WORLD WEATHER THREAD

dave28 · 29 Aug 2021 at 13:26

I truely hate the UK`s overcast rainy climate but hell does it beat having extreme storms.

165mph wind would put an 18st Rugby player on the behind

VaderDSL · 29 Aug 2021 at 13:47

Grand isle beach taking an absolute beating, currently the wind is across from east to west (left to right in vid) / webcam

https://grandislerentals1.click2stream.com/

Scuzi · 29 Aug 2021 at 14:11

VaderDSL said:
Grand isle beach taking an absolute beating, currently the wind is across from east to west (left to right in vid) / webcam

https://grandislerentals1.click2stream.com/

A lot of the properties in Grand Isle are up on stilts which help avoid flooding but nothing will protect them from those winds.

Longbow · 29 Aug 2021 at 14:15

Live view, just East of New Orleans:

Pants · 29 Aug 2021 at 20:46

This guy's job :cry:

GTAMADDOG · 29 Aug 2021 at 20:54

Live stream from Reed Timmer driving around in Houma which is pretty close to where the the eye of the storm will pass over:

Apparently the winds are currently gusting at around 80-90MPH, but he's anticipating sustained 140-150MPH once the eye-wall is right on top with potential gusts up to 180MPH in about an hour. Just a warning that he will get excitable and loud in the usual American way once things kick off good and proper.

The_One · 29 Aug 2021 at 23:12

mental

*Live storm chasing*

Minusorange · 30 Aug 2021 at 00:48

Rroff · 11 Dec 2021 at 03:53

Some pretty crazy tornados in the US - Mayfield, Kentucky got hit pretty hard apparently.

Not many good sources right now: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...uri-Arkansas-Tennessee-Kentucky-Illinois.html

Apparently debris from it thrown 3-5 miles high.

arknor · 11 Dec 2021 at 03:58

dave28 said:
I truely hate the UK`s overcast rainy climate but hell does it beat having extreme storms.

seems exaggerated, often when I was in switzerland it would constantly rain for a week without stopping during the winter months

over here in the UK if it rains it's probably not constant throughout the whole day and night

robfosters · 11 Dec 2021 at 06:56

What’s the best website for viewing snow cover around the world?

Rroff · 11 Dec 2021 at 07:07

You mean like https://www.nohrsc.noaa.gov/nh_snowcover/ ? there used to be a better one but it seems to be offline/retired at the moment.

thedoc46 · 11 Dec 2021 at 17:15

Really catastrophic damage over in Kentucky. Worst in state history.

https://youtu.be/vEbUhcX4ATs

Rroff · 12 Dec 2021 at 02:46

thedoc46 said:
Really catastrophic damage over in Kentucky. Worst in state history.

Some of it looks like the aftermath of a nuclear weapon

bingham67 · 12 Dec 2021 at 11:58

Crazy the amount of devastation poor people, coming at night the tornado looked huge so scary.

wolfie138 · 12 Dec 2021 at 16:14

Kentucky got absolutely obliterated. i thought we were well out of tornado season too.

physichull · 13 Dec 2021 at 08:41

Traditional season is April-June, but they can experience an autumn season too, albeit usually on a much shorter scale, and often not quite so late as December IIRC.

Angilion · 13 Dec 2021 at 10:58

arknor said:
seems exaggerated, often when I was in switzerland it would constantly rain for a week without stopping during the winter months

over here in the UK if it rains it's probably not constant throughout the whole day and night

The most memorable description of the weather in the UK that I've seen came from a person visiting from California who seemed genuinely surprised when they said "I've been here a day and a half and it's rained 6 times".

I agree - the UK has lovely weather. It hardly ever kills anyone. A little tornado that killed no-one and did a small amount of localised damage in Birmingham a few decades ago was a once in a century national front page news story. Meanwhile in other parts of the world every year they have tornadoes that leave towns looking like the aftermath of a determined bombing run and dozens of people dead even though the area is prepared for tornadoes.

potatolord · 13 Dec 2021 at 12:09

Angilion said:
The most memorable description of the weather in the UK that I've seen came from a person visiting from California who seemed genuinely surprised when they said "I've been here a day and a half and it's rained 6 times".

I agree - the UK has lovely weather. It hardly ever kills anyone. A little tornado that killed no-one and did a small amount of localised damage in Birmingham a few decades ago was a once in a century national front page news story. Meanwhile in other parts of the world every year they have tornadoes that leave towns looking like the aftermath of a determined bombing run and dozens of people dead even though the area is prepared for tornadoes.

I always put the view that the UK has just about the best weather in the world. It rarely gets that hot or that cold. It rains in moderation. Snow is infrequent and generally light.

You have to love a country where you can wear the same clothes outside, 350 days a year, without too much discomfort.

arknor · 13 Dec 2021 at 13:00

Angilion said:
The most memorable description of the weather in the UK that I've seen came from a person visiting from California who seemed genuinely surprised when they said "I've been here a day and a half and it's rained 6 times".

I agree - the UK has lovely weather. It hardly ever kills anyone. A little tornado that killed no-one and did a small amount of localised damage in Birmingham a few decades ago was a once in a century national front page news story. Meanwhile in other parts of the world every year they have tornadoes that leave towns looking like the aftermath of a determined bombing run and dozens of people dead even though the area is prepared for tornadoes.

we need another
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_storm_of_1703

The Church of England declared that the storm was God's vengeance for the sins of the nation.

freak storms used to be god, now it's climate change our new god