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I ive in Michigan and we have winds up to 60 miles per hour today And they have been blowing for about 5 hours but no storms the sky is clear blue with a few clouds. so where are the winds come from

Asked by Debra about 7 years ago

There is a strong low pressure area to your east. Mother Nature likes for things to be in balance. Think of low pressure as a valley, high pressure as a hill. She is moving air from the hill to fill the valley. The bigger the hill, the deeper the valley, the faster the air moves to fix the imbalance and the stronger the wind blows. Great question, thanks.

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Cozad Nebraska has generally been logged as the "meridian city" or near the 100th meridian where the dry arid air meets the eastern humid air. I understand over years this point has moved to the east because of clinate change. Where is that point now

Asked by Njk almost 7 years ago

I'll admit to not being familiar with that term. I'll ask the other members of the podcast I co-host called WeatherBrains. Thanks!

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Can the NWS issue watches or is that only something the storm prediction center can do?

Asked by Donovin over 6 years ago

Great question. A tornado or severe thunderstorm watch will come from the Storm Prediction Center, often in consultation with local offices. A hurricane watch will come from the National Hurricane Center and winter weather and flood watches will come from local offices. Thanks, Donovin!

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Also have you ever been featured in a blooper?

Asked by 56 over 5 years ago

I think only at the Christmas party. It was so long ago I can’t remember the blooper. Merry Christmas!

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Good evening,,if there was lightning at the very top of a hurricane,say a photo was taken from the i.s.s.,would the lightning travel downward or would it spiral with the winds on top

Asked by Keith Lemieux almost 6 years ago

Hi, Keith. Lightning is looking to relieve the difference between a positive and negative charge in the atmosphere. In order to do that it looks for the path of least resistance and often looks for several paths to do it in a given strike, that is why it often looks forked. The first path that makes the connection between positive and negative wins and that part of the channel is usually brightest. Specific to your question, could the spinning air have some effect on the channel? Maybe a small bit. If you are suggesting something you might see in a Marvel movie...I's say no. :) Thanks.

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What do you think would be something that if you or someone else who does the same job do that would get them instantly fired?

Asked by asdklfj over 6 years ago

Pretty broad and complicated question. Not one that I can really answer. Termination criteria I’m sure varies from company to company.

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What’s the difference between a hurricane and a superstorm?

Asked by Hope over 5 years ago

Good question, Hope. Superstorm isn’t a scientifically recognized meteorological term, most likely a media creation at some point. Hurricane has a definition in the American Meteorological Society Glossary: A tropical cyclone with 1-min average surface (10 m) winds in excess of 32 m s-1 (64 knots) in the Western Hemisphere (North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and in the eastern and central North Pacific east of the date line). Thanks!

The name is derived from "huracan," a Taino and Carib god, or "hunraken," the Mayan storm god. For a more complete discussion, see tropical cyclone.

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I ive in Michigan and we have winds up to 60 miles per hour today And they have been blowing for about 5 hours but no storms the sky is clear blue with a few clouds. so where are the winds come from

Cozad Nebraska has generally been logged as the "meridian city" or near the 100th meridian where the dry arid air meets the eastern humid air. I understand over years this point has moved to the east because of clinate change. Where is that point now

Can the NWS issue watches or is that only something the storm prediction center can do?

Also have you ever been featured in a blooper?

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Good evening,,if there was lightning at the very top of a hurricane,say a photo was taken from the i.s.s.,would the lightning travel downward or would it spiral with the winds on top

What do you think would be something that if you or someone else who does the same job do that would get them instantly fired?

What’s the difference between a hurricane and a superstorm?

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I ive in Michigan and we have winds up to 60 miles per hour today And they have been blowing for about 5 hours but no storms the sky is clear blue with a few clouds. so where are the winds come from

Cozad Nebraska has generally been logged as the "meridian city" or near the 100th meridian where the dry arid air meets the eastern humid air. I understand over years this point has moved to the east because of clinate change. Where is that point now

Can the NWS issue watches or is that only something the storm prediction center can do?

Also have you ever been featured in a blooper?

Also on Jobstr...

Good evening,,if there was lightning at the very top of a hurricane,say a photo was taken from the i.s.s.,would the lightning travel downward or would it spiral with the winds on top

What do you think would be something that if you or someone else who does the same job do that would get them instantly fired?

What’s the difference between a hurricane and a superstorm?

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