WORST STORM IN US HISTORY - MOSTLY UNREPORTED & TONGUE IN CHEEK

Thanks for that, Barbarosa.

Storms of any kind have always excited me...extremely enough that I sometimes seek them out.

I was born in a frozen ND winter and although I cannnot remember that exact date......

...as a child I do vividly remember one of my Dad's friends who was found frozen stiff as a board...sitting with his back to a corral fence, right arm extended and reaching to the sky..pretty macabre, right? Many years later, Dad would explain to listeners that his buddy was reaching for that last whisky. His yarn probably explains why Mom went to church alone.

This storm:

People who live outside the northern tier have no idea of the suddeness and fierocity of a major blizzard up north. You have seen nothing like a full-blown prairie blizzard in central Canada or the upper Midwest USA. Truly killers.

Right now, dust storms are covinging over 1/2 of the lower USA. Remind you of anything?

9 states are now under a blizzard warning. I hope folks are taking this seriously.

Let's all hope it blows right on by...literally.

[Edited on 2-1-2011 by Pompano]

The groundhog never cherry picked data to back up his forecast. The AGW crowd actually hid data that didn't fit their theory.

if teabaggers ran national weather service...

Just got done with a Monday full of below freezing, 30,000 ft plus hail dropping thunder snow producing weather. Today as the first low pressure center moves through into the San Juans of the southern Rockies we are left in wake with temps in the single digits expected tonight. Baja beaches here we come!

Pompano. Yes sir.

Weather reports

This map might help

my buddy in chicago, after reading my latest trip report stated, "you guys have all the fun!"

i replied, "whaddaya mean? i hear you're expecting 60mph winds and 2 feet of snow!!!! what's not fun about that?"

his response was short. "the wind and snow."

Whether the weather is windy or drips,
it weighs in this world way more than a whit.

Parsed political o-pinions pass past here post haste.
Pompano pulls no punches and proclaims them a waste.

'Rocket Scientist Alert'!!

elgotolocol....best ,,,weather report Ive seen to date.....

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The media dramatizes and sensationalizes everything, weather included. Every event is the "worst ever". It's funny when some middle-age person says "I've never seen it this -----------". It's zero degrees this morn here in the forest of the northwest.

"People who live outside the northern tier have no idea of the suddenness and ferocity of a major blizzard up north. You have seen nothing like a full-blown prairie blizzard in central Canada or the upper Midwest USA. Truly killers."

Thanks, some have never experienced (lived and worked) in extreme weather ... it's not a lot of fun.. and it will kill you...

Its one thing to set inside nice warm .. and then run to a heated vehicle... another to stay outside and try and "get er done"...

Have also always like storms ... stationed on radar sites... in the service..

Coldest we got, -40º with 114 knots... yeah, my toes were cold even in my "flight boots" with a parka on inside a Quonset hut, with a heater, as were the rest of the "crew" working that night... on top of a mountain...

Our perimeter fences around the "radar site" proper, were 15' ...

Couldn't help with an old war story...




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Here is a non-political comment: It's bloody cold everywhere this time of year, including Baja. Some're colder than others.

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Originally posted by toneart Here is a non-political comment: It's bloody cold everywhere this time of year, including Baja. Some're colder than others.

Not in the southern hemisphere

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Originally posted by fishabductor Quote: Originally posted by toneart Here is a non-political comment: It's bloody cold everywhere this time of year, including Baja. Some're colder than others. Not in the southern hemisphere

Well, that is true. Of course, I knew that. (but why didn't you say so?...well, I FORGOT!)

Jeez, this is friggin YUMA fercrhisake Water in the birdbath frozen solid this morning.

This is indeed the worst storm in recent decades. And guess what..? It gets worse. Another is coming right behind this one.

Those of you who live in the southern comfort zone of the USA are fortunate and not in any danger whatsoever.....the 100 million others who live further north and northeast are the ones in harm's way.

There does not seem to be too many responses from that part of the country, does there? Wonder why..hmmm....does not the whole world read BajaNomads with thier coffee?

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Originally posted by Oso Jeez, this is friggin YUMA fercrhisake Water in the birdbath frozen solid this morning.

Very weird weather all over the world now...worst storm ever is now hitting NE shores of Australia. The cyclone is a cat 5..180mph winds. Battering the Great Barrier Reef now. Unbelievable coincidences of major storms happening all over the place.

Huge winds now in Coyote Bay, Baja..gusting to back-up-to-bark time for my pooch.

Reminds of some late movie about world-wide weather disasters I watched recently.

