Hi Stephen The wind speed recorded by the mobile Doppler radar was taken at above ground level which then leaves us not knowing what the wind speed was at/above/below the overpass. It is possible
Hi Gail A very good question! I'd say that almost always for cases where the sea level height is within a thousand feet of the altitude of the higher terrain. Exceptions might be when a micro-scale
Hi Dennis I'm sure that the oil spill caused some effects on weather in the Gulf area; however, the draught in Florida was/is caused by La Nina. The following links should give you more info:
Hi Ryne The second half of the winter will be colder and there will be some snow events. Overall though, the winter snowfall will be less than normal. A good link to look at for forecasts is:
Hi Laura My answer is a guess. When the person left the car, and the engine cooled down for an hour, and allowing time for the windshield to cool below freezing, I would guess around 3 or 4 hours

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