Indystorm Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 Geos, I read that they were officially opening Illinois Beach State Park today after all the closure resulting from the extremely damaging storms last summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 Geos, I read that they were officially opening Illinois Beach State Park today after all the closure resulting from the extremely damaging storms last summer. The south unit was closed. The north side was closed for a short time. We had 3 wind damage events. They were outflows from thunderstorms. 2 were particularly bad and hit the park within 2 weeks. June 30th and July 11th. The first one was the worst. Winds gusted through the park at 90mph taking down entire trees and causing structural damage in town and to the parks buildings. The 11th storms wasn't quite as intense, but there was still limbs in trees that were already broken and they came down with 70mph winds from that event. Entire roads were blocked up to 24 hours after those storms, due to the amount of debris and powerlines laying across them! It was a mess. Here is a picture of the outflow and a couple pictures of the aftermath in Carol Beach right across the border. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 Made it to the low 70s today with full sun. I had a lot of outside stuff to do so it may be good that we didn't bake in the 80s. Tomorrow is looking similar, tempwise, as the warm front never surges back north. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guru Of Reason Posted April 1, 2012 Author Share Posted April 1, 2012 It must be wonderful in St. Louis right now. I wonder what the temperature are like there... I believe it hit 89 degrees, which is two degrees from the record. At least it is a dry heat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 DTW made it to 55F today under a solid but not-as-thick overcast.. After 3 days with highs in the low-mid 40s, it felt somewhat mild, but nowhere near the sunny and nearing 70F we heard about a few days ago lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Figures...the clouds break up at sunset! Exactly what happened yesterday. Upper 50s for tomorrow - will see about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropical Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Sun came out at 1:30 pm today and we rocketed up to 53F. Not bad. Wind was light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Yummy! April colder then March? Not possible, Georgia can not freeze that late in the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeastFromTheEast Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Not possible, Georgia can not freeze that late in the season. A couple of Last frost/freeze dates for Atlanta from only the past 15 years... Atlanta 2007 8-Apr 29.2 1998 28-Apr 32 http://www.caes.uga.....cfm?pk_id=7778 Just remember to do your research next time bud That took me a minute to google/find... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Not possible, Georgia can not freeze that late in the season. Actually they have an can during the first half of the month in the northern part. Atlanta, April 7th, 2007 - record low of 28°. At the NW corner of the state - Chattanooga, TN has freezed or experienced frost through about the 25th of the month. April 3rd, 1992 - 25°. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropical Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Palm army. It's what gets me through crappy days like the past few. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeastFromTheEast Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Palm army. It's what gets me through crappy days like the past few. Same here bud same here.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Palm army. It's what gets me through crappy days like the past few. Cool palms! Are you going to start a palm forest in Saukville!? What kind are they? I've been growing different types of ferns. They have that prehistoric look to them, which I think is cool. Got plenty of shade in the yard, which they love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Same here bud same here.. Awesome I want one lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Btw I think there was a misconception with my post being complaining about the cold this morning. I am more complaining about the potential inactive period forthcoming combined with the inactive period we have been in besides Friday. Of course if it is going to be inactive I'd rather it be warm vs cold and sunny vs cloudy. Cool and cloudy though average for here isn't something to be excited about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropical Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Cool palms! Are you going to start a palm forest in Saukville!? What kind are they? I've been growing different types of ferns. They have that prehistoric look to them, which I think is cool. Got plenty of shade in the yard, which they love. They are windmill palm seedlings. I plan on selling them in the local market to hopefully increase the usage of palms up here. These are cold hardy to 5F and don't require much protection to get them through our winters (especially being close to the lake). Mine sit between 20-35F all winter with minor protection and it doesn't phase them. Planting these palms along a warm foundation also helps wonders, as the ground barely freezes. Here is my oldest one, planted as a tiny 3 gallon in July of 2008. So it's been through 4 of our winters so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 They are windmill palm seedlings. I plan on selling them in the local market to hopefully increase the usage of palms up here. These are cold hardy to 5F and don't require much protection to get them through our winters (especially being close to the lake). Mine sit between 20-35F all winter with minor protection and it doesn't phase them. Planting these palms along a warm foundation also helps wonders, as the ground barely freezes. Here is my oldest one, planted as a tiny 3 gallon in July of 2008. So it's been through 4 of our winters so far. That's a good sized palm for being that old. That dark stone on your house helps retain the daytime heat too I bet. Wow, 5°F - I wouldn't have guessed they could survive to that level! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatrickSumner Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 00Z GFS backing off on the cold a bit... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Cold gusty northeast winds tanked the temps pretty good here this evening. Was in the low 70s just before sunset, but have since fallen to 50. If low clouds get established later tonight we may have a hard time getting out of the 50s tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Global_Warmer Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 wow, the NAM is struggling hardcore with this pattern. What a dramatic difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyhb Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Man is the Gulf ever primed if we can get a decent storm system...especially since more and more models are tending towards this cutoff not really having a lot of effect on it at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Long range doesn't look impressive for heat in these parts... Not thinking we see 70F again for a while (weeks?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartyOn Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Long range doesn't look impressive for heat in these parts... Not thinking we see 70F again for a while (weeks?). You could easily hit 70 in that prog. One day in the warm sector of a good cyclone. A normal run of the mill April as it looks. Still warner than last years April. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 A couple of Last frost/freeze dates for Atlanta from only the past 15 years... Atlanta 2007 8-Apr 29.2 1998 28-Apr 32 http://www.caes.uga.....cfm?pk_id=7778 Just remember to do your research next time bud That took me a minute to google/find... 28 for 4 hours is damaging. Those days likely did not cause much or any damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Long range doesn't look impressive for heat in these parts... Not thinking we see 70F again for a while (weeks?). Interesting, all land above normal and all water below normal. Except the gulf being above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Nice sunny day so far! Noticed some haze in the air. Lows are creeping lower for later in the week... Looks like the easterly flow will dominate this week. Reality for early April! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Surprised clouds didn't become widespread again last night/early this morning. Was worried we'd be stuck in the 50s under cloud cover all day, but the sun has allowed us back into the lower 60s already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisconsinwx Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Days like this are why living near the lake sucks; even NW Wisconsin is generally in the mid 50s but we're stuck in the upper 40s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Line of clouds moving through here...looks like a lot of wind just off to the west...Rochester gusting to 40... Showing 60Fs here again...once we break back into some sun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropical Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Hmmm.... 2009 redo? Really thinking we pay big time soon. June - September is starting to look ugly. If a strong nino develops, lock this in ... with moderating temperatures by November 1st in time for another mild nino winter. June and July look like -NAO / +PNA Does the map above look familiar for June and July? Step back 3 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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