tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33386160.post7763886300112584523..comments2024-02-25T19:29:38.176-06:00Comments on Rob's Blog: Strong westerly winds to buffet Manitoba lakes this afternoon into Wednesday morningUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33386160.post-3964698486852658162013-02-03T01:13:07.146-06:002013-02-03T01:13:07.146-06:00If you get an obvious automatic response or no ans...If you get an obvious automatic response or no answer it's not a good sign. Remember that the only Hoodia Gordonii reviews that are 100% reliable are those that come from reputable companies and are open to comments and criticisms. Look on the web and you will find hundreds of appetite suppressants all claiming to do the same thing, but have you ever looked closely into how they. Hoodia gordonii is a popular weight loss supplement that is used for controlling a persons appetite.Stevevbvphttp://www.uniquehoodiareviews.net/unique-hoodia/uniquehoodia-gordonii-diet-57/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33386160.post-80175661470978079932011-08-18T15:15:03.988-05:002011-08-18T15:15:03.988-05:00Not sure if it's my favorite storm because of ...Not sure if it's my favorite storm because of the tragic results, but I witnessed the 2006 Gull Lake tornado while driving east on Hwy 317. I was straight south and saw the whole thing. Also saw another small tornado that touched down near Hwy 59 a few minutes before the Gull Lake one. Then continued driving east to a cottage near the mouth of Bird River, just pulled up and another tornado passed by a few hundred meters away (didn't see it due to a wall of rain, but the clouds were emerald green). Quite scary but strangely fun as well.GDHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33386160.post-21120667344624284012011-08-18T14:23:10.483-05:002011-08-18T14:23:10.483-05:00If you want to see why we are experiencing a droug...If you want to see why we are experiencing a drought, just check out the progged 500 hPa flow on NAM and RUC. Very good example of a splitting flow around an amplifying upper ridge. One shortwave and LLJ going across the northern and central plains and a northern stream wave going up to thru the interlake.. same old story. <br /><br />There is little in the way of a cap and it looks like just enough moisture may ooze northwards to produce higher instability, but the lack of lift/dynamics might make it difficult for storms to initiate and any devolopment further south may cut off moisture supply. Already some ACC and elevated convection around Bismarck back thru Dickinson..Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00949425441824069047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33386160.post-68654857705964645882011-08-18T14:00:47.695-05:002011-08-18T14:00:47.695-05:00looks like EC is mentioning a threat for supercell...looks like EC is mentioning a threat for supercell thunderstorms west,north and east of winnipeg. Including here in the peg. breaking of the Cap will probably determine the chance of us seeing anything. <br />what do you think?Mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33386160.post-67374770741469154912011-08-18T13:48:53.500-05:002011-08-18T13:48:53.500-05:00Adam.....
Click my name and that should bring you ...Adam.....<br />Click my name and that should bring you to the website.Mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33386160.post-85231323492833518932011-08-18T13:46:50.434-05:002011-08-18T13:46:50.434-05:00Adam....
It Is really neat knowing you experienced...Adam....<br />It Is really neat knowing you experienced the same storm as I did. As a matter of fact I forgot to mention that i paid attention quite closely to the storms to our south before getting hit, at albert beach near victoria beach. At first i had noticed some odd flashes of lightning with the southern storms while riding my bike they apparently were moving east, I'd thought they would miss us. I eventually went storm chasing with my dad to investigate, the lightning over by pine falls was insane. Turns out on the way back we had noticed a second storm moving in from our west southwest, seemed like it formed out of the blue. It got to us within 15 min after getting back. I did have my trusty weather radio with me and it never went off, while there was warnings. I checked the historical radar after getting home, it showed storms gathering northeast of winnipeg moving north to us,then they all bunched together and rotated northeast clipping lake winnipeg and directly hitting us.check out the radar here you can advance and choose timeframes.