather watcher into orbit" (Source: Various News Services, 4/27/99) ======================================== A spare satellite or simply a backup? Some might say times are flush at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Others, who know how forecasts would suffer if one of the two existing GOES satellites were to stop working, would call it prudent. On May 15, NOAA and NASA plan to launch a backup geostationary satellite into orbit, the agencies announced today. The satellite will be stored in orbit, officials said, ready for use in the event that either of the other two fails. Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites orbit at a constant speed in sync with Earth's rotation, allowing them to maintain the same view of Earth all the time. The real-time weather data gathered by GOES satellites -- combined with data from Doppler radars, other surface observing systems, ships and buoys and even airplanes -- provides the backbone for all daily weather forecasts, including localized tornado watches and large-scale hurricane predictions. "GOES satellites help our forecasters to see both the big picture and small-scale storm features," said Jack Kelly, director of the National Weather Service. "Since they are designed to be stationary, GOES satellites act as steady eyes on the ever-changing weather and climate." Two meteorological satellites currently hover in geostationary orbit 22,300 miles over the equator. NOAA GOES-10, launched on April 25, 1997, watches the West Coast and out into the Pacific to Hawaii. NOAA GOES-8, launched in April 1994, keeps an eye the East Coast out into the Atlantic Ocean. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ************************************************* Central Atlantic Storm Investigators Mailing-List To Post: casilist{at}weatherwatchers.org To Cancel: lists-admin{at}weatherwatchers.org Archive: /members/casilist ************************************************* Subject: CASILIST : Humor : Check it out! Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 06:26:52 -0400 From: J Organization: Central Atlantic Storm Investigators To: CASI Mailing List Recipients --------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Check it out! Date: Tue, 27 Apr 1999 20:07:34 PDT From: "Jessica Ward" To: casilist{at}weatherwatchers.org Hello fellow weatherwatchers! Just an email to let you know how wonderful we are. I saw a Yankee candle today called "STORM WATCH", add that to Twisted Tornado bubble gum, and you've got respect! Hahahaha, hope you enjoyed that. ~~JessieLynn Jessica_Lynn_{at}excite.com _______________________________________________________ Get your free, private email at http://mail.excite.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- ************************************************* Central Atlantic Storm Investigators Mailing-List To Post: casilist{at}weatherwatchers.org To Cancel: lists-admin{at}weatherwatchers.org Archive: /members/casilist ************************************************* Subject: CASILIST : Announcing the release of StormTrakker 4.0 Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 21:49:43 -0400 From: J Organization: Central Atlantic Storm Investigators To: CASI Mailing List Recipients --------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Announcing the release of StormTrakker 4.0 Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 19:09:32 -0400 From: Michael Bryson To: J Hello, all! I would like to take this opportunity to announce the release of the new version of my hurricane tracking software, StormTrakker 4.0. It is designed primarily to track Atlantic basin storms, but will work for the East Pacific for storms east of 180W and north of the equator. StormTrakker 4.0 support computer model tracks and will even provide an analysis of how each model is performing on the current storm. Anyone interested should visit my web page listed below. It is completely free (not shareware)! http://www.flinet.com/~mbryson Mike Bryson mbryson{at}flinet.com Subject: CASILIST : Supercell VA 4/23/99 : Hail Photos Date: Thu, 29 Apr 1999 22:31:44 -0400 From: J Organization: Central Atlantic Storm Investigators To: CASI Mailing List Recipients I placed a page online this week with Large Hail photos by CASI Member Steven Minghini and links to other hail photos at NBC4, and additional information on the supercell storm from 4/23/99. Check tomorrow for a radar loop of when the storm crossed through SW PA through MD on that page, I don't have it with me tonight but I will be offline tomorrow night so though I'd tell you now. http://www.weatherwatchers.org/1999/0423/ -- ============================================================== Jesse Ferrell - Meteorologist/Web Dev. - j{at}weatherwatchers.org Central Atlantic Storm Investigators - www.weatherwatchers.org