These current weather reports could be the script for that thriller movie.

Methinks someone ..or something..is ticked off!

[Edited on 2-2-2011 by Pompano]

On FOX NEWS a few mins ago-----------winds have been clocked in NE Australia at over 200 mph. BIG STORM !!!!!

Barry

It's 2:30 and it's a balmy 14 degrees.

Think I'll go get some more firewood now

I sure wish you well in Skiatook, BajaOkie. I was just in town last night and stopped by the Jungla for a cold one before dinner downtown. Here's a pic of the Jungle for you..while you are riding out this storm. Buene suerte!

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Originally posted by Barry A. On FOX NEWS a few mins ago-----------winds have been clocked in NE Australia at over 200 mph. BIG STORM !!!!! Barry

Not many tree's, houses, etc. will stand up to that sort of wind.

Barry A. Thanks. That's still bad breeze.

That's 125 mph. Verrrrrry breezy.

Not quite as easy as that, Barry. You really expect 100 million people to be suitably prepared for a killer blizzard....in these days of ignoring natural dangers? Hurricane parties, chasing tornados, surfing 30-40 waves, etc. Not going to happen in this day and age. 50 years ago..maybe. People were more alert to nature then.

Um..Barry....Glacier Park is considered to be the middle of the 'Banana Belt of Montana'..courtesy of the famous balmy Alberta Clipper. As kids we would go there in February to get a tan Always 20 degrees warmer than the plains to the east...where the REAL cold begins.

Just kidding you, Barry...I did once freeze a toe while skiing in the area. Next time I wore socks AND ski boots.

(now dang, I have GOT to stop that kind of joke.)



Here's a real life storm story for you.

Winter storms – Pelican Lake blizzard, MN 1975


Imagine -50 F without figuring the wind chill factor. Wind chill during this particular storm went -100F. It happens.

I was snowed in for 4 days in my insulated ice-house (fishing shack on a frozen lake).

Took this photo BEFORE the storm..when it was a pleasant -10F.



I survived that storm 'only' because I had planned 2 sources of heat. One propane heater..(bottle seen in photo on left) and one wood-burning drum-stove. During this storm (winter 1974-75) it got so cold on Pelican Lake, Mn that the propane would not gasify….the standing air temp outside was well below -44 F..and so no propane heat. The propane just laid on the bottom of the bottle as a liquid.




I burned wood judiciously from my woodpile outside, which was buried under 8 feet of snow.

Did we have any warning a storm like this was coming….NOPE…otherwise we would have the hell off that lake! We are Norsk after all.

All we could do was stay put..and fish! We are Norsk after all.




This average sized MN pike was very easy to keep fresh-frozen.


We literally ‘dug’ out after the 4th day to find a snow cover over 6 feet deep around us. My El Camino was out of sight..except for the tip of it’s radio antenna sticking thru the snow.

We trudged back to my lake home for the tractor w/front bucket…took us a whole day to clear a road to the car. Note: The blown snow makes a good insulator and it fired right up.

All in all , we were lucky ..with some good planning..to have survived.

Sadly, some teenagers from a nearby town did not..they got caught in the blizzard when driving a country road..and instead of staying in the car with at least a slight chance of living…they decided to try walking back on the road. An impossible task when the blasting snow is blinding you and the temps drop below -50F. Plus their clothing was not appropriate for those conditions.


A couple days after the storm we were part of about 500 searchers looking for the bodies. They were all found by the use of long poles stuck down into the snow….like avalanche victims were sometimes found. That was not a sight to forget. All of us prayed for their souls….and their grieving families.


Oh yeah, I love weather, but I sure respect it.

If anyone in the affected areas is reading this, please report your conditions.





[Edited on 2-3-2011 by Pompano]

Great story, Pompono (see previous post by Pomp_

To me, fresh out of 30 years living in Coronado, CA, GLACIER was an eye-opener, believe me. Yes, West Glacier is mild (I guess) and that is where I lived. Went over to the East side several times in winter chasing Blackfeet elk poachers, and thought I was going to die------it's not fit for man nor beast over there!!!! The locals were amused at me, to say the least.

Barry

So, the Middle East is in turmoil. We can't seem to figure a way to increase employment. So let's talk about the weather. Seems that talikng about the weather was always the fall back position at conventions and c-cktail parties.

What an 'odd' thing to say....

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Originally posted by Bajahowodd So, the Middle East is in turmoil. We can't seem to figure a way to increase employment. So let's talk about the weather. Seems that talikng about the weather was always the fall back position at conventions and c-cktail parties.

