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Blizzard in June?!

#1 Postby senorpepr » Wed Jun 15, 2005 6:28 pm

Yet another fun NWS bulletin. This one in error...


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NWUS53 KLSX 132234
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
534 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2005
 
..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..
 
0515 PM     BLIZZARD         5 SW COTTLEVILLE        38.70N 90.71W
06/13/2005                   ST. CHARLES        MO   PUBLIC         
 
            12 INCH DIAMETER TREE LIMBS DOWN IN OFALLON.
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#2 Postby Guest » Wed Jun 15, 2005 8:14 pm

That's not the first time I have seen this.

I have a feeling that the NWS has a software program where you choose the event type amongst other options, and the author just made a wrong option.

BTW...Back in the '1990s I was in St. Louis on vacation visiting family. I was watching The Weather Channel's current conditions (they used to display a gridded list). One of the minor Illinois' OBS sites was reporting SNOW and 80! :lol: :lol:
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#3 Postby tomboudreau » Wed Jun 15, 2005 10:21 pm

This reminds me of the observation about 10 years ago, when Worcester (ORH) reported volcanic ash falling. All of the reporting stations around Worcester were reporting sunny to mostly sunny skies.
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#4 Postby snoopj » Thu Jun 16, 2005 1:36 pm

Ah, one can't mention fun NWS reports without mentioning the "Excessive Heat Warning" for 2 counties in Missouri in February. The cause? Earth was off of it's orbit and heading towards the sun.

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#5 Postby Guest » Thu Jun 16, 2005 1:42 pm

snoopj wrote:Ah, one can't mention fun NWS reports without mentioning the "Excessive Heat Warning" for 2 counties in Missouri in February. The cause? Earth was off of it's orbit and heading towards the sun.

--snoopj


I do remember that one! :lol:
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#6 Postby snoopj » Thu Jun 16, 2005 1:43 pm

NON PRECIPITATION STATEMENT
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY-PLEASANT HILL MO
1055 AM CST WED DEC 17 2003


...TEST...TEST...TEST...

.UNUSUALLY HOT WEATHER HAS ENTERED THE REGION FOR DECEMBER...AS THE
EARTH HAS LEFT ITS ORBIT AND IS HURLING TOWARD THE SUN.

MOZ012-021-172251-
ANDREW MO-CLINTON MO-
1055 AM CST WED DEC 17 2003

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO LATE
TONIGHT...

UNUSUALLY HOT WEATHER WILL OCCUR FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS
AS THE EARTH DRAWS EVER NEARER TO THE SUN. THEREFORE...AN EXCESSIVE
HEAT WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.

$$
HEINLEIN


Ah, good times.

--snoopj
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