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| -Signs, Portents, and the Weather- |
| Blizzard Possible 12-14 April in N Dakota |
| 2022-04-10 |
| [ForecastWeatherGov] 949 PM CDT Sat Apr 9 2022 /849 PM MDT Sat Apr 9 2022/ ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Heavy snow and blizzard conditions possible. Total snow accumulations between 10 and 20 inches possible. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. * WHERE...Most of western and central North Dakota. * WHEN...From Tuesday morning through Thursday morning. 25 years since the great blizzard of 1997 in the same area also in April |
| Posted by:Lord Garth |
| #18 Been looking at houses in Fort Worth It was a seller’s market when trailing daughter #2 and her very tall husband were house hunting in Dallas in 2016. For months they made multiple offers above asking price on new listings, sight unseen, and ended up writing a letter to last seller explaining how they wanted that house to be the forever home for them and their future children. Just money even then wasn’t enough. Congratulations on finding a house, CrazyFool! |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2022-04-10 23:49 |
| #17 Trump's fault. |
| Posted by: DooDahMan 2022-04-10 23:04 |
| #16 Ice-out on Lake Winnepesaukee was last Friday - end of winter in NH! Daily highs about 59F. |
| Posted by: KBK 2022-04-10 14:29 |
| #15 By design. Biggest investors in residential real estate are the Wall Street crowd, Buffett / Berkshire, Blackrock etc. They've been using their cash board's buying up a large chunk of the housing stock and sitting on it (very nice returns because of high rents) and occasionally flipping it. |
| Posted by: Spereth Ebbavitle2593 2022-04-10 13:25 |
| #14 Been looking at houses in Fort Worth Tx last week. Housing market is crazy - Seller's market for sure. Many sellers are taking bids for 'best and highest'. I wasn't interested in that - too easy to have a buddy bid up the price. Most builders can only contract a few houses per month due to supply problems. They don't want to commit to a schedule / closing date unless they know they can meet it - due to the unreliable supply chain. Don't like buyers getting pissed off because of delays caused by supply problems. Just about every builder has a 'waiting list'. Most seem to increase their prices every few 'sells'. They flat out tell you: "I sell three or four houses and then up the price". They say it's because of supply prices. Nevertheless construction is everywhere. 400-500 acre masterplan communities with thousands of homes. Some are even building schools inside their communities. Went to one model home where the person said "From Washington? We entirely understand - no need to explain!". Everyone seems to be moving to Texas. I'm hoping that more conservatives than liberals are going there. We did find a place. Waiting to contract it out. Like the area - hit 95F on Monday. Good food and the people are genuinely nicer. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2022-04-10 13:19 |
| #13 And they wonder why all those escaping New York City and Los Angeles (Snake Plissken to the courtesy phone) go to Texas or Florida. :) |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2022-04-10 12:31 |
| #12 ^ thanks for the updates. Built later as I recall. This information I provided was from people alive at that time. So memory errors perhaps. Before my time but 1936 kept coming up in their memories. Incline plane |
| Posted by: Dale 2022-04-10 10:02 |
| #11 1977 Johnstown PA flood was in July - heavy rain from thunderstorms Back in 1997, Bismarck ND had about 18" of snow in the April 4-7 storm. Depending on cold front timing, intrusion of moisture, etc. this storm could hit 20"+ |
| Posted by: Lord Garth 2022-04-10 09:51 |
| #10 Global warming is a bitch! |
| Posted by: Javiter Dark Lord of the Faith7963 2022-04-10 09:40 |
| #9 The big Johnstown Flood, the one involving the failed dam, was in 1889. The "other" Johnstown flood was in 1977. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2022-04-10 09:38 |
| #8 The big Johnstown Flood, the one involving the failed dam, was in 1889. The "other" Johnstown flood was in 1977. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2022-04-10 09:38 |
| #7 Johnston flood was in late May Not a snowmelt event. It was a major large storm with heavy 6"+ rain totals. |
| Posted by: Lord Garth 2022-04-10 09:35 |
| #6 Here in Colorado snow isn't unheard of all the way into Early May. I've seen June snows as well in my 49 years. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2022-04-10 09:19 |
| #5 Rounds of severe weather, snow expected to kick off on Sunday |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2022-04-10 09:05 |
| #4 ^ Yes, I did talk to locals of the time who provided this information. |
| Posted by: Dale 2022-04-10 08:15 |
| #3 ^ Interesting, I have made my own observations on local history. Pa. Maryland area. I have talked to people who spoke of 1936 as I recall people seeing some unusual weather events in this area. Hottest summer on record they said. Very cold winter where the bay was bombed to opened from ice to allow shipping to pass. Trees topped in Oakland Maryland 15 feet up to gather firewood.Then Johnstown flood which might have occurred due to excessive runoff from snow melt.Yes, an old dam of poor construction quality didn't help. |
| Posted by: Dale 2022-04-10 08:13 |
| #2 BTW: The lowest temperature ever recorded in North Dakota was -60° F at Parshall on February 15, 1936. The highest temperature ever recorded in North Dakota was 121 °F in Steele on July 6, 1936. So should ND expect to fry itself this Summer with temps in the High 110's to 125? Also an interesting site National Centers for Environmental Information |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2022-04-10 07:28 |
| #1 Yes, it will be as: Cold as a Well Diggers Ass. |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2022-04-10 07:12 |