Pomp ~ It's almost 8 pm....It's 8 degrees and snowing. Again. Luckily we all have flannel jammies and lots of wood for the woodstove. We are staying nice and toasty. But we don't forsee playing outside for a few days

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Originally posted by bajafam Pomp ~ It's almost 8 pm....It's 8 degrees and snowing. Again. Luckily we all have flannel jammies and lots of wood for the woodstove. We are staying nice and toasty. But we don't forsee playing outside for a few days

-----and THAT is what everybody in these snow-zones should be doing-------I salute you!!!! Problem solved.

Barry

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Originally posted by Bajahowodd So, the Middle East is in turmoil. We can't seem to figure a way to increase employment. So let's talk about the weather. Seems that talikng about the weather was always the fall back position at conventions and c-cktail parties.

Who cares about the weather in the middle east?

41 the low in Redding, CA. What's with you guys in the southland at 27-------------we must have tipped on our axis!!!

Barry

COLD AND WINDY IN BAY OF CONCEPTION!!

It's still very windy here in Coyote Bay..but managable. Come on, you woozies, what's a little wind and cool breeze? I'm gonna launch my boat in a bit to check out the engine prior to fishing ... ASAP.

Air Temps are nice and warm...inside.
Outside...it's brrrrrr.

RVers:
Not a great time to come beach camping in the Bay, unless your camper needs sandblasting for a new paint job.

Here's what the Windy Bay of Conception looked like yesterday...it's WORSE today. I imagine the windsurfers are in 7th heaven over by Pta. Arena and Playa Naranjos..that place is always the windiest in the bay. The entrance to the bay is like a wind tunnel in the winter months.

These photos taken yesterday do not really show how WINDY it is in the Bay....but believe me, it's WINDY!

The Straits..Wind.



Hey..the Bay shrine has a new color for 2011.



Campers huddled up at Cocos...nary a soul to be seen outside.
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On the other side of the world:

Worst Storm Ever Recorded?

The cyclone that just hit NE Australia was one of the most powerful storms ever recorded. Sustained winds of 180mph destroyed hundreds of structures and disrupted utilities to several communities.

So far, luckily, there has been no reported fatalities, but some towns are still not able to communicate.

So, two towns go into a bar. One town says to the other, "Boy, it sure was windy last night." The other town says, "What?"

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Roger...read it again (I had to change a word to help it make sense).....


...the idea is that these two towns can't communicate.....one is sending out a message....the one beside it doesn't hear it.....

Okay, try this:

Two Nomads walk into a bar....One Nomad tells the other Nomad a joke. That Nomad says, "What? I don't get it."

Roger,
That may BE the punch line. I think we are going to have to make up our own joke to go with it. It usually ends with "Two Nomads walk into a bar". That is often the end if we stay in there for any length of time.

Stormy weather, indeed!

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Captkw,
Seems like your laptop doesn't have spell check on it either

Hmm...it's one of those connundrums, eh?

shari...What? Holy smokes, that was a long, long time ago..

But.... I'll take a good look again and give it some thought.

tick-tock tick-tock tick-tock

Hmm...well, I have narrowed down the possibilities to some faint images still snuggled in my memory banks.

1. It could have been my first wife. Do you see a knife..?

2. A lap-dancer by the name of Zelda...very popular amongst ice-shanty dwellers of the time.

3. But I'm putting my money on that hovering black blob being my old black lab, Gypsy.




[Edited on 2-4-2011 by Pompano]

Fort Worth, Minnesota.

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Originally posted by Mexitron Fort Worth, Minnesota.

Cool bumper sticker... I mean REALLY cool! brrrrrrr!

Mexitron, you don't actually call that teeny bit of white stuff ..snow? Come on, now!

Up North that little bit wouldn't even make good coffee shop gossip.





Here's what a real snowfall looks like afterwards...





then there's the famous Whiteouts...




And of course, we can't forget the Ground Blizzard..not a snowfall at all.





Cold snaps happen quickly Up North...as this window boy found out.




But hey, when Old Man Winter trys to cramp your style...turn the tables and find something to do in the snow...like hunting snow geese.





Or helping to guard our northern borders against illegal immigrants from Way Up North. (I think I just spotted shari in those pines over there......)

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Originally posted by Mexitron Fort Worth, Minnesota.

Must've been after the Thanksgiving dinner.

just kidding.

April, 2004:



Following their four days backpacing to Baja's most remote mission, with Jack Swords, is (L to R) Taco de Baja, Huddo, Mexitron, and Pappy who met us at Parral's entrance gate.