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Here is my weekly weather quiz question. We all know that tornadoes are dangerous and can kill. What were the deadliest tornadoes recorded in the U.S.? 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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An upper level trough of low pressure (shaded “U” shape) coming out of the Gulf of Alaska is pushing a frontal system through Oregon bringing more rain and wind, but not as severe as the last one Monday. Weak high pressure will take over just in time for Thanksgiving. We will turn to less intense showers as something to be thankful for on Thanksgiving Day, but it will still be a good day to stay indoors and eat turkey (or Tofurkey). Another frontal system will march through Oregon later this week assuring the wet weather will stick around. We’ll have to keep an eye out for more flooded streets due to plugged storm drains and keep watching water levels if you live near a river or stream.
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Advisories: A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM WEDNESDAY FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM WEDNESDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY.
A FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTH FORK OF THE COQUILLE RIVER NEAR MYRTLE POINT, THE COQUILLE RIVER AT COQUILLE, THE NEHALEM RIVER NEAR FOSS, THE LUCKIAMUTE RIVER NEAR SUVER. FOR DETAILS GO TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLOOD WARNING PAGE.
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Mostly cloudy with showers tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible) and breezy (wind: S 15-30 mph), showers Wednesday (0.25 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) Wednesday evening, mostly cloudy and late Wednesday night and Thursday AM, just mostly cloudy Thursday (Thanksgiving Day), a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday night, rain likely (70%) Friday, then mostly cloudy with rain Friday night lows 45-36 warming to 47 Friday night highs 52-48 warming to 55 Friday. Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Saturday and Saturday night, a (40%) chance of rain Sunday, a (30%) chance of rain Sunday night, a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain at night, then a mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of rain Tuesday highs 54-50 warming to 53 Tuesday lows 41-37 (seasonal averages high 50 low 37)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with showers this evening, rain late tonight (0.35 in. of rain possible) tonight and breezy (wind: SW 15-25 mph), showers Wednesday (0.30 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,500 ft.), a (30%) chance of evening showers (0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,000 ft.), mostly cloudy with patchy fog late Wednesday night and Thursday AM, partly cloudy Thursday afternoon (Thanksgiving Day), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday night, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday, then rain likely (60%) Friday night lows 46-39 warming to 47 Friday night highs 52-57. Mostly cloudy with rain Saturday, rain likely (60%) Saturday night, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Sunday, a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday night, and Monday, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Monday night and Tuesday highs 55-50 lows 42-37 warming to 40 Monday night. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with coastal showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms tonight, inland evening showers with rain late tonight (0.40 in. of rain possible) and windy (wind: SW 20-30 mph gusts to near 50) tonight, showers (0.15 in. of rain possible) Wednesday and breezy (wind: SW 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph), a (40%) chance of showers in the evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late Wednesday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and Thursday AM, partly cloudy Thursday (Thanksgiving Day), mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Thursday night, cloudy with a (30%) chance of AM rain, then rain likely (60%) Friday afternoon and Friday night lows 48-40 warming to 50 Friday night highs 50-58 cooling to 55 Friday. Mostly cloudy with rain Saturday, rain likely (60%) Saturday night, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday and Sunday night, a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Monday night and Tuesday highs 57-53 lows 46-40. (seasonal averages high 54 low 42)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible, 3-6 in. of snow possible), colder, and breezy (wind: SW 10-15 mph increasing to SW 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph) tonight, rain and snow showers (0.50 in. of rain possible, 5-9 in. of snow possible) Wednesday and breezy (wind: SW 15-25 mph), mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (60%) in the evening, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers (0.10 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible) late Wednesday night, a mix of clouds and sun and dry Thursday (Thanksgiving Day), just mostly cloudy Thursday night, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday, then rain Friday night snow level 4,500 ft. tonight, 3,500 ft. Wednesday, 3,000 ft. Wednesday night, free air freezing level 4,000 ft. Thursday, 6,500 ft. Thursday night, snow level 6,000 ft. Friday, then 8,000 ft. Friday night lows 29-25 warming to 34 Friday night highs 34-45. Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Saturday, rain and snow likely (60%) Saturday night, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Sunday, a (40%) chance of rain and snow Sunday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Monday, a (30%) chance of rain and snow Monday night, then a mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of rain and snow Tuesday snow level 6,500 ft. Saturday, 5,000 ft. Saturday night, 3,500 ft. Sunday, 3,000 ft. Sunday night and Monday, 4,000 ft. Monday night, then 4,500 ft. Tuesday highs 41-35 warming to near 40 Tuesday lows 36-25.
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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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