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moonshinegnomie

(2,912 posts) Sat Jun 17, 2023, 08:59 AM Jun 2023

weird weather in texas

last night in georgetown texas (just outside austin) it was 82 degrees at midnight
an hour later at 1:10am it had spiked to 99 degrees
another hour later and it was back down to 84 degrees.

The national weather service sayd it was a heat burst cause by rapidly descending air in a decaying thunderstorm. compressional air causes the air to rapidly heat up as it descends

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weird weather in texas (Original Post) moonshinegnomie Jun 2023 OP

I hate when it warms up after the sun goes down. I've lived in "tornado alley" all my life and Arkansas Granny Jun 2023 #1

Never heard of that, that's bonkers. Wingus Dingus Jun 2023 #2

ive heard of weird things like that in the mountains moonshinegnomie Jun 2023 #3

Yes, I've heard of chinook winds--that is a really cool phenomenon. Wingus Dingus Jun 2023 #4

It's like So Cals Santa Anas. n/t Igel Jun 2023 #5

Arkansas Granny

(31,804 posts)

1. I hate when it warms up after the sun goes down. I've lived in "tornado alley" all my life and

Reply to moonshinegnomie (Original post)

Sat Jun 17, 2023, 09:16 AM

Jun 2023

that usually means bad weather on the way.

Wingus Dingus

(8,400 posts)

2. Never heard of that, that's bonkers.

Reply to moonshinegnomie (Original post)

Sat Jun 17, 2023, 09:16 AM

Jun 2023

moonshinegnomie

(2,912 posts)

3. ive heard of weird things like that in the mountains

Reply to Wingus Dingus (Reply #2)

Sat Jun 17, 2023, 09:21 AM

Jun 2023

in south dakota the temperature once rose from -4 to 45 in 2 minutes. a couple hours later the temp went from 54 to -4 in 27 minutes

the temperature change was enough to crack plate glass windows

https://www.weather.gov/unr/1943-01-22

Wingus Dingus

(8,400 posts)

4. Yes, I've heard of chinook winds--that is a really cool phenomenon.

Reply to moonshinegnomie (Reply #3)

Sat Jun 17, 2023, 09:34 AM

Jun 2023

Igel

(36,018 posts)

5. It's like So Cals Santa Anas. n/t

Reply to Wingus Dingus (Reply #4)

Sun Jun 25, 2023, 09:42 PM

Jun 2023

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