MN Transplant

The last burst got us over a half inch, at 0.53". That'll work.

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.

Apparently all the weather is going to be on weekends. The coastal the following weekend looks wet.

All I can remember is Ji stating in mid-January that the winter was a disaster because we only got one HECS. If that indicates the expectations.

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.

There’s been a lot of discussion about this, but somebody made the point that if the top seeds had their choice of playing in the WC round or having a bye, they’d take the rest and the bye 100% of the time.

The Vikings whipsaw from the luck/clutchness last year to becoming a fumbling machine with bad clock management is jarring. I think this team might be a bit better than last year's 13-win team, but my goodness, stop fumbling! The Twins are a lot of fun to watch. Pablo Lopez was such a great trade pickup and Correa is unbelievably clutch in the postseason.

Down to 54 here. Only 0.15” on the day, so a bit less than others are reporting.

BWI: Oct 31 IAD: Oct 24 DCA: Oct 31 RIC: Oct 31 BWI departure -0.7

Twins win! Finally.

I couldn't really comprehend how this was going to look until the first real concerts. Insane.

CoCoRaHS just came in with a new visualization tool. The 2nd half of 2018, LOL. https://dex.cocorahs.org/

I had to search for the actual press release. Despite the hindcast successes, I am skeptical of a climate model for seasonal forecasts. https://news.ucar.edu/132912/ncar-experimental-prediction-system-calls-super-el-nino-winter

3.33” since it started raining on Friday

I do wonder whether they are trying to be more gap-filling or whether they are aimed at denser coverage where there are people.

Minnesota sports are a special breed of mediocrity. The Vikings, Wolves, Wild, and Lynx (WNBA) all made the playoffs and had a first round exit in the past year. Hard to imagine the Twins don’t pull the same feat.

3.03”. Great stuff.

Heaviest rain rate of the day with this band

Squally when you get into a band. Over 1.5” now. Excellent soaker.

Kids-sized bowling ball

Nice steady rain and the treetops are swaying, but not much wind at the surface.

On my way back from Colorado. A super quick look at the models shows a difference in max gusts between the meso models (50mph) and globals (40mph).

Shouldn’t people be drinking hurricanes?

Friction. Saved you 10 pages.

Great sky this morning. Like something AI would come up with.