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Just a question that I have - any answers ? 

Back in the mid 90s as teen in NW Albemarle , just east of the mountains - I grew up on simple AM/FM radio ... I knew where each FM country station was located on the dial ... This occurred during a strong afternoon thunderstorm with very vivid - almost nonstop lightning , as the storm moved off SE toward Charlottesville I came across a unfamiliar station while scanning through the frequencies, after a few songs the dj came on and said the NWS has issued a tornado watch for all of SE Kansas - 30 % chance of storms capable of producing tornadoes this afternoon... As the lightning faded into the distance that stations FM signal faded... Have always been amazed at that occurrence - knowing that FM signals do not carry that far ,  usually a 100 miles max... unlike AM signals which can travel a thousand miles especially at night...

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22 hours ago, Jrlg1181 said:

Just a question that I have - any answers ? 

Back in the mid 90s as teen in NW Albemarle , just east of the mountains - I grew up on simple AM/FM radio ... I knew where each FM country station was located on the dial ... This occurred during a strong afternoon thunderstorm with very vivid - almost nonstop lightning , as the storm moved off SE toward Charlottesville I came across a unfamiliar station while scanning through the frequencies, after a few songs the dj came on and said the NWS has issued a tornado watch for all of SE Kansas - 30 % chance of storms capable of producing tornadoes this afternoon... As the lightning faded into the distance that stations FM signal faded... Have always been amazed at that occurrence - knowing that FM signals do not carry that far ,  usually a 100 miles max... unlike AM signals which can travel a thousand miles especially at night...

Interesting. I guess it is possible that the electrical charge in the air acted as an amplifier/carrier?? 

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23 hours ago, Jrlg1181 said:

Just a question that I have - any answers ? 

Back in the mid 90s as teen in NW Albemarle , just east of the mountains - I grew up on simple AM/FM radio ... I knew where each FM country station was located on the dial ... This occurred during a strong afternoon thunderstorm with very vivid - almost nonstop lightning , as the storm moved off SE toward Charlottesville I came across a unfamiliar station while scanning through the frequencies, after a few songs the dj came on and said the NWS has issued a tornado watch for all of SE Kansas - 30 % chance of storms capable of producing tornadoes this afternoon... As the lightning faded into the distance that stations FM signal faded... Have always been amazed at that occurrence - knowing that FM signals do not carry that far ,  usually a 100 miles max... unlike AM signals which can travel a thousand miles especially at night...

 Likely Tropospheric ducting, a atmospheric phenomenon that allows VHF and FM radio signals to travel over a thousand miles beyond their normal range.

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20 minutes ago, HighStakes said:

It's ashame he's not a few years younger.

Yeah he is 35 but doesnt look it and seems durable. That's probably why they were able to sign him to a relatively modest deal. If the rest of the rotation was intact his addition would have been much more impactful. Eflin is back- looks like he will start Sunday- and then we wait and see on Grayson(doesnt look promising) and the potential returns of Bradish and Wells sometime after the all star break. The offense must become more consistent for the team to tread water until then. They are at a critical point right now-need to stay inside of 10 under and work towards 500. Continue on this trajectory and they will be 20 under before you know it. That would pretty much be the writing on the wall.

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When this heat wave gets done with us by May 25th, all of central TX will be a burned out husk.

 

I have a question for the pro Mets on here?

Was 2011 Summer a NEG NEUTRAL ENSO? In 2011 entire forests burned in central Texas. It was like California in fire season.

Because if it was, then this summer in Texas will be an INFERNO for sure.

And, been real nice knowin' y'all.

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Knew this was gonnabe happening:

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
1253 PM CDT Tue May 13 2025

TXZ171>173-183>193-202>208-217>223-228-141000-
/O.NEW.KEWX.XH.W.0001.250514T1800Z-250515T0200Z/
/O.EXT.KEWX.HT.Y.0001.250513T1800Z-250514T1800Z/
Llano-Burnet-Williamson-Val Verde-Edwards-Real-Kerr-Bandera-
Gillespie-Kendall-Blanco-Hays-Travis-Bastrop-Kinney-Uvalde-Medina-
Bexar-Comal-Guadalupe-Caldwell-Maverick-Zavala-Frio-Atascosa-
Wilson-Karnes-Gonzales-Dimmit-
Including the cities of Boerne, Bastrop, Georgetown, Uvalde,
Leakey, Fredericksburg, Hondo, Pearsall, Lockhart, Del Rio,
Floresville, Eagle Pass, Gonzales, Burnet, Brackettville, San
Antonio, Rocksprings, Kerrville, Blanco, Crystal City, Austin,
Seguin, Bandera, New Braunfels, Carrizo Springs, Llano, San
Marcos, Karnes City, and Pleasanton
1253 PM CDT Tue May 13 2025

...HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...
...EXTREME HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...For the Heat Advisory, air temperatures near 104 degrees,
  except near 110 along the Rio Grande. For the Extreme Heat
  Warning, dangerously hot conditions with air temperatures of 105
  to 108 degrees, with near 115 degrees along the Rio Grande.

* WHERE...A portion of south central Texas.

* WHEN...For the Heat Advisory, until 1 PM CDT Wednesday. For the
  Extreme Heat Warning, from 1 PM to 9 PM CDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during
  extreme heat and high humidity events. Hot temperatures and high
  humidity may cause heat illnesses.

 

 

 

Meanwhile in other news......

 

 

Mid Atlantic is getting badly needed beneficial rains, to the tune of 2-4 inches. Some communities, especially in the mountains, could see 4-8 inches of rain.

Enjoy the cooling rains, Mid Atlantic. You deserve good water table replenishment. Stay safe as always.

 

 

 

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37 minutes ago, WxUSAF said:

Maue advocating for continued fossil fuel use to preemptively avert the cooling associated with *3* Tambora-level eruptions in the 2050s just in case :wacko2::rolleyes::blink::arrowhead::clown:

With that many Tambora-level eruptions, weather enthusiasts in the Megalopolitan Eastern US Corridor in the 2050s should enjoy massive frigid outbreaks and record blizzards in the NDJFMA timeframes many of those winters! :)

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2 minutes ago, Kmlwx said:

The CWG "forecast radar" should really not be shown. It's garbage. It doesn't seem to take into effect the forward speed of storms. If you look at it right now, for example - it indicates the storms/rain in Southern Maryland are just going to rocket northward magically. It also doesn't morph the storms realistically at all...it just takes a snapshot and a general motion and essentially copy and pastes it a increments.

We're steadily devolving into a world where everyone has their own "special weather product" that's cheaply made and devalues legitimate weather information.

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45 minutes ago, Eskimo Joe said:

We're steadily devolving into a world where everyone has their own "special weather product" that's cheaply made and devalues legitimate weather information.

My guess is WaPo has some sort of partnership with the provider (Foreca) and the editing staff forces them to use it. I highly doubt that Ian, for example would use that given his own choice. I would even take the HRRR on one of it's bust days over a radar tool like that. 

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