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Yeah our forecasts aren't really designed to pick up all the local effects very well. Although it would be a lot of fun to study them if we had those resources.
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figures that on the day in question the satellite winds just missed the area. I can't easily go back and check either, it's just after the models are dropped from our system.
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Unfortunately if we move ours we throw away the climate data associated with it.
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hehe you might be the leading expert on that particular local effect.
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And that's a VERY correct statement. Corner Brook is one of the toughest forecast spots due to the terrain and elevation difference. It's at least two different climate zones with mountains on most sides. We really need more weather stations in the area.
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However! lol what are the chances you can get the Mill to put a weather station down there and make the data public... That would help us diagnose it and maybe forecast it. Kinda gotta prove it's a widespread thing though. Otherwise it just becomes a "yeah that place is just always windier".
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I'll look tonight to see if there was a satellite wind pass over the area on Sunday... SOMETIMES, it picks up on weird local effects. I will say that, unless it's happening over a large area, it will be difficult for us to put it in the forecast unless it's dangerously strong (i.e. Wreckhouse).
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Ahh ok! Yeah that is a bit different. Were you working in a gap between buildings by chance? Cause buildings / structures can do some very significant enhancement to winds sometimes.
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So not perfect either, but a little bit better. Interesting that it was a southwesterly wind given southeasterlies were expected that day. Unfortunately, without regular observations it will be tough for us to forecast it, especially if it's some weird local effect.
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Yeah that would be tough for us to resolve without knowing about it, but if it was happening out in the water it would be a problem for the marine forecast. Bay of Islands I think is partially is in both the Gulf - Port au Port and northeast Gulf groups. The former had gusts to 25 kts from the SE.
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Is that the street flooding from the tears of Leafs fans?
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It's hit and miss. One year we had em each day for a whole week. But I'd say the average is 2 or 3 per summer. I feel like last year we had 3 or 4 that were basically a CB without any lightning. Everything about it says thunderstorm other than the lack of thunderstorm lol.
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hopefuly not made by Boeing...
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important to note: lol we sometimes only get 1 or 2 chances a summer to begin with. There was one summer in the early 2010's that we just didn't get a single thunderstorm all year. Not even a teaser rumble...
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hehe yeah that's about the whole of it. When the mutants get close to her their powers go away.
We feel your pain here in Gander. Not sure if it's the lake, but storms like to deflect north or south more often than not.
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True, the early worm catches the bird :P
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That's a good one, Sir.
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are you like the kid in that 3rd X-men movie, except your powers are that you kill thunderstorms?
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good week to visit Burgeo
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Our cats often do the Gollum "...follow meeeee..." act of luring to the food dish.
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Every May, every year.
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I see we're starting the sweep things under the rug phase...
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so close. Maybe tomorrow.
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perhaps you've been hanging around humans too long.
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Didn't even know that was a thing lol
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I wonder if that little bit of open water is enough to warm the temp at the airport by 1 degree? Either way, sounds like should have been the same everywhere.
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Sorry to pester, just trying diagnose the situation.
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are you a bit inland or up on the hill compared to the airport? ( I can't remember what the topography of the town is compared to the rest of it.
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Is it still accumulating or just snowing? Temps says right at 0.0, so in theory could still be piling up.
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Yikes. Seems a bit more than expected. Are you higher up than other parts of town. Is it the same amount everywhere? Seems like about 16 to 18 cm?