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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: Sunny and warmer this afternoon (Independence Day), clear tonight, partly cloudy Thursday AM, mostly sunny and warmer in the afternoon, clearing in the evening, partly cloudy Thursday night, mostly cloudy Friday AM, mostly sunny Friday afternoon, then partly cloudy Friday night highs 77-81 lows 47-55. Partly cloudy Saturday AM, mostly sunny and warmer Saturday afternoon, partly cloudy Saturday night and Sunday AM, mostly sunny Sunday afternoon, then partly cloudy Sunday 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: Sunny today (Independence Day), mostly clear tonight, partly cloudy Thursday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Thursday night and Friday AM, mostly sunny Friday afternoon, mostly clear Friday evening, then partly cloudy Friday night highs 80-83 lows 50-55. Mostly sunny Saturday, mostly clear at night, partly cloudy Sunday AM, 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 82 low 55)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Sunny today (Independence Day), mostly clear this evening, partly cloudy tonight and Thursday AM, sunny in the afternoon, and evening, partly cloudy Thursday night, then partly cloudy Friday and Friday night highs near 65 lows 53-55. Partly cloudy and pleasant Saturday through Tuesday highs 64-68 cooling to near 65 Tuesday lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 64 low 52).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly sunny and warmer today (Independence Day), clear tonight, sunny Thursday, mostly clear Thursday night, partly cloudy Friday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, then partly cloudy Friday night free air freezing level 12,000 ft. today through Thursday, 13,000 ft. Thursday night and Friday, then 14,000 ft. Friday night highs 69-72 lows 42-47. 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 76-78 cooling to 73 Tuesday 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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