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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 sunny and warmer today, mostly clear tonight, mostly sunny Friday, then mostly clear Friday night, mostly sunny and warmer Saturday highs 79-86 lows 50-55. Mostly sunny Sunday and Monday, mostly clear at night, partly cloudy Tuesday and Tuesday night, then mostly sunny Wednesday highs 89-82 lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 80 low 51)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Partly cloudy this AM, sunny this afternoon, mostly clear this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight and Friday, mostly in the evening, partly cloudy Friday night and Saturday AM, mostly sunny with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Saturday afternoon and evening, then partly cloudy late Saturday night highs 82-87 lows 54-58. Mostly sunny Sunday and Monday, mostly clear Sunday night, partly cloudy Monday night and Tuesday, mostly clear Tuesday night, then mostly sunny Wednesday afternoon highs 89-85 lows near 58. (seasonal averages high 82 low 55)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy this AM, sunny this afternoon, mostly clear this evening, partly cloudy tonight, mostly cloudy Friday AM, partly cloudy Friday afternoon through Saturday AM, sunny in the afternoon and partly cloudy Saturday night highs near 65 lows 53-56. Partly cloudy and pleasant Sunday through Wednesday highs 67-65 lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 64 low 52).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Sunny today, clear tonight, mostly sunny Friday, partly cloudy Friday night, mostly sunny Saturday with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening thunderstorms, and partly cloudy Saturday night free air freezing level 12,000 ft. today, 13,000 ft. tonight through Friday night, 14,000 ft. Saturday and Saturday night highs 70-77 lows 46-52. 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 Tuesday night, partly cloudy Wednesday AM, then mostly sunny in the afternoon with a slight (20%) of thunderstorms free air freezing level 15,000 ft. Sunday through Wednesday highs 80-70 lows near 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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