<br /><br />http://climate.weatheroffice.gc.ca/radar/index_e.html?RadarSite=XWL&sYear=2010&sMonth=8&sDay=21&sHour=02&sMin=00&sec=00&Duration=2&ImageType=DefaultMikehttp://climate.weatheroffice.gc.ca/radar/index_e.html?RadarSite=XWL&sYear=2010&sMonth=8&sDay=21&sHour=02&sMin=00&sec=00&Duration=2&ImageType=Defaultnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33386160.post-73102539524470959112011-08-18T13:31:26.977-05:002011-08-18T13:31:26.977-05:00thanks derek I'll have a look.thanks derek I'll have a look.Mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33386160.post-78527364013631672442011-08-18T13:08:52.061-05:002011-08-18T13:08:52.061-05:00Seems we all have a particular event that got us i...Seems we all have a particular event that got us interested in watching the weather. Interesting.<br /><br />Well, hopefully we can squeeze in some storms later on today along the cold front, but I'm not going to get too optimistic or we'll be dissapointed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33386160.post-83729992716952808802011-08-18T12:30:54.789-05:002011-08-18T12:30:54.789-05:00It was also the 98 ice storm that got me intereste...It was also the 98 ice storm that got me interested in storms/weather.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33386160.post-32908951372578699592011-08-18T12:29:24.011-05:002011-08-18T12:29:24.011-05:00The worst storm I've experienced is the 1998 I...The worst storm I've experienced is the 1998 Ice Storm...<br /><br />-35 deaths, about 1000 injuries<br />-6 Billions in damage<br />-120 mm of rain freezing at ground level.<br /><br />To date, it's still the worst (and costliest) natural disaster in Canadian history.<br /><br />Only one power linkage didn't go down in Montreal. Had that power linkage gone down, the second largest city in the country would have had to be evacuated.<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_ice_storm_of_1998Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33386160.post-71580171509144702582011-08-18T10:56:26.647-05:002011-08-18T10:56:26.647-05:00Flew in last eve and the contrast is eerie. Emeral...Flew in last eve and the contrast is eerie. Emerald and lime green fields full of standing water (in August?) They consume the landscape. Then you cross the perimeter to little swirls of dust and a dusty straw beige organic carpet. <br />Who's sitting on the switch to the Dome Shield?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33386160.post-11016456750254860972011-08-18T10:47:37.396-05:002011-08-18T10:47:37.396-05:00Those pictures are reminders of two most memorabl...Those pictures are reminders of two most memorable events. One was the the the August 5 2006 F2 Tornado near Netley Golf Course. An avid watcher of the Robs obs radar links but oblivious to the true direction of the storm as Cottage dialup connections were slow!!<br />Driving south away?? from the apparent path of the tornado we ran into the wood frame clubhouse for shelter. Noise was horrendous on the tin roof. Views were black out the windows and the golf afterwards was strangely distractive. Couldn't watch the sky n swing the club at the same time.<br /> The first and most memorable was three nights of insane storms inside a Triple E 15 foot trailer on the edge of Minneapolis in the mid 70s. Tornado warnings all around, power out and people pounding at the door to come in for shelter!! Turns out it was three nights of tornados the nearest of which was in the same campground less than a km away. Noise was akin 2 going over Niagara Falls in a metal barrel. O' yeah that was us screaming!!!..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33386160.post-21972407166256926372011-08-18T10:18:04.140-05:002011-08-18T10:18:04.140-05:00Speaking of those winds I was out at Hillside Beac...Speaking of those winds I was out at Hillside Beach yesterday and the day before and it was incredible! Winds were just buffeting the cabin we were in like crazy. And the waves were huge! Looking at the lake levels on lake winnipeg you can definitely see a noticeable rise from tuesday into wednesday by almost a meter I'd think.<br /> <br />And Mike I remember the exact storm you mentioned at victoria beach on the evening of August 20th last year. We were staying at Hillside beach not far from victoria beach and the power was knocked out at the cabin we were staying at for most of the night. The storm seemed to have formed just over the lake and moved right in. The cabin we were at had a lake front view so it was neat seeing the storm right on the lake with all the intense lightning right out from our window. I could see the storms just off to the SW over lake winnipeg and thought we would get missed then to my absolute joy ended up getting definitely one of my most favourite storms ever! I love seeing storms at the lake! Thats funny that somebody else remembered that same storm last year.Adamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33386160.post-18738109491608535002011-08-18T10:15:15.064-05:002011-08-18T10:15:15.064-05:00More hot weather next week. Models haven't bee...More hot weather next week. Models haven't been consistent on whether its short lived or if it will be an extended stay. Any ideas?