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MN Transplant

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  1. 2 hours ago, aldie 22 said:

    Co workers in Minnesota and Wisconsin sharing snow pics this morning 

    I’m sure they are all making reference to the great Halloween Blizzard of ‘91.  Though La Crosse had more of a mix in that one.

  2. 2 hours ago, aldie 22 said:

    I've never felt so down after beating the Packers at Lambeau...thorough butt whooping yet Kirk going down blows.

    Amazingly, this team was better than the 13-4 team last year.  They were poised to make a run with a soft schedule coming up, JJ coming back, and Kirk playing the best of his career.  And now, do they panic and bring in someone else, or just accept the tank and let Hall go out there?  So deflating.

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  3. Damn!

    Hurricane Otis Discussion Number  13
    NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       EP182023
    400 AM CDT Wed Oct 25 2023
    
    Satellite data indicated that Otis continued to strengthen to near
    the time of landfall in southern Mexico.  Subjective Dvorak data
    T-numbers were around T7.0 (140 kt) around 04-05Z while raw
    objective ADT numbers were in the T7.2 to T7.6 range between about
    01-05Z.  Based on that data, Otis is estimated to have made landfall
    around 0625 UTC as a category 5 hurricane with maximum winds of 145
    kt. The core of the hurricane moved onshore in the greater Acapulco
    area. 
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  4. 5 hours ago, aldie 22 said:

    I had a hard time believing the Vikings would go 0-4 to start the season at home. Well played tough game to give the home crowd something to cheer about

    Really fun game to watch.  The OL gave Kirk enough time and he balled out, even without JJ.  The schedule is very manageable going forward, with the hardest games behind us (KC, Philly, SF).

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  5. 14 hours ago, WxWatcher007 said:

     

    I actually know a fair bit about this.  This is the first S-Band phased-array mobile radar.  The beamwidth is quite wide because an S-band requires a huge antenna, but since it is mobile it can get closer to storms making the wide beam less relevant.  The phased-array aspect is amazing.  Every one of the individual elements that makes up the radar panel is technically a separate radar.  The panel spins mechanically but the tilting is done electronically.  So you can get a whole volume update on the time it takes to go 360 degrees.  It is almost a certainty that this technology is what the next NWS network will be.  The holdups right now are finding ways to make the dual-pol variables more robust and, of course, cost.

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  6. 1 hour ago, aldie 22 said:

    Disappointed the Twins couldn't get one at home but the crowd was electric and that game was tense and fun last night. Good luck to the other teams still playing...Arizona is an intriguing team.

    Breaking the playoff losing streaks was the best we could really hope for this season.  Need some better plate discipline next year.  Leading the majors in Ks and then striking out 14 times in an elimination game was foreseeable.

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