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About two weeks ago I witnessed what I believe to be a waterspout on a relatively small lake near my home in sw Wisconsin. It appeared out of ominous clouds that were bringing in a pretty severe storm. Do waterspouts happen on inland lakes?

Asked by Jeff Lawver over 7 years ago

Yup! Any body of water. Glad you got to see one! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterspout

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Have you ever had a situation similar or the same as rain in your back yard and none in the front?

Asked by If almost 6 years ago

Yup! Not too crazy. The rain has to start and stop someplace, why not over your house?! Thanks!

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Hello. My boss has asked me to find out the amount of snowfall in a 5 day span in January 2016. Any idea on how can I get this info?

Asked by Erin almost 7 years ago

Hi, Erin. I’d go to weather.gov (not .com). Click on your area of the map and it will take you to the local National Weather Service office and you’ll see phone and email on the bottom. Good luck.

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which population is mostly affected by natural disaster?

Asked by sidy badiane over 6 years ago

Interesting, and pretty broad question. Probably little out of my area. Maybe look to some US government resources like FEMA? Thanks.

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Should the lacrosse fields be cleared of kids if you hear thunder and see lightening? Our couches seem to be relying on apps on their phone to decide. I always heard if you see lightening get off the field.

Asked by Stacey Marshall over 7 years ago

Absolutely, yes. The field should be cleared. Not doing so is irresponsible. If you can hear thunder you can be struck and lightning can travel many miles from a storm. Also wait at least 15 minutes after the last thunder before returning to play.

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Do you ever get hate for wrong forecasts? (i.e emails, calls, texts, social media messages, letters, etc)

Asked by Afjafjeklafefj0923487323423423423423423423423432423 almost 6 years ago

There is a lot of that out there these days, especially on social media. I’m pretty lucky, doesn’t happen too often. Busted snow forecasts seem to be the worst. I’m in Texas so not as big a problem. Thanks!

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At what altitude does the weathermen on tv report the wind speeds. Example..5m or 500m?

Asked by Reyna over 7 years ago

Hi, Reyna. Standard anemometer height is 10 meters.

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About two weeks ago I witnessed what I believe to be a waterspout on a relatively small lake near my home in sw Wisconsin. It appeared out of ominous clouds that were bringing in a pretty severe storm. Do waterspouts happen on inland lakes?

Have you ever had a situation similar or the same as rain in your back yard and none in the front?

Hello. My boss has asked me to find out the amount of snowfall in a 5 day span in January 2016. Any idea on how can I get this info?

which population is mostly affected by natural disaster?

Also on Jobstr...

Should the lacrosse fields be cleared of kids if you hear thunder and see lightening? Our couches seem to be relying on apps on their phone to decide. I always heard if you see lightening get off the field.

Do you ever get hate for wrong forecasts? (i.e emails, calls, texts, social media messages, letters, etc)

At what altitude does the weathermen on tv report the wind speeds. Example..5m or 500m?

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About two weeks ago I witnessed what I believe to be a waterspout on a relatively small lake near my home in sw Wisconsin. It appeared out of ominous clouds that were bringing in a pretty severe storm. Do waterspouts happen on inland lakes?

Have you ever had a situation similar or the same as rain in your back yard and none in the front?

Hello. My boss has asked me to find out the amount of snowfall in a 5 day span in January 2016. Any idea on how can I get this info?

which population is mostly affected by natural disaster?

Also on Jobstr...

Should the lacrosse fields be cleared of kids if you hear thunder and see lightening? Our couches seem to be relying on apps on their phone to decide. I always heard if you see lightening get off the field.

Do you ever get hate for wrong forecasts? (i.e emails, calls, texts, social media messages, letters, etc)

At what altitude does the weathermen on tv report the wind speeds. Example..5m or 500m?

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