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33386160.post-47314362170901203032011-08-18T10:10:27.510-05:002011-08-18T10:10:27.510-05:00I typed it into my name instead. Should work bette...I typed it into my name instead. Should work better that way. Seems to get cut off otherwise.<br /><br />One of the best radar images I can remember. Tons of lightning that night, too.Derekhttp://umanitoba.ca/environment/envirogeog/weather/wpo.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33386160.post-38895768393404413782011-08-18T10:09:12.703-05:002011-08-18T10:09:12.703-05:00Sorry, the link seemed to have been cut off. Here ...Sorry, the link seemed to have been cut off. Here it is..<br /><br />http://umanitoba.ca/environment/envirogeog/weather/wpo.htmlDereknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33386160.post-26690320062166280052011-08-17T21:58:59.137-05:002011-08-17T21:58:59.137-05:00Dan GF
I see that some of the NWS offices are upg...Dan GF<br /><br />I see that some of the NWS offices are upgrading their dopplar radars to dual polarization!! Fancy stuff!<br /><br />Any chance of Grand Forks getting that technology or is that a extreme long shot???<br /><br />I wonder if Canada could get in on some of that action too....daniel Pnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33386160.post-58958632503372728722011-08-17T21:40:32.525-05:002011-08-17T21:40:32.525-05:00Derek. I tried that link, seems to me you might ha...Derek. I tried that link, seems to me you might have got the website wrong, as i was directed to the environmental faculties of U Manitoba. Is this the website? if so where would I go to see your favourite severe weather memory.<br />let me knowMikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33386160.post-21812158907504981082011-08-17T20:48:58.633-05:002011-08-17T20:48:58.633-05:00One of my favorite severe weather events in my reg...One of my favorite severe weather events in my region.<br /><br />http://www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/environment/envirogeog/weather/wpo.htmlDereknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33386160.post-68158746365885626542011-08-17T19:58:16.462-05:002011-08-17T19:58:16.462-05:00daniel..
I was in Winnipeg briefly off the met tr...daniel..<br /><br />I was in Winnipeg briefly off the met training course from the summer of '86 to the spring of '88 before returning to Ontario. I came back to Winnipeg in the summer of 1998 and have been here since. Interesting that I experienced one of Winnipeg's worst blizzards when I was here briefly in the mid 80s. I thought that was normal for a prairie winter!robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01577519556216420480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33386160.post-62930043971773492262011-08-17T19:00:32.559-05:002011-08-17T19:00:32.559-05:00I was just on a webpage that had listed the TOP TE...I was just on a webpage that had listed the TOP TEN weather diasters of the year so far.<br />They forgot to put Winnipeg down.<br />A DIASTER of a storm season here.<br />Total losses in dollars is unknown but years of depression for sure....daniel Pnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33386160.post-17008322564891409122011-08-17T16:19:59.461-05:002011-08-17T16:19:59.461-05:00YIKES!!!
Rob, I typed the Blizzard of 77 into Wiki...YIKES!!!<br />Rob, I typed the Blizzard of 77 into Wikipedia and read the GRUESOME details. That storm was a MONSTER! A storm of BIBLICAL proportions....ok how many more superlatives can I use???? :-)daniel Pnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33386160.post-14807170727371408592011-08-17T16:15:34.090-05:002011-08-17T16:15:34.090-05:00Hi rob!
My most memorable weather event is the Apr...Hi rob!<br />My most memorable weather event is the April Blizzrd of 1997 which capped off an incredible winter of 96/97! The flooding aftermatch was also something none will forget!<br /><br />I'm confused....did you live in Winnipeg in the late 80's and then went back to Ontario for the early 90's???? Came back to Winnipeg again after that>>>>????daniel Pnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33386160.post-8670395824005714612011-08-17T15:25:12.755-05:002011-08-17T15:25:12.755-05:00Well Im done talking for now until we start gettin...Well Im done talking for now until we start getting some weather here. TTYL Everyone.Mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33386160.post-79884212191820339022011-08-17T15:23:25.908-05:002011-08-17T15:23:25.908-05:00........
I'm bored, where are all our wicked........... <br /><br />I'm bored, where are all our wicked summer weather. I can't keep busy. Speaking of which I beleive our lightning count is twice as low as last year, due to the lessened frequency of storms hitting us. weird aint it? well I guess it's time to bring out my photo album of all our previous storms. That should help.Mikenoreply@blogger.com