Got Wind?
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Re: Got Wind?
by SurfnSnowboard » Wed Nov 30, 2011 8:20 pm
Wind? You want wind? There was a gust of 135mph at the top in the last hour and the sustained wind speed has averaged over 100mph for the last hour.
Impressive!
I don't think I've ever seen winds that high from the East before.
Impressive!
I don't think I've ever seen winds that high from the East before.
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Re: Got Wind?
by Dropn N » Wed Nov 30, 2011 9:23 pm
Cool SNS keep your feet on the ground 
150 plus views and one post maybe in the wrong thread...oh well!
150 plus views and one post maybe in the wrong thread...oh well!What now?
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Re: Got Wind?
by TheSnowman » Wed Nov 30, 2011 10:01 pm
Winds up top gusting to 130 INSANE http://patrol.mammothmountain.com/weath ... tions.html
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Re: Got Wind?
by SurfnSnowboard » Wed Nov 30, 2011 10:18 pm
It hit 150mph and sustained of 110mph now.
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Re: Got Wind?
by jbow02 » Wed Nov 30, 2011 11:34 pm
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/windchill
Wind chill is apparently off the chart.
Edit: Just noticed that there is a formula to calculate the wind chill, but I'm too lazy at this point. Anyone else who wants to calculate it is more than welcome.
Wind chill is apparently off the chart.
Edit: Just noticed that there is a formula to calculate the wind chill, but I'm too lazy at this point. Anyone else who wants to calculate it is more than welcome.
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Re: Got Wind?
by SurfnSnowboard » Wed Nov 30, 2011 11:41 pm
"Winds need to be below 110mph to calculate windchill" 
It really doesn't get that much colder than shown on the chart - at 8F with 109mph winds it's -28F windchill.
It really doesn't get that much colder than shown on the chart - at 8F with 109mph winds it's -28F windchill.
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Re: Got Wind?
by Sierra Lady » Wed Nov 30, 2011 11:45 pm
Super gusty in town tonight with a little bit of snow swirling around. Temps have plummeted into the teens!
Great snow making wx!
Great snow making wx!
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Re: Got Wind?
by jbow02 » Wed Nov 30, 2011 11:46 pm
From Reno:
WINDS ARE ON TRACK AND ARE QUITE GUSTY IN MOST AREAS. STRONG
NORTHEAST GRADIENT WILL PREVENT DECOUPLING WITH WINDS ONLY BACKING
OFF SLIGHTLY IF AT ALL. IN THE SIERRA, THEY ARE LIKELY TO
STRENGTHEN ESPECIALLY OVER RIDGES. ALREADY GETTING GUSTS TO 145
MPH OVER MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN AND NEAR 100 MPH ALONG THE CREST AROUND
TAHOE. NAM HAS H7 WINDS HITTING 100+ KTS AROUND 15Z ALONG THE
CREST. OUR NORMAL RULE OF THUMB HERE IS TO DOUBLE THE 700 MB
WINDS TO GET PEAK GUSTS OVER THE CREST. IF THIS IS TRUE, 200 MPH
GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE. WOW!
Strangely its calm here.
WINDS ARE ON TRACK AND ARE QUITE GUSTY IN MOST AREAS. STRONG
NORTHEAST GRADIENT WILL PREVENT DECOUPLING WITH WINDS ONLY BACKING
OFF SLIGHTLY IF AT ALL. IN THE SIERRA, THEY ARE LIKELY TO
STRENGTHEN ESPECIALLY OVER RIDGES. ALREADY GETTING GUSTS TO 145
MPH OVER MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN AND NEAR 100 MPH ALONG THE CREST AROUND
TAHOE. NAM HAS H7 WINDS HITTING 100+ KTS AROUND 15Z ALONG THE
CREST. OUR NORMAL RULE OF THUMB HERE IS TO DOUBLE THE 700 MB
WINDS TO GET PEAK GUSTS OVER THE CREST. IF THIS IS TRUE, 200 MPH
GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE. WOW!
Strangely its calm here.
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Re: Got Wind?
by cheapski » Thu Dec 01, 2011 4:19 am
Come for the weather, stay for the drama, eat the bacon
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Re: Got Wind?
by AndDee » Thu Dec 01, 2011 5:40 am
If winds are indeed at 130mph there surely has to be some lift damage ?
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Re: Got Wind?
by skibum4ever » Thu Dec 01, 2011 5:59 am
Not to mention what that wind is doing to the snow!
Mammoth won't need to open the ice rink in town; they already have one on the mountain!
Mammoth won't need to open the ice rink in town; they already have one on the mountain!
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Re: Got Wind?
by twins » Thu Dec 01, 2011 6:22 am
Oh my ,what a night.Woke up by the fire dept. at 2am with downed power lines. House is a mess with the neighbors oak tree coming down. Off to work now,stay safe everyone and stay away from any power lines today please.
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Re: Got Wind?
by theHighwayman » Thu Dec 01, 2011 7:38 am
LIKE yer wood framed doors & windahs twins
GLAD they didn't git "wood SLAMMED" by yer neighbor's tree! whew
liketa have some wind here -- less though, so no damage
-- to *remove* the remainin leaves from my trees 
gittin tired of rakin em these past weeks
GLAD they didn't git "wood SLAMMED" by yer neighbor's tree! whew
liketa have some wind here -- less though, so no damage
-- to *remove* the remainin leaves from my trees gittin tired of rakin em these past weeks
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