March Doesn't Come In Like a Lion...

EdFred

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...it comes in like a cold heartless bastard.

METAR KLAN 13:14Z 03/01/07
KLAN 011314Z 11019G24KT 7SM TS FZRA
OVC013CB 00/M02 A2974 RMK AO2 PK WND 11033/1300
TSB10 OCNL LTGCGIC OHD TS OHD MOV NE P0000

METAR KLAN 13:18Z 03/01/07
KLAN 011318Z 11023G32KT 5SM TS FZRAPL BR
OVC013CB 00/M02 A2973 RMK AO2 PK WND 11033/1300
TSB10PLB16 OCNL LTGCGIC OHD TS OHD MOV NE P0000
 
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a bit blustery here today as well but nice vis

KBJC 011349Z 30020G30KT 75SM FEW100 FEW250 M03/M04 A2964
 
AdamZ said:
Ed Thunderstorms and Freezing Rain ?:hairraise: :hairraise: :hairraise:
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Yeah, the METARs in the lower half of the state were awesome. PL, DZ, IC, FZRA, and my favorite - UP
 
I don't really feel like going outside today.

Although this should mean good weather for the Glideathon!
 

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Wow. I was thinking of laying out today to work on my tan.
maybe Ill just go flying instead.
 
Michael said:
Wow. I was thinking of laying out today to work on my tan.
maybe Ill just go flying instead.
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LOL, probably need to after getting it sandblasted off yesterday. I had a 10 hour student out yesterday morning and wind at pattern altitude was 45 kts.
15G20 on the surface. Good ground reference practice:rofl:
 
damn you michael and chiming in on weather threads again!
 
EdFred said:
Yeah, the METARs in the lower half of the state were awesome. PL, DZ, IC, FZRA, and my favorite - UP
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UP in the Lower Peninsula? :rofl:

Yeah, last weekend I was driving up Wisconsin's east coast, watching the weather, and saw this:

KMKE 251910Z 10018G25KT 1 1/4SM -SN BR OVC003 01/01 A2937 RMK AO2 PK WND 09026/1859 TWR VIS 1 1/2 RAE1853UPB1856E1857SNE1856B1858 P0000
 
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Hehe have been getting Weathered out the whole month of Feb. Seems everytime I wanted to go fly the WX took a dump. Finally got in 45 minutes of pattern work last tuesday night :-)

Isn't Feb/Mar in the upper midwest fun?

Pete
 
I just returned from the Northern Shore of Lake Superior. Flew out of MSP this morning. Why does anyone live there? Beautiful land for sure, but haven't seen weather fit for man nor beast yet.

My favorite place so far - Beaver Bay - Population 175, but the Northern Lights Restauant has Elk dishes that are out of this world!!!
 
flyingcheesehead said:
UP in the Lower Peninsula? :rofl:

Yeah, last weekend I was driving up Wisconsin's east coast, watching the weather, and saw this:

KMKE 251910Z 10018G25KT 1 1/4SM -SN BR OVC003 01/01 A2937 RMK AO2 PK WND 09026/1859 TWR VIS 1 1/2 RAE1853UPB1856E1857SNE1856B1858 P0000
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Ummm Rain Ended 1853 UP(?) Began 1856 Ended 1857 Snow Ended 1856 Began(?) 1858 :dunno:
 
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NC Pilot said:
I just returned from the Northern Shore of Lake Superior. Flew out of MSP this morning. Why does anyone live there? Beautiful land for sure, but haven't seen weather fit for man nor beast yet.

My favorite place so far - Beaver Bay - Population 175, but the Northern Lights Restauant has Elk dishes that are out of this world!!!
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Mark, you almost made to it far enough up the North Shore to my old area - Grand Marais.
 
gkainz said:
Mark, you almost made to it far enough up the North Shore to my old area - Grand Marais.
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Just made it as far as Tofte - Perhaps I'll get to Grand Marias if I end with some spare time on another trip.
 
:( Cheer up Ed!! It could be worse. A Co-worker of mine who lives NW of Macon GA. called me about 6:15 PM to tell me he wasn't coming to work tomorrow. His home got nailed by a tornado. He guessed approx. $ 50-60,000 in damages. Luckily, he and his family took refuge in the basementand survived unharmed. They were more blessed than the people in Enterprise AL. A high school got hit by a tornado. 15 dead. My heart goes out to those people.

Stan
 
We're getting a very nasty mix of snow, freezing rain, ice pellets, and wind here in northeast WI.

Where I'm at, the power went out today around noon and isn't supposed to be on again until noon tomorrow, according to the power company. I'm hanging out with friends on their farm and we're running a generator right now. Tonight, off goes the generator... and on goes my blanket pile. I can't remember when (if ever) the power has gone out for more than six hours around here, let alone 24.
 
br6ppc said:
:( Cheer up Ed!! It could be worse. A Co-worker of mine who lives NW of Macon GA. called me about 6:15 PM to tell me he wasn't coming to work tomorrow. His home got nailed by a tornado. He guessed approx. $ 50-60,000 in damages. Luckily, he and his family took refuge in the basementand survived unharmed. They were more blessed than the people in Enterprise AL. A high school got hit by a tornado. 15 dead. My heart goes out to those people.

Stan
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$96,000 in damage to my house due to TS. Not this storm, I go nailed before. Sucks having to pay the mortgage on a place you aren't living in.
 
mikea said:
Ummm Rain Ended 1853 UP(?) Began 1856 Ended 1857 Snow Ended 1856 Began(?) 1858 :dunno:
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You got it. They should just forget all that and just put down BOCCOOTS. (Bunch o' crap coming out of the sky!)
 
EdFred said:
$96,000 in damage to my house due to TS. Not this storm, I go nailed before. Sucks having to pay the mortgage on a place you aren't living in.
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Yeah, I can imagine it does suck. I'm going out to my co-workers home later today and assist in the clean-up. Your original post was right,March did come in like a bastard.

Stan
 
I brought my employees to work in this today.

http://www.cat.com/cda/layout?m=37840&x=7

54 people, three at a time.



I've got an 11 foot drift in my driveway. We've been on backup power for two days. I would really like the blizzard to end. :mad:


James Dean
 
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