cyclone77 Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 1 hour ago, Hoosier said: This just screams excitement and action. Pray for a tropical remnant hit. October gonna be rockin' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 34 minutes ago, cyclone77 said: October gonna be rockin' Hopefully we get an active severe Fall in this sub. And I mean in the heart of Fall, not December. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostfern Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 So El Niño pattern decides to show up in the fall. Lovely. Happy there's been good rain so far this month as compared to last, but 2022 has been such a bore-fest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted August 20, 2022 Author Share Posted August 20, 2022 Yep, after this weekend's rains, we return to mild and dry weather. I feel like I've moved to San Diego. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 25 minutes ago, IWXwx said: Yep, after this weekend's rains, we return to mild and dry weather. I feel like I've moved to San Diego. Bored to tears with no real end in sight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 Holy crap, there was some kind of shooting at the nearby Dick's Sporting Goods and I was just there. Trying to find out more info but there isn't much out there yet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sojitodd Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 Damn storm-two (relatively)small limbs down here, neighbor has carport crushed-with a minvan underneath. All of the silver maples around here need to be removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 2 hours ago, sojitodd said: Damn storm-two (relatively)small limbs down here, neighbor has carport crushed-with a minvan underneath. All of the silver maples around here need to be removed. Garbage trees, should have never been planted in residential setting. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyweather Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 Currently snowing with light accumulations in the Rockies west of Denver. https://www.cotrip.org/camera/597/@-105.80914,39.76082,13?show=normalCameras,roadWork,winterDriving,roadReports,weatherWarnings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted August 23, 2022 Author Share Posted August 23, 2022 4 hours ago, luckyweather said: Currently snowing with light accumulations in the Rockies west of Denver.https://www.cotrip.org/camera/597/@-105.80914,39.76082,13?show=normalCameras,roadWork,winterDriving,roadReports,weatherWarnings I have Facebook friend who lives in the area and has been posting pics of the snow. I'm just not quite ready for that yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 21 minutes ago, IWXwx said: I have Facebook friend who lives in the area and has been posting pics of the snow. I'm just not quite ready for that yet. Fortunately we'll never see it here, short of nuclear winter. But we'd have bigger problems in that case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 Does the weather exist anymore? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 On 8/21/2022 at 4:29 PM, cyclone77 said: Garbage trees, should have never been planted in residential setting. they're at least good for providing severe t'storm wind damage, along with ash trees (the few that still exist). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 any interest in a sub-forum ffb league? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outflow Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 41 minutes ago, Chicago Storm said: they're at least good for providing severe t'storm wind damage. Box elders are good for that too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canderson Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 Flying in Friday to Eau Claire. Looks like it’ll be hot as hell Monday when we are In Minneapolis watching my Red Sox. WTF More importantly what local beers should I buy (aside from Leinenkugel's)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheeselandSkies Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 1 minute ago, canderson said: Flying in Friday to Eau Claire. Looks like it’ll be hot as hell Monday when we are In Minneapolis watching my Red Sox. WTF More importantly what local beers should I buy (aside from Leinenkugel's)? If they have it up there, strongly recommend New Glarus Moon Man (I prefer it over their more widely distributed, well-known Spotted Cow). 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaryWarren Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 14 hours ago, CheeselandSkies said: If they have it up there, strongly recommend New Glarus Moon Man (I prefer it over their more widely distributed, well-known Spotted Cow). You read my mind. If you hit up a liquor store, try one of their thumbprint beers. They're more pricey but well worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 The 6z GFS managed to do something that may be unprecedented. It has a hurricane making landfall in Louisiana on 9/4 and tracks the remnant low into... Minnesota. That's even farther west than Cristobal from a couple years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 At one point this past hour there was a 5° spread between ORD and MDW. Tough to pull off on a day with no precip and identical sky conditions/wind direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 32 minutes ago, Chicago Storm said: At one point this past hour there was a 5° spread between ORD and MDW. Tough to pull off on a day with no precip and identical sky conditions/wind direction. Let me guess who was warmer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 Took me a sec to realize why 8/28 seemed like a significant day. Then I thought oh yeah, Plainfield tornado. 