13°F/-11°C. Partly cloudy. Humidity = 46%. Temp. remaining at 13°F, tonight. 70% chance of snow, through tomorrow AM.

Rain is here, 80% chance, weather station is partly offline(temps & wind). Radar is up, and it's half full of rain echos.

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MAY-LIKE TEMPERATURES ON SATURDAY; FEBRUARY WEATHER RETURNS ON SUNDAY-TUESDAY

Saturday will be a very unusual February day across Texas with record high temperatures in the forecast. Northwest Texas, the Big Country, western North Texas, the Permian Basin, and South Texas are all forecast to reach the 90s on Saturday. It is not out of the question that we see a few middle to upper 90s across the Permian Basin into Northwest Texas. Not only are we going to see several new record highs tomorrow afternoon, but some spots may actually approach their all-time record high for the month of February. The Texas Panhandle, Borderland, Central Texas, Northeast Texas, East Texas, and Southeast Texas will range from the upper 70s to the middle 80s. Low relative humidity values and dormant fuels will promote very high to critical fire danger – especially where we see upper 80s and 90s. Saturday will feel more like a June day versus February.

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0.05" of rain has fallen here, the Temp and Wind speed is still offline, maybe tomorrow, yeah I reported the station being offline.

Madame Pele is sending CA a gift of DHMO, lots of it. So much so that the Oroville emergency spill way needs repairs, but then the emergency spillway had never been used before. Lake Oroville max depth is 901'.

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20°F/-7°C. Overcast. Humidity = 74%. Down to 19°F, tonight, with freezing drizzle. 7-15 inches snow, tomorrow. So, out
come the shovels, again.

A bit of rain on the train leaving Rensselaer, IN. Looks dry here in Lafayette.

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David
Sitting on my butt while others boldly go,
Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri.

well we had another day of

it got up to about 65ºF and no wind

CA has had so much rain in the north that I heard Lake Taho is even full

Someone may comment on that one if it's true or not.

(AccuWeather's) 2017 US spring forecast: Winter won't quit in Northeast; Severe weather to explode across Plains

• Warmup may be delayed across the Northeast, Midwest
  
• Showers and thunderstorms to dominate springtime in Southeast
  
• Explosive severe weather to threaten the Plains
  
• Rain, storms to continue across Northwest, northern California
  
• Southwest to warm up quickly as dry weather dominates
  

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(AccuWeather's) 2017 US spring forecast: Winter won't quit in Northeast; Severe weather to explode across Plains

• Warmup may be delayed across the Northeast, Midwest
  
• Showers and thunderstorms to dominate springtime in Southeast
  
• Explosive severe weather to threaten the Plains
  
• Rain, storms to continue across Northwest, northern California
  
• Southwest to warm up quickly as dry weather dominates
  

And the white area?

That could be 'Damnation Alley'... ;)

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George W. Bush dead at 93 of a heart attack

George W. Bush dead at 93 of a heart attack

G. W. Bush is not 93, He's 70, and He's not dead, G.H.W. Bush is 92 and is also not dead...

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Massive uncontainable bush fires raging across New South Wales. Government says "Evacuate or you will die."

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Rats!
There will be a whole lot of shoveling tomorrow.
18 inches expected.

Steve

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Warning, addicted to SETI crunching!
Crunching as a member of GPU Users Group.
GPUUG Website

Sorry folks but I was had on this one by someone, I was thinking it was true and I fell for it.

Weather Channel Oroville dam

Mandatory Evacuation Ordered, could affect the Feather and Sacramento Rivers, and areas downstream of the Oroville dam.
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-oroville-update-20170212-story.htmlhttp://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-oroville-update-20170212-story.html
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Lake-Oroville-discharging-water-over-dam-s-10926950.php
Live video at Breitbart:
http://www.breitbart.com/california/2017/02/12/emergency-evacuations-ordered-oroville-dam-spillway-fails/

LA Times wrote:

Residents of Oroville and nearby towns were ordered to immediately evacuate on Sunday afternoon after a “hazardous situation” developed involving an emergency spillway at the Oroville Dam.

The National Weather Service said the auxiliary spillway at the Oroville Dam was expected to fail by 5:45 p.m., which could send an “uncontrolled release of flood waters from Lake Oroville.”

Those in Oroville were asked to flee northward toward Chico. In Yuba County, those in the valley areas were urged to take routes to the east, south, or west.

“This is not a Drill. This is not a Drill. Repeat this is not a drill,” the National Weather Service said. Authorities urged residents to contact neighbors and family members and reach out to the elderly and assist them in evacuating.

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I read the main spillway can handle water flows up to 250,000cfs, the rate is set at 100,000cfs(cubic feet second).
http://www.kcra.com/article/evacuation-orders-issued-for-low-levels-of-oroville/8735215

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As of 7 p.m., Lake Oroville is 100.1 percent of capacity, and the water level is dropping about one-third of a foot per hour.

"The lower it gets the less pressure there will be," KCRA meteorologist Mark Finan said.

The Colusa Unified School District is cancelling school for Monday. While Colusa may not be directly in danger, the schools will be closed "out of an abundance of caution," Superintendent Dwayne Newman said.

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130,000 being evacuated.

The BBC says the water has ceased going over the Emergency Spillway.

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https://mobile.twitter.com/CA_DWR?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

Promised posting via pm.

[edit]
The Twitter message.
Dam predicted to fail within the next hour! GET OUT! - Twitter

Scary, and hope everyone will be safe.

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28°F/-2°C. Light snow, fog/mist. Humidity = 85%. Down to 24°F, tonight. 4-9 inches new snow, through tomorrow.