http://www.f5chaser.com/ F5Chaser en-us Mon, 25 Feb 2008 21:45:10 GMT 1440 CPG-Nuke Dragonfly f5chaser News http://backend.userland.com/rss http://www.f5chaser.com/images/logo.gif http://www.f5chaser.com/ http://www.f5chaser.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=28 Hey all, a reminder that there is a hamfest at the armory in St. Cloud tomorrow, Saturday, from 9-1. Tickets are only $5. Tables are $10 or $5 if you bring your own. VE testing begins at 10 am. Some of us are setting up a Skywarn table. Bring some fliers promoting your program and contact people. There will be fliers about the Skywarn workshop April 5th. http://www.w0sv.org/hamfest/hamfest-2-08.html Meredith w0tdn@warpdriveonline.com Mon, 25 Feb 2008 21:45:10 GMT http://www.f5chaser.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=27 Get used to this picture, because this low isn't expected to do much more than hang around the great lakes over the next week. Fri, 12 May 2006 19:12:18 GMT http://www.f5chaser.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=26 The wave of severe weather rolled east Monday night and brought high wind, hail and tornado watches from Maryland to the Carolinas. Another round of thunderstorms is expected to rise again in the Great Plains and Midwest on Thursday and Friday, said Buzz Bernard, senior meteorologist at The Weather Channel. Tue, 04 Apr 2006 03:58:34 GMT http://www.f5chaser.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=25 Forecast models are indicating that areas along the Red River can expect over an inch of rain this Thursday and Friday. This is the worse news that officals wanted as any heavy rains will increase the potential for a major flood. Picture copyright NWS Grand Forks, ND Tue, 04 Apr 2006 03:41:24 GMT http://www.f5chaser.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=24 Yesterday much of the Midwest experienced severe weather as a strong low pressure moved through. The system brought with it tornadoes from Kansas to Iowa, along with multiple reports of wind and hail. The weather system will likely stay active for the next 12 days bringing more chances of severe weather to the plains. Fri, 31 Mar 2006 21:37:05 GMT http://www.f5chaser.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=23 Nebraska experienced a more typical year for tornado occurrences in 2005. At 40 twisters for the state last year, this was just one tornado below the average of 41 that normally occur. The citizens of the state were prepared for severe weather, and this is reflected by the fact that there were no deaths or injuries from to tornadoes last year. Tornadoes typically occur during the months of April, May, and June. Last year’s season followed close to a typical year. The first tornado touched down on March 30th, and the peak three months saw 85 percent of the tornadoes. The final tornado occurred on September 18th. Tornado damage in 2005 was estimated at $800,000. Nebraska Tornado 2003 Tue, 28 Mar 2006 01:33:28 GMT http://www.f5chaser.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=22 Atmospheric circulation and cooling indicates a La Nina pattern still in place. La Niña is the periodic cooling of ocean waters in the east-central equatorial Pacific, which can impact the typical alignment of weather patterns around the globe. The past La Nina years was 1999 and lasted until 2001. Fri, 24 Mar 2006 17:37:52 GMT http://www.f5chaser.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=21 Outlook calls for more wildfires and drought conditions in the south. Wet fall and near normal winter conditions have primed the Red River of the North, the boundary between North Dakota and Minnesota, for flooding this spring. Thu, 16 Mar 2006 23:01:15 GMT http://www.f5chaser.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=20 Sunspots have all but vanished. Solar flares are nonexistent. The sun is utterly quiet. Like the quiet before a storm. This week researchers announced that a storm is coming--the most intense solar maximum in fifty years. Thu, 16 Mar 2006 03:21:58 GMT http://www.f5chaser.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=19 A significant tornado outbreak occurred over portions of eastern Kansas and western Missouri on March 12, 2006. In addition to the fourteen tornado touchdowns detailed below, 201 reports of large hail and/or damaging winds were also received from virtually every county in the Pleasant Hill service area. To put the March 12 outbreak into perspective, an average severe weather season in our local area brings approximately 11 tornadoes, and around 400 reports of hail and/or wind to the local region. Wed, 15 Mar 2006 07:06:04 GMT