Thanx Jazz. Didn't know their satellite was in Miami, OH!
P.S. Jazz, in case it helps ya, the forecast for College Park is one that The Association would be fond of. Being the music fan that you are, you'll get the hint.
[This message was edited by SunDevil on November 13, 2003 at 10:49 AM.]
P.S. Jazz, in case it helps ya, the forecast for College Park is one that The Association would be fond of. Being the music fan that you are, you'll get the hint.
[This message was edited by SunDevil on November 13, 2003 at 10:49 AM.]
NOW I get it, SD - I didn't have a clue what you were referring to on the 'high wind' comment ... and the song of course is 'Windy', could explain why the total got knocked down to 44 - lol
Winds in Midwest, Great Lakes Knock Out Power
Thursday, November 13, 2003
Strong wind kicked up by a fast-moving cold front swept through much of the Midwest and Great Lakes (search), knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of people. Near-blizzard conditions were in the forecast in parts of upstate New York.
"It's a little breezy," said meteorologist Bob Hamilton in Buffalo, N.Y. "Right now we've got wind gusts coming of about 60 to 65, and that's just the beginning."
In Michigan, wind gusts of up to 74 mph knocked down trees and power lines, blacking out more than 241,000 power customers. Scores of school districts canceled classes. A live power line that fell across Interstate 94 near Detroit Metropolitan Airport (search) created a monster traffic jam.
Seven people were injured Wednesday night in Wooster, Ohio, when a storm damaged a Rubbermaid plant. The damage there indicated a possible tornado, the National Weather Service (search) said.
"It just came right down the street," said Maureen Cannon of Wooster, whose home and car were damaged. "Someone's roof is in my backyard."
Waves of 12 to 15 feet were recorded on parts of lakes Erie and Ontario.
In West Virginia, where a band of heavy rain caused flooding Wednesday, a person was killed when a car drove into a swift-moving, overflowing creek, said Bill White, Kanawha County Emergency Services director. Rescuers located the car early Thursday and could see a body inside, but still could not reach the vehicle, White said.
In northern Illinois, where gusts winds of almost 60 mph were reported, more than 140,000 Commonwealth Edison customers lost service. More than 15,000 Northern Indiana Public Service Co. customers were without power at the peak of the outages there Wednesday evening.
Heavy winds in Wisconsin sent a crane into a hospital addition in Milwaukee and caused temporary power outages.
Snowfall of 6 inches was forecast across western New York, even more in areas that get lake-effect snow.
"There could be near blizzard conditions," with low visibility from the blowing snow, Hamilton said. The storm will likely down many trees since the ground isn't frozen yet, he added.
To the west, a freak storm pummeled parts of Southern California with up to 5 inches of rain and hail, forcing motorists to abandon swamped cars at the height of rush hour Wednesday and leaving thousands of residents without power.
Fast-flowing water turned some streets to rivers Wednesday night, and firefighters reported rescuing more than 100 motorists and pedestrians from waist-deep water. Early Thursday, hail remained on the ground in some hard-hit areas.
Winds in Midwest, Great Lakes Knock Out Power
Thursday, November 13, 2003
Strong wind kicked up by a fast-moving cold front swept through much of the Midwest and Great Lakes (search), knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of people. Near-blizzard conditions were in the forecast in parts of upstate New York.
"It's a little breezy," said meteorologist Bob Hamilton in Buffalo, N.Y. "Right now we've got wind gusts coming of about 60 to 65, and that's just the beginning."
In Michigan, wind gusts of up to 74 mph knocked down trees and power lines, blacking out more than 241,000 power customers. Scores of school districts canceled classes. A live power line that fell across Interstate 94 near Detroit Metropolitan Airport (search) created a monster traffic jam.
Seven people were injured Wednesday night in Wooster, Ohio, when a storm damaged a Rubbermaid plant. The damage there indicated a possible tornado, the National Weather Service (search) said.
"It just came right down the street," said Maureen Cannon of Wooster, whose home and car were damaged. "Someone's roof is in my backyard."
Waves of 12 to 15 feet were recorded on parts of lakes Erie and Ontario.
In West Virginia, where a band of heavy rain caused flooding Wednesday, a person was killed when a car drove into a swift-moving, overflowing creek, said Bill White, Kanawha County Emergency Services director. Rescuers located the car early Thursday and could see a body inside, but still could not reach the vehicle, White said.
In northern Illinois, where gusts winds of almost 60 mph were reported, more than 140,000 Commonwealth Edison customers lost service. More than 15,000 Northern Indiana Public Service Co. customers were without power at the peak of the outages there Wednesday evening.
Heavy winds in Wisconsin sent a crane into a hospital addition in Milwaukee and caused temporary power outages.
Snowfall of 6 inches was forecast across western New York, even more in areas that get lake-effect snow.
"There could be near blizzard conditions," with low visibility from the blowing snow, Hamilton said. The storm will likely down many trees since the ground isn't frozen yet, he added.
To the west, a freak storm pummeled parts of Southern California with up to 5 inches of rain and hail, forcing motorists to abandon swamped cars at the height of rush hour Wednesday and leaving thousands of residents without power.
Fast-flowing water turned some streets to rivers Wednesday night, and firefighters reported rescuing more than 100 motorists and pedestrians from waist-deep water. Early Thursday, hail remained on the ground in some hard-hit areas.
