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Re: Jim Rusling .... Tornado Status

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Buzz

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Jun 1, 2013, 10:09:09 AM6/1/13
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On Fri, 31 May 2013 21:55:37 -0400, Just Judy
<JoodyJo...@gmail.com> wrote:

>CORRECTION:
>
> It is Jim's internet that is out. I do not know the status of
>his electricity. Word is being relayed to me on facebook by Jim's
>son.
>
>On Fri, 31 May 2013 21:49:38 -0400, Just Judy
><JoodyJo...@gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Jim & the Missus have had some damage to trees and their shed,
>>but they are AOK, and their home suffered no damage. They are without
>>electricity (but they do have a generator).
>>
>> Of course, the night is early and Oklahoma is still suffering
>>Mother Nature's wrath, but my fingers are crossed.


'glad to hear that all is OK. I guess his new weather station got a
good breaking in...looking at his page, it appears that it only
measured wind gusts up to ~26 MPH. I wonder if that's accurate.
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Jim Rusling

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Jun 1, 2013, 10:13:53 PM6/1/13
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Buzz <bu...@buzz.org> wrote:

<snip>
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>'glad to hear that all is OK. I guess his new weather station got a
>good breaking in...looking at his page, it appears that it only
>measured wind gusts up to ~26 MPH. I wonder if that's accurate.

Probably not. The strongest wind was out of the East and there is a
large tree east of the mast. Most of our winds are from the north or
south. I know the rain gauge was wrong, I have to check the trash
filter and make sure that I did not put it in too tight. with
moderate rain it reads the same as an old style rain gauge, but it
really came down hard last night.
--
Jim Rusling
More or Less Retired
Mustang, OK
My local Weather http://www.wunderground.com/weatherstation/WXDailyHistory.asp?ID=KOKMUSTA4
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Buzz

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Jun 2, 2013, 7:52:31 AM6/2/13
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On Sat, 01 Jun 2013 21:13:53 -0500, Jim Rusling <use...@rusling.org>
wrote:

>Buzz <bu...@buzz.org> wrote:
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><snip>
>>
>>'glad to hear that all is OK. I guess his new weather station got a
>>good breaking in...looking at his page, it appears that it only
>>measured wind gusts up to ~26 MPH. I wonder if that's accurate.
>
>Probably not. The strongest wind was out of the East and there is a
>large tree east of the mast. Most of our winds are from the north or
>south. I know the rain gauge was wrong, I have to check the trash
>filter and make sure that I did not put it in too tight. with
>moderate rain it reads the same as an old style rain gauge, but it
>really came down hard last night.

'just glad to hear that you weathered the storms.

JAB

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Jun 2, 2013, 8:44:16 AM6/2/13
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On Sat, 01 Jun 2013 10:09:09 -0400, Buzz <bu...@buzz.org> wrote:

>it appears that it only
>measured wind gusts up to ~26 MPH.

Higher quality consumer grade weather stations don't measure winds
accurately past 40-mph

We had 75-mph winds recently, and home weather station read about
46-mph.

Jim Rusling

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Jun 2, 2013, 9:22:16 AM6/2/13
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Buzz <bu...@buzz.org> wrote:

<snip>
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>'glad to hear that all is OK. I guess his new weather station got a
>good breaking in...looking at his page, it appears that it only
>measured wind gusts up to ~26 MPH. I wonder if that's accurate.

After checking some more, I noticed that data from about 6 PM to 11 PM
was missing. I had lost the Internet connection during that time and
that was when the storm went over us.

Buzz

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Jun 2, 2013, 12:04:47 PM6/2/13
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On Sun, 02 Jun 2013 08:22:16 -0500, Jim Rusling <use...@rusling.org>
wrote:

>Buzz <bu...@buzz.org> wrote:
>
><snip>
>>
>>'glad to hear that all is OK. I guess his new weather station got a
>>good breaking in...looking at his page, it appears that it only
>>measured wind gusts up to ~26 MPH. I wonder if that's accurate.
>
>After checking some more, I noticed that data from about 6 PM to 11 PM
>was missing. I had lost the Internet connection during that time and
>that was when the storm went over us.

So, is the data captured elsewhere and just not uploaded when internet
connection is out or without an internet connection is nothing
captured at all?

Jim Rusling

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Jun 2, 2013, 12:46:52 PM6/2/13
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I went back and checked the console and it showed a peak average speed
of 43 MPH. That means that we could have had gust over 70 to 80. The
airport, 5 miles east of us, reported gust of 71, but their data was
not complete either. If you use a PC it will also capture the data.
It will even get data for the last few days if the PC has been turned
off.
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