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Title: Major wind storm in the northern plains and great lakes
Post by: SSOWorld on October 25, 2010, 07:39:34 PM
Snow, severe thunderstorms, 60 mph wind gusts - possible hurricane force gusts on Lake Michigan and Lake Superior. 

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lake shore cities (Milwaukee, Chicago, Green Bay, Escanaba, Marquette, etc, will feel the full force off the lakes - and the waves too.

ouch
Title: Re: Major wind storm in the northern plains and great lakes
Post by: Andrew T. on October 25, 2010, 09:06:55 PM
I may have to drive through this to Green Bay tomorrow morning.  Wish me luck...
Title: Re: Major wind storm in the northern plains and great lakes
Post by: BigMattFromTexas on October 25, 2010, 10:05:27 PM
On Saturday there was a tornado warning here, by 1:00pm it was sunny and felt good... We got like 2-3" of rain! :happy:
BigMatt
Title: Re: Major wind storm in the northern plains and great lakes
Post by: SSOWorld on October 25, 2010, 11:45:55 PM
well they just issued a massive tornado watch - covering from the Missouri/Arkansas border up to Iowa/Minnesota border and from Des Moines/Kansas Border to Springfield/Rockford.  It includes the Quads, St Louis, Springfield IL AND MO, Des Moines, Dubuque and Madison.  I would imagine this is the first of many as the storm moves east.  The wind has started to pick up - 20-25 mph where I am.
Title: Re: Major wind storm in the northern plains and great lakes
Post by: Hot Rod Hootenanny on October 25, 2010, 11:50:41 PM
Our weather guy here in C-bus is going bonkers over this storm. Possible tornadoes, hurricane force winds (not to mention the gail warnings for the great lakes), and historicly low pressure (Barometric Pressure as I type this is still 29.6).
Time will tell.
Title: Re: Major wind storm in the northern plains and great lakes
Post by: PAHighways on October 25, 2010, 11:56:00 PM
I'm under a slight risk (http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day2otlk.html) of severe weather for tomorrow.  I'll believe it when I see it considering the last few times thunderstorms were forecast, the weather was sunny with hardly a cloud in the sky.
Title: Re: Major wind storm in the northern plains and great lakes
Post by: Hot Rod Hootenanny on October 25, 2010, 11:57:55 PM
I think it'll be sunset, or close to, when the front gets to Pittsburgh. Its supposed to be parallel to I-71 at mid-afternoon (3-4 PM)
Title: Re: Major wind storm in the northern plains and great lakes
Post by: rickmastfan67 on October 26, 2010, 12:10:09 AM
Quote from: Adam Smith on October 25, 2010, 11:57:55 PM
I think it'll be sunset, or close to, when the front gets to Pittsburgh.

Yep.  The forcasters here are predicting it to arrive around 5PM.
Title: Re: Major wind storm in the northern plains and great lakes
Post by: mightyace on October 26, 2010, 09:51:12 AM
We're having some nasty winds here in Tennessee now and for the last 12 hours.

There was also a tornado within 15 miles of my house Sunday night.
Title: Re: Major wind storm in the northern plains and great lakes
Post by: Chris on October 26, 2010, 10:49:47 AM
There is currently a blizzard warning for much of North Dakota.
Title: Re: Major wind storm in the northern plains and great lakes
Post by: NWI_Irish96 on October 26, 2010, 12:42:24 PM
Just got back to my desk from an hour of shelter-in-place.  Confirmed tornado touchdown about 3 miles from my office.
Title: Re: Major wind storm in the northern plains and great lakes
Post by: PAHighways on October 26, 2010, 02:10:00 PM
All tornado watches (http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/) out from Michigan to Mississippi.
Title: Re: Major wind storm in the northern plains and great lakes
Post by: TheHighwayMan3561 on October 26, 2010, 02:18:19 PM
Duluth missed out on all the fun - all we've had is steady, light rain for three days in a row. Winds aren't anything special for the time of year. That said, we could get some snow later this week.
Title: Re: Major wind storm in the northern plains and great lakes
Post by: mightyace on October 26, 2010, 03:22:43 PM
I was in Cool Springs Galleria about 90 minutes ago and they announced a tornado warning.  (Williamson County, TN)

http://www.newschannel5.com/Global/story.asp?S=13387812 (http://www.newschannel5.com/Global/story.asp?S=13387812)

QuoteThe National Weather Service issued tornado warnings for Southeastern Rutherford County, Northwestern Coffee County and Bedford County until 2 p.m.

The NWS also issued tornado warnings for Northwestern Dekalb County, Northeastern Rutherford County, Southwestern Smith County and Southeastern Wilson County until 1:15 p.m.

There was also tornado warnings issued for Northwestern Smith County, Trousdale County, Western Macon County, Southeastern Sumner County, Southeastern Williamson County, Rutherford County, Northeastern Marshall County and North Central Wilson County. It expired at 1 p.m.

A tornado warning for Maury County, Southeastern Williamson County, Southwestern Rutherford County, Northern Marshall County and Northwestern Bedford County was in effect until 12:30 p.m.

The Williamson County Sheriff's Office confirmed Sneed Road had a tree down. There was also a wire down on North Chapel Road. Both roads are open.

The NWS issued a tornado warning for Maury County, Lewis County, Lawrence County and Giles County until 12 p.m.

No tornado touchdowns were reported by 12 p.m. as the storms closed in Nashville on Tuesday.
Title: Re: Major wind storm in the northern plains and great lakes
Post by: 6a on October 26, 2010, 04:23:41 PM
I was driving through S. Bloomfield, OH right as the storm came through.  I saw the most beautiful wall cloud I've ever seen, but I didn't have a damn camera with me.  Been through a few hurricanes and this reminded me of some of those, great shit all around.
Title: Re: Major wind storm in the northern plains and great lakes
Post by: rickmastfan67 on October 26, 2010, 07:47:33 PM
Man, it didn't do much here.  15 minutes tops and then it was over. :-D
Title: Re: Major wind storm in the northern plains and great lakes
Post by: froggie on October 26, 2010, 08:04:07 PM
The storm has set all-time low pressure records in Minnesota and Wisconsin.  Though the official tally isn't out yet, the lowest I've been able to find on the US side of the border was 956.1mb at International Falls, MN at 21Z (4pm CDT).
Title: Re: Major wind storm in the northern plains and great lakes
Post by: PAHighways on October 26, 2010, 08:32:31 PM
Quote from: PAHighways on October 25, 2010, 11:56:00 PMI'm under a slight risk (http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day2otlk.html) of severe weather for tomorrow.  I'll believe it when I see it considering the last few times thunderstorms were forecast, the weather was sunny with hardly a cloud in the sky.

Make that the fourth forecast in a row since August calling for storms which resulted in a pleasant day aside from the wind this time.