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check out today's windmap..looks like an eye is forming over ..Iowa? (Original Post) dixiegrrrrl Feb 2013 OP
Getting windy in NE Kansas. MuseRider Feb 2013 #1
Yikes. Explains the crappy weather we're having here (Minneapolis). The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2013 #2
My ten inches of snow is gonna get two days of rain. longship Feb 2013 #3
Wow - what a display! hatrack Feb 2013 #4
I keep that link handy dixiegrrrrl Feb 2013 #5
Yep. Iowa is #2 in the country. Texas is #1 progressoid Feb 2013 #6
Good info. to know. dixiegrrrrl Feb 2013 #7

MuseRider

(34,111 posts)
1. Getting windy in NE Kansas.
Sun Feb 10, 2013, 11:30 AM
Feb 2013

Supposed to be 35 sustained with 45 mph gusts. Will be pretty awesome here on the farm.

LOVE this map.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,733 posts)
2. Yikes. Explains the crappy weather we're having here (Minneapolis).
Sun Feb 10, 2013, 11:30 AM
Feb 2013

Barometric pressure in Omaha is 29.29. Not tornado low, but awfully low for winter.

longship

(40,416 posts)
3. My ten inches of snow is gonna get two days of rain.
Sun Feb 10, 2013, 12:07 PM
Feb 2013

Things gonna get icy. You betcha.

Staying home today.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
5. I keep that link handy
Sun Feb 10, 2013, 03:35 PM
Feb 2013

in a "weather" folder, cause not only is it fun to watch, it tells me when our storms may be rolling in down here, and those storms can be a problem.

progressoid

(49,991 posts)
6. Yep. Iowa is #2 in the country. Texas is #1
Sun Feb 10, 2013, 03:39 PM
Feb 2013

My brother replaced his gas water heater with an electric one because his town has such cheap elec. Since the wind farms in their area produce more wind electricity than they can use, the sell the excess to the grid.

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