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Here is my weekly weather quiz question. You’ve no doubt heard about the tornadoes that have struck in the eastern half of the country recently. Here is my question. Has anyone found a way to stop tornadoes? Please explain your answer. Please remember to post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no comments /comments” in the upper right hand portion of this page under the caption, then add your comment. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. The answer has to be a comment to win. An email answer will not count. Good luck.
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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers this AM, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers until late this afternoon, partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday AM, mostly sunny and warmer Wednesday afternoon (July 4th), partly cloudy Wednesday night through Thursday night highs 69-77 lows 43-53. Mostly cloudy Friday AM, mostly sunny and pleasant Friday afternoon, clear in the evening, partly cloudy Friday night and Saturday AM, mostly sunny Saturday afternoon, partly cloudy at night and Sunday AM, mostly sunny Sunday afternoon, then just partly cloudy Sunday night and Monday highs 78-83 lows 55-50 warming to 55 again Sunday night. (seasonal averages high 79 low 50)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of drizzle this AM, mostly cloudy this afternoon, mostly clear this evening, partly cloudy late tonight, mostly cloudy Wednesday AM, sunny Wednesday afternoon (July 4th) and mostly clear Wednesday night, partly cloudy Thursday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening and late Thursday night highs 72-78 lows 49-55. Partly cloudy Friday through Monday highs 82-86 lows 56-60. (seasonal averages high 81 low 55)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of drizzle this AM, mostly cloudy this afternoon, mostly clear this evening, partly cloudy tonight, mostly cloudy Wednesday AM, mostly sunny Wednesday afternoon (July 4th), mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy Wednesday night and Thursday AM, sunny in the afternoon, and Thursday night highs 63-65 lows 48-52. Partly cloudy Friday through Monday highs 62-65 lows 48-52. Partly cloudy Thursday through Sunday highs near 64-68 lows near 52-55. (seasonal averages high 64 low 52).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers this AM until about noon, partly cloudy this afternoon, mostly clear tonight, mostly sunny and warmer Wednesday (July 4th), mostly clear Wednesday night, mostly sunny Thursday, then partly cloudy Thursday night snow level 7,000 ft. late this AM, free air freezing level 8,000 ft. rising to 9,000 ft. tonight, 12,000 ft. Wednesday through Thursday, then 13,000 ft. Thursday night highs 58-67 lows 39-45. Partly cloudy Friday AM, mostly sunny Friday afternoon, partly cloudy Friday night and Saturday AM, mostly sunny Saturday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Saturday night through Monday free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Friday, 14,000 ft. Friday night through Sunday, 15,000 ft. Sunday night, then 14,000 ft. Monday highs 68-75 cooling to near 70 Monday lows 47-52.
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**Because weather forecasting is a combination of science, intuition, and timing there can be no absolute guarantees that individual forecasts will be 100% accurate. Nature is in a constant state of flux and sudden unexpected weather events can happen.
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