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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 clear tonight, sunny Friday, mostly clear Friday night, mostly sunny and warmer Saturday, mostly clear Saturday night, mostly sunny Sunday, then partly cloudy Sunday night lows 52-55 highs 80-89. Partly cloudy Monday through Tuesday night, then mostly sunny Wednesday and Thursday with mostly clear skies Wednesday night highs 87-82 lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 80 low 51)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly clear this evening, partly cloudy late tonight through Saturday AM, mostly sunny Saturday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Saturday night and Sunday AM, sunny with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Sunday afternoon, then mostly clear Sunday night lows 54-60 highs 82-87. Mostly sunny Monday, partly cloudy Monday night and Tuesday, mostly clear Tuesday night, mostly sunny Wednesday, mostly clear Wednesday night, then sunny Thursday highs 89-82 lows 60-57. (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, partly cloudy tonight with patchy coastal fog, mostly cloudy with patchy fog Friday AM, partly cloudy Friday afternoon, mostly cloudy in the evening, partly cloudy Friday night and Saturday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, then partly cloudy Saturday night through Sunday night lows 53-56 highs 65-67. Partly cloudy and pleasant Monday through Wednesday, mostly clear in the evening, them partly cloudy Wednesday night and Thursday highs 66-68 cooling to 64 Thursday lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 64 low 52).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Clear tonight, mostly sunny Friday, partly cloudy Friday night, mostly sunny Saturday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, partly cloudy Saturday night, mostly sunny Sunday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and Sunday night free air freezing level 13,000 ft. tonight through Friday night, 14,000 ft. Saturday and Saturday night, then 15,000 ft. Sunday and Sunday night lows 46-54 highs 73-80. Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Monday through Wednesday evening, partly cloudy at night, then mostly sunny Thursday AM and partly cloudy Thursday afternoon free air freezing level 15,000 ft. Monday through Wednesday night, then 14,000 ft. Thursday highs 78-70 lows 50-45.
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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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