***Official 2022 Weather Thread***

[mynameisjonas]

could this turn into a derecho?

 

[cycloner29]

Flashback to campus, April 10, 1973. Alarm in 2311 Birch Hall went off. Took a look outside and rolled over and went back to sleep. Roommate trudged through the snow to class and back with "No classes". Me, "Gabes, you thought professors were going to get to campus through over a foot of snow?" Turned off I was light on that estimate, think it was more like 18" in Ames.

Turned into a huge in dorm party with people getting kegs from Torks on sleds or, in our case, pushing a car through the snow over and back after Lincoln Way was partly plowed.

I was eight years old when this hit. The pic is reminiscent of how the county asphalt roads were in western Iowa. I remember hearing a loader trying to push a road grader with a V-plow on the front of it to try an open a single lane of traffic. Took them a couple hours to get through. Since the roads were cut through hills, you had 15' drifts.

I remember taking a sled up a roof of one of our out buildings on the farm as drifts were as high that eaves of the roofs. Sucked having livestock. My back hurt for a couple of weeks from having to shovel snow just to get the feeders, waters and pens opened up. Didn't have school for a week.

 

[FDWxMan]

Can someone explain how to interpret a tornado chance in this context? Does 10% mean a 10% likelihood that at least one tornado will hit somewhere in that shaded area? Or does it mean that you could expect that 10% of that area will be under a tornado warning at some point during the storm? Or 10% of that area will actually experience a tornado? I can see several ways one could interpret that number and the expected impact would vary greatly between them.

@mred has it. 10% risk means 10% chance within 25 miles of a point in that area.

The dashed/hatched area means 10% risk of EF2 or stronger within 25 miles.

 

[Trice]

 

[Sparkplug]

Thanks for posting Boxster. I'd be curious to hear from some of the "veteran/seasoned" posters on this site if they remember this storm and if they have any stories.

I was a senior in high school. We lost 12 cows with calves because they got lost and climbed into ditches for protection. Were covered in snow and didn’t find them until snow started melting. Many of the roads were one lane and you just hoped you didn’t meet anyone. You felt like you was on a luge course.

 

[CYEATHAWK]

Flashback to campus, April 10, 1973. Alarm in 2311 Birch Hall went off. Took a look outside and rolled over and went back to sleep. Roommate trudged through the snow to class and back with "No classes". Me, "Gabes, you thought professors were going to get to campus through over a foot of snow?" Turned off I was light on that estimate, think it was more like 18" in Ames.

Turned into a huge in dorm party with people getting kegs from Torks on sleds or, in our case, pushing a car through the snow over and back after Lincoln Way was partly plowed.

And in 1997, 24 years later to the day another storm brought 18-22 inches to parts of Iowa. Wasn't the life threatening blizzard 1973 was.....but that much snow in April is miserable no matter how you stack it up.

 

[wxman1]

 

[BCClone]

EBOD Mr Sharp.

 

[wxman1]

 

[cyfan92]

Timing to leave the office in central Iowa and avoid hail damage?

 

[awd4cy]

Timing to leave the office in central Iowa and avoid hail damage?

Before 10pm

 

[BigJCy]

 

[cmjh10]

EBOD Mr Sharp.

RIP us

 

[cycloner29]

Took this pic this morning. Sure hope it's not a sign of things to come later on. Had to look twice after taking it to make sure the neighbor's house wasn't actually on fire.

 

[MJ29]

Took this pic this morning. Sure hope it's not a sign of things to come later on. Had to look twice after taking it to make sure the neighbor's house wasn't actually on fire.

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That's the sunrise I saw this morning as well, on my drive in.

 

[scyclonekid]

So have your phones charged, your weather alerts on and ready, flashlights with batteries ready to go. Any items outside that could blow away have tied down or stored inside. If weather alerts are in your area reaction time is key to get to your safe place as these storms will be moving quickly. Be safe!!

 

[CascadeClone]

Took this pic this morning. Sure hope it's not a sign of things to come later on. Had to look twice after taking it to make sure the neighbor's house wasn't actually on fire.

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Red sky at morning, sailor take warning...

 

[interrobang]

Before 10pm

Oh good! An early night for me then!

 

[Trice]

Maybe it's just me but on this scale of:

5. High
4. Moderate
3. Enhanced
2. Slight
1. Marginal

It seems like "moderate" and "enhanced" should be switched. I interpret enhanced risk as sounding riskier than moderate risk.

 

[Tpups21]

Maybe it's just me but on this scale of:

5. High
4. Moderate
3. Enhanced
2. Slight
1. Marginal

It seems like "moderate" and "enhanced" should be switched. I interpret enhanced risk as sounding riskier than moderate risk.

Agree. I was thinking the same thing.