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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: Clear tonight, partly cloudy Thursday AM, mostly sunny and warmer in the afternoon, clearing in the evening, partly cloudy Thursday night, a mix of clouds and sun Friday AM, mostly sunny Friday afternoon, then partly cloudy Friday night and Saturday AM, mostly sunny and warmer Saturday afternoon lows 47-55 highs 78-82. Mostly sunny Sunday and Monday, mostly clear at night, partly cloudy Tuesday and Tuesday night, then mostly sunny Wednesday highs 84-86 cooling to near 84 Wednesday lows near 54. (seasonal averages high 79 low 50)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly clear tonight, mostly cloudy Thursday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy late Thursday night and Friday AM, mostly sunny Friday afternoon, partly cloudy Friday night, mostly sunny Saturday, then mostly clear Saturday night lows 50-58 highs 82-87. Mostly sunny Sunday and Monday, mostly clear Sunday night, partly cloudy Monday through Tuesday, mostly clear Tuesday night, then mostly sunny Wednesday afternoon highs 89-85 lows near 60. (seasonal averages high 82 low 55)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly clear this evening, mostly cloudy tonight and Thursday AM, sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy Thursday night and Friday AM, partly cloudy Friday afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy Friday night, then partly cloudy Saturday and Saturday night lows 52-55 highs near 65. Partly cloudy and pleasant Sunday through Wednesday highs 64-68 cooling to near 66 Tuesday lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 64 low 52).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Clear tonight, sunny Thursday, mostly clear Thursday night, partly cloudy Friday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy Friday night, mostly sunny Saturday AM, then partly cloudy in the afternoon and Saturday night free air freezing level 12,000 ft. tonight through Friday, 13,000 ft. Friday night, 14,000 ft. Saturday, then 15,000 ft. Saturday night lows 42-47 highs 69-72. Mostly sunny Sunday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and Sunday night, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Monday through Wednesday free air freezing level 15,000 ft. Sunday through Wednesday 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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