STORM2K

Posted: **Wed Apr 02, 2003 8:53 am**

I know this belongs in the weather forum, this off topic seems to receive more traffic so here it is! Ya know me and the wind (like I can do anything about it right?) the winds already gusting over 40 MPH :o and the suns not up yet, my wind speed indicator will need new ball bearings after today :grr:

Dennis :o

WWUS75 KFGZ 021023
NPWFGZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ

345 AM MST WED APR 2 2003

...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM MST TODAY...

.A DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS ARIZONA TODAY ACCOMPANIED BY
STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE EARLY
THIS MORNING...REACHING SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 MPH
AFTER SUNRISE. GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE BY LATE
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON...BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING AFTER SUNSET.

TRAVELERS ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUS
CROSS-WINDS...ESPECIALLY ALONG PORTIONS OF I-40 FROM FLAGSTAFF TO
THE NEW MEXICO BORDER.

RESIDENTS SHOULD SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS AROUND THEIR HOMES AND
BUSINESSES. MOTORISTS OVER ALL THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED
FOR STRONG CROSS-WINDS...AND AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST.

FOR THE LATEST UPDATES TO THIS WIND EVENT...CHECK THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE HOME PAGE AT http://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/FLAGSTAFF...OR TUNE TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION.

AZZ004>008-012-015>017-038-021800-
COCONINO PLATEAU-EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY-
KAIBAB PLATEAU-LITTLE COLORADO RVR VLY IN COCONINO CO-
MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS-
WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-WHITE MOUNTAINS-YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
345 AM MST WED APR 2 2003

...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM MST TODAY...

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH
EARLY THIS MORNING. THIS WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE
DAY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND ARE POSSIBLE AND CROSS-WINDS
WILL MAKE DRIVING CONDITIONS DANGEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
WIND SPEEDS SHOULD SLOWLY DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
10 TO 20 MPH BY LATE EVENING.

Posted: **Wed Apr 02, 2003 9:13 am**

Thar she blows Thar she blows. :lol:

Hang on Mr. Snowman.

Posted: **Wed Apr 02, 2003 9:17 am**

It could have been a lot worse, Dennis...you could have had "pox on your rocket". :o :wink:

Posted: **Wed Apr 02, 2003 9:20 am**

streetsoldier wrote:It could have been a lot worse, Dennis...you could have had "pox on your rocket". :o

Posted: **Wed Apr 02, 2003 10:06 am**

Got rocks in my pockets!

I thought the Rocks were in your head. :lol:

Posted: **Wed Apr 02, 2003 11:46 am**

LOL.... Hang in there Dennis! Tie a rope around your leg so you dont blow away! :o

Posted: **Wed Apr 02, 2003 11:57 am**

Be careful!!! With wind like that a rock may hit ya in your head!!!! :lol:

JK:wink: Be safe

Johnathan

Posted: **Wed Apr 02, 2003 3:44 pm**

Don't go swimming! :-)

Posted: **Wed Apr 02, 2003 3:54 pm**

You too! We need rocks in our pockets also! Sustained winds at NE 27mph gusting NE 35mph here in Green Bay.

Posted: **Wed Apr 02, 2003 5:03 pm**

(bump)

Posted: **Wed Apr 02, 2003 5:09 pm**

HOLY CHIT :o We JUST got the power restored, we were without power for most of the morning, early afternoon. Show Low Muni has clocked a wind gust over 64 MPH :o SUSTAINED winds of 43 MPH in Winslow, guess you wouldn't be "Standing on a Corner In Winslow Arizona!" today :lol:

Dennis

BTW....peak gust here at the house of 53 so far, reports of some major wind damage over the scanner in Snowflake, Show Low, shingles blowing off roofs, bill boards blowing down :o

Posted: **Sat Apr 05, 2003 8:53 am**

What a way to start out the weekend! Can you believe this garbage? See, I told ya's, Pinetop is now the *Windy City* and you thought Chicago was "LOL!"

Dennis

WWUS75 KFGZ 051048
NPWFGZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ

348 AM MST SAT APR 5 2003

...WIND ADVISORY TODAY FOR MUCH OF EASTERN ARIZONA...

.SOUTHWEST WINDS FROM 20 TO 35 WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH WILL
DEVELOP AFTER MID MORNING ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN ARIZONA. AREAS IN
THIS WIND ADVISORY ARE NORTHERN GILA COUNTY...COCONINO COUNTY
EAST OF HIGHWAY 89 AND THE KAIBAB PLATEAU...AND NAVAJO AND APACHE
COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 264. THESE WINDS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A COLD
FRONT THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE STATE TODAY. THE WIND GUSTS WILL
LIKELY PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...ESPECIALLY IN NAVAJO AND
APACHE COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON.

THOSE DRIVING IN NORTHERN ARIZONA TODAY ARE URGED TO BE READY FOR
WIND GUSTS AND AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST.

FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS WIND EVENT...CHECK THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE HOME PAGE AT http://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/FLAGSTAFF...OR TUNE
TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION.

Posted: **Sat Apr 05, 2003 6:15 pm**

That's a lot of wind for you guys! :o Stay safe and don't let too much of your roof blow away! :o You need it come monsoon season!

Posted: **Sat Apr 05, 2003 6:41 pm**

"LOL, LOL, LOL!" It's SNOWING in Flagstaff as I post this AND from the looks of the radar, it's coming right at ME...NOOOOOOoooooooo!

Dennis

Posted: **Tue Apr 22, 2003 7:53 am**

Well, here we go AGAIN :grr:

RED FLAG WARNING

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

WIND ADVISORY
BLACK MESA AREA-CHINLE VALLEY-COCONINO PLATEAU-EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-
GRAND CANYON COUNTRY-KAIBAB PLATEAU-MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-
NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS 264 NORTH-
OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-WHITE MOUNTAINS-
YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
1000 PM MST MON APR 21 2003

...WIND ADVISORY FROM 1000 AM MST THROUGH 800 PM MST TUESDAY...

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH DURING THE MORNING HOURS WILL
INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH BY LATE MORNING.
AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THESE STRONG WINDS.

Dennis

Posted: **Tue Apr 22, 2003 8:45 am**

I'm going to buy you an anchor and send it out there! We don't need any flying Snowmen! :-)

Posted: **Tue Apr 22, 2003 12:07 pm**

This is BEYOND windy! OMG.....I had a gust here at the house of 67 MPH!!!!!!!! We had one of those garden flags on a pole attached to the house, that wind gust SNAPPED that sucker right off the house, blew our trash cans as well as my neighbors down the block, our trash cans are one of those on wheels, they weigh about 30 lbs empty!!! This is CRAZY! Talked to my sis in law in Julian Calif, it's SNOWING there as I type this

Dennis

Posted: **Tue Apr 22, 2003 2:54 pm**

I'm sure the Peterson estate would be happy to sell you some concrete mix to help pay for Scott's defense... :grrr:

Posted: **Tue Apr 22, 2003 4:51 pm**

It's pretty breezy here along the coast of SoCal too ... I'd say gusts 20-30 MPH today. :o

Posted: **Tue Apr 22, 2003 5:18 pm**

Kinda sounds like here the last few days....Had the red flag warning here on Saturday and temps in the low80s with the winds. Then we get a severe weather outbreak on Sunday....And Today we have only made it to 43 that was around midnight and have had a few flurries as well..Upper 20s tonight..