32 years. Plainfield and Oak Lawn are basically 1a and 1b for me as far as historical tornadoes in Chi metro, because of the amount of death and destruction caused by each. Everything else is in tiers below that with the possible exception of the 3/28/1920 tornado that went through western/northern Cook county. Even though Plainfield was F5, I don't know if I'd call it "worse" than Oak Lawn. That F5 was based on damage to a field, not to any of the buildings, so it's quite likely that the same tornado today would not be rated over EF4. I think the Oak Lawn F4 rating would probably hold up as EF4 though as some of the damage in Oak Lawn looked pretty extreme, at least based on pics. Plainfield does have the out of season claim though, as it's extremely rare to get something of that magnitude at this time of year (especially in IL). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowtie` Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 Rain is at the state line. I wonder if it will find a way to miss/split around me again. Super parched here. All the green things are turning yellow and brown again. Ground is as hard as concrete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cary67 Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 4 hours ago, Hoosier said: Took me a sec to realize why 8/28 seemed like a significant day. Then I thought oh yeah, Plainfield tornado. 32 years. Plainfield and Oak Lawn are basically 1a and 1b for me as far as historical tornadoes in Chi metro, because of the amount of death and destruction caused by each. Everything else is in tiers below that with the possible exception of the 3/28/1920 tornado that went through western/northern Cook county. Even though Plainfield was F5, I don't know if I'd call it "worse" than Oak Lawn. That F5 was based on damage to a field, not to any of the buildings, so it's quite likely that the same tornado today would not be rated over EF4. I think the Oak Lawn F4 rating would probably hold up as EF4 though as some of the damage in Oak Lawn looked pretty extreme, at least based on pics. Plainfield does have the out of season claim though, as it's extremely rare to get something of that magnitude at this time of year (especially in IL). Remember that day well. First year medical student at Loyola Stritch in Maywood in 1990. Hospital went on full alert to receive trauma patients. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 1 hour ago, Cary67 said: Remember that day well. First year medical student at Loyola Stritch in Maywood in 1990. Hospital went on full alert to receive trauma patients. I vaguely remember it. At least I think I do. Don't remember anybody saying the word Plainfield but recall hearing about a bad tornado in Illinois and it seemed like it was summertime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 7 minutes ago, Hoosier said: I vaguely remember it. At least I think I do. Don't remember anybody saying the word Plainfield but recall hearing about a bad tornado in Illinois and it seemed like it was summertime. I vaguely remember as well. We had a chance for severe storms here that day, but everything stayed well northeast as we were very hot and capped. Do remember seeing the anvil in the eastern sky while we baked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 On 8/24/2022 at 5:03 PM, Chicago Storm said: any interest in a sub-forum ffb league? bump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 It has become incredibly boring. Lawns are browning again and there is little to no rain in sight. This year we don't even get any tropical action to distract from our local boredom. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyweather Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 Getting into dangerously OT territory, and a bit of a derail, but I’ve always wondered why don’t building codes require white or close to white roofs? Albedo effect contributed to feedback loops that perpetuated ice ages, so you get the benefit of more solar reflection vs absorption, and less carbon being used to cool in warm months. Balance that with loss of solar assistance in winter heating though. As well, wonder what the difference in UHI effect is between an asphalt/seal coated road / parking lot and a lighter colored concrete surface. Instinct says those two things (no more asphalt, light colored roofs) could make a big difference. Coincidentally the Atlantic published this story today - To Fight Climate Change Get a White Roofhttps://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/08/fight-climate-change-get-white-roof/671287/?utm_source=apple_news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madwx Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 4 hours ago, Chicago Storm said: bump. I’d definitely play Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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