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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 this evening, partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday AM, mostly sunny and warmer Wednesday afternoon (July 4th), mostly clear Wednesday night partly cloudy Thursday AM, mostly sunny and warmer in the afternoon, partly cloudy Thursday night, mostly cloudy Friday AM, mostly sunny Friday afternoon, then partly cloudy Friday night lows 43-55 highs 77-79. Partly cloudy Saturday AM, mostly sunny and warmer Saturday afternoon, partly cloudy Saturday night through Tuesday highs 84-86 cooling to near 83 Tuesday lows 52-55. (seasonal averages high 79 low 50)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly clear tonight, sunny Wednesday (July 4th), mostly clear Wednesday night, partly cloudy Thursday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Thursday night, mostly sunny Friday, mostly clear Friday night lows 49-55 highs near 82. Mostly sunny Saturday, mostly clear at night, partly cloudy Sunday AM, mostly sunny Sunday afternoon, partly cloudy Sunday night through Tuesday AM, then mostly sunny Tuesday afternoon highs 84-87 cooling to 83 Tuesday 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: Mostly clear this evening, partly cloudy late tonight, sunny Wednesday (July 4th), mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy Wednesday night and Thursday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy late Thursday night, then partly cloudy Friday and Friday night lows 50-53 highs 65-62 warming to 65 highs 62-65 lows 48-52. Partly cloudy and pleasant Saturday through Tuesday highs near 64-68 cooling to near 65 Tuesday lows near 52-55. (seasonal averages high 64 low 52).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Partly cloudy tonight, mostly sunny and warmer Wednesday (July 4th), mostly clear Wednesday night, mostly sunny Thursday AM, mostly clear Thursday night, partly cloudy Friday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, then partly cloudy Friday night free air freezing level 8,000 ft. rising to 9,000 ft. late tonight, 12,000 ft. Wednesday through Thursday, 13,000 ft. Thursday night and Friday, then 14,000 ft. Friday night lows 38-46 highs 69-72. Mostly sunny Saturday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late Saturday night through Tuesday free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Saturday through Sunday, 15,000 ft. Sunday night, 14,000 ft. Monday, 15,000 Monday night, then 14,000 ft. Tuesday highs 76-73 lows 50-52.
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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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