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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 pushed through the Pacific Northwest and cleared us out after it passed. A building upper level ridge of high pressure (shaded “Arch”shape in blue arrows) cleared us out today and that will continue into early next week. The next frontal system will slowly move in Wednesday pushing rain out ahead of it.
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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 cloudy and colder with patchy fog this evening, areas of fog and freezing fog late tonight and Monday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog and freezing fog late Monday night and Tuesday AM, a mix of clouds and sun Tuesday afternoon, mostly cloudy and not as cold Tuesday night, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, rain likely (60%) Wednesday afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday night lows 29-44 highs 47-52. Mostly cloudy with rain Thursday and Thursday night, then rain likely (70%) Friday through Sunday highs 52-55 cooling to near 50 Sunday lows 45-42. (seasonal averages high 49 low 36)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly clear this evening, partly cloudy with patchy fog late this evening through and Monday AM, sunny Monday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy with patchy fog late Monday night and Tuesday AM (AM fog possibly dense), mostly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with AM rain likely (60%) Wednesday, rain in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening showers, then rain likely (70%) late Wednesday night lows 36-46 highs 49-55 cooling to 53 Wednesday. Mostly cloudy with rain Thursday through Sunday highs 53-56 cooling to 54 Sunday lows 47-50. (seasonal averages high 50 low 39)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Clear early then partly cloudy with patchy fog late this evening, clear tonight, sunny Monday, partly cloudy in the evening, Monday night and Tuesday, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with rain Wednesday, showers likely (60%) in the evening, then rain and breezy Wednesday night lows 39-49 highs 56-59 cooling to near 48 Wednesday. Mostly cloudy with rain and breezy Thursday through Friday, then mostly cloudy with rain Friday night and Saturday highs 55-58 cooling to 53 Sunday night lows near 47-52. (seasonal averages high 53 low 41)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly clear tonight, mostly sunny Monday, mostly clear Monday night, partly cloudy Tuesday, mostly cloudy Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday AM, rain and snow likely (60%) Wednesday afternoon, then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Wednesday night free air freezing level 8,000 ft. rising to 9,000 ft. late tonight, 9,000 ft. Monday through Tuesday, 7,500 ft. Tuesday night, 5,000 ft. Wednesday, then 5,500 ft. Wednesday night lows 27-34 cooling to 27 Tuesday night warming to near 32 Wednesday night highs 42-45 cooling to near 40 Wednesday. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow Thursday, rain Thursday night and Friday, rain likely (70%) Friday night, rain and snow Saturday, then mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely (70%) Saturday night and Sunday snow level 5,000 ft. Thursday, 6,000 ft. Thursday night, 5,500 ft. Friday, 6,000 ft. Friday night and Saturday, 5,000 ft. Saturday night, then 4,000 ft. Sunday highs 43-35 lows 34-30.
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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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