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Sorry, no winner this week. Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. We all know that tornadoes are dangerous and can kill. What were the deadliest tornadoes recorded in the U.S.? The April 25–28, 2011 tornado outbreak was the largest single-system tornado outbreak ever recorded. It was also the costliest and one of the deadliest tornado outbreaks in history. The outbreak affected a large swath of the Southern, Midwestern, and Northeastern United States, leaving catastrophic destruction in its wake, especially across the state of Alabama.[7 For more details go to this Outbreak Summary. I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question starting Monday. 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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A frontal system moved through the Pacific Northwest, but kept stalling. That and an upper level trough of low pressure (moving out of the Gulf of Alaska) helped spread rain across the region. Again, please make sure the storm drains on your street are clear of debris so they will have a better chance of staying clear as the waves of rain hit. Building high pressure at the surface (blue “H”) and aloft, will clear us out again Sunday into early next week. In other words we’ll be on an interesting roller coaster ride for a while fighting between clouds and sun and wet and dry.
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Advisories: A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE PUDDING RIVER AT AURORA. 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 rain today (0.60 in. of rain possible), cloudy and colder with a slight (20%) chance of showers late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), AM clouds, partly cloudy Sunday, partly cloudy and colder and Sunday night, AM clouds, mostly sunny in the afternoon, then partly cloudy Monday night highs 53-49 warming to 52 Monday lows 42-32 warming to 36 Monday night. A mix of clouds and sun Tuesday, mostly cloudy at night, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday, rain likely (60%) Wednesday night, rain Thursday and Thursday night, then mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Friday highs near 52 lows 40-42. (seasonal averages high 50 low 36)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with rain today (0.25 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), patchy fog late at night and Sunday AM, a slight (20%) chance of showers in the AM, partly cloudy Sunday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy with patchy fog late Sunday night and Monday AM, sunny Monday afternoon, partly cloudy Monday night highs near 53 lows 45-34 warming to 40 Monday night. Partly cloudy with patchy fog Tuesday, mostly cloudy Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Wednesday and Wednesday night, then mostly cloudy with rain Thursday through Friday highs 56-59 lows near 47. (seasonal averages high 51 low 39)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with rain today (0.40 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of evening rain, patchy fog with a slight (20%) chance of showers late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and Sunday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy with patchy fog late Sunday night and early Monday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, then partly cloudy Monday night highs near 53 lows 44-36 warming to 45 Monday night. Partly cloudy Tuesday, mostly cloudy Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday, then rain Wednesday night through Friday highs 58-55 lows 52-48. (seasonal averages high 53 low 42)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with rain today (0.75 in. of rain possible), cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers this evening, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers and colder late tonight, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday, just partly cloudy Sunday night and Monday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, then partly cloudy Monday night snow level 8,000 ft. falling to 7,500 ft. this afternoon, 6,000 ft. falling to 4,500 ft. tonight, 4,000 ft. rising to 5,000 ft. Sunday, free air freezing level 6,000 ft. falling to 5,500 ft. late Sunday night, 7,000 ft. Monday, then 8,000 ft. Monday night highs 42-38 warming to 44 Monday lows 33-28 warming to 32 Monday night . Partly cloudy Tuesday, mostly cloudy at night, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday and Wednesday night, then mostly cloudy with rain Thursday through Friday free air freezing level 6,500 ft. Tuesday, 7,500 ft. Tuesday night, snow level 5,500 ft. Wednesday, 6,000 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday, 5,500 ft. Thursday night, then 6,000 ft. Friday highs 43-46 cooling to near 42 Friday lows near 32.
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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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