Signals Flippin' Still Again

March 19th, 2013



Signals flippin' and flippin'-out today again.

AVT


http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/KCQT/2013/3/19/DailyHistory.html

But then again...

March 17th, 2013 (night)


But then again, the signals are flipping back and forth as I have never experienced  in the past.  Was the matter just that I didnt know to look for this, or..., is something more afoot?  I need to get some permanent monitoring equipment, methinks.

SB is stepping on SD in places one would not expect and yet SD is nearly as strong as ever is in other locations.

So, I dont  know...   Are the changes in the signal as important as the overall strength?  I pondered in the last entry of the effects of the changes in the signals and now (today) the signals continue to change in ways I would never have expected.  Then again, odd weather is manifesting itself throughout the remainder of the nation to the east with an significant winter storm and even tornadoes warned for the southeast.

AVT


After-note:  Mid morning, March 18th.
The weather is really odd across the nation today - as such is being reported on The Weather Channel anyhow.  The jet-stream is sort of moving south and to the north of the jet-stream is really cold (0 deg F in Northern Minn. with snow throughout the northern states) and to the south of the jet-stream is really hot (100 deg F in Southern Tex.).  What's more an apparently/reportedly massive solar flare has made the aurora borealis visible in southern latitudes where it is not typically visible.  (I have always wondered about the influence of solar flares on my readings/measurements/signal strengths.)  No report of any tornadoes in the southeastern portion of the nation as yet.  As I have mentioned in the past, I figure it probably takes a couple of days for any air mass of which I may have observed to reach the mid-eastern portion of the country.

Strong solar flare brings aurora borealis to mid-latitudes this weekend

http://www.examiner.com/article/strong-solar-flare-brings-aurora-borealis-to-mid-latitudes-this-weekend

http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/KCQT/2013/3/17/DailyHistory.html


From:
http://www.weather.com/newscenter/nationalforecast/

Ukko to keep old man winter going into spring

M. Ressler, Lead Forecaster, Global Forecast Center

Mar .18, 2013 3:31 am ET

Northeast | View Regional Video

- With cold high pressure slow to exit, Winter Storm Ukko arrives today.

- For western West Virginia, southern Virginia and the Chesapeake Bay area, rain is likely.

- The mountains of West Virginia, northern Virginia and Maryland west of the Chesapeake will deal with snow, sleet and some freezing rain during the morning but plain rain by afternoon. Washington and Baltimore could pick up an inch or two of wet snow.

- Snow will mix with sleet and freezing rain across Pennsylvania and New Jersey, changing to rain in southwest Pennsylvania, southeast Pennsylvania and central and south Jersey by afternoon and evening. The mountains of Pennsylvania could pick up as much as 4 to 6 inches of snow and then deal with some icing. Philadelphia could see an inch of wet snow before conditions change to rain.

- Snow and wintry mix will spread northward into New York and then southern New England late Monday and Monday night but with slushy, slight accumulations near or below an inch in downtown New York City and Long Island. Snow amounting to as much as four inches will occur in southern New England tonight. Boston should see 2-4 inches of snow and sleet.

- Gusty easterly winds are likely along the Atlantic coast from Delaware Bay to Long Island.

- Temperatures will vary from near average to 15 degrees below average.

- Highs will range from near 20 degrees in northern Maine to some 50s in southeast Virginia and western West Virginia.

- Monday night and Tuesday, Snow and wintry mix target Upstate New York and New England. Southern New England will see a changeover to rain with temperatures above freezing or coming above freezing Tuesday. Northern New York and northern New England could pick up well over 6 inches of snow. Meanwhile, the rain will exit southeast New York and the eastern Mid-Atlantic while snow showers linger in the mountains of Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

South | View Regional Video

- Showers and thunderstorms are possible from the Ark-La-Tex right into the Southeast Monday.

- The highest rainfall amounts will be between a half inch and an inch.

- Severe thunderstorms are possible across Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama and west/north Georgia. The main threat is damaging wind gusts but some hail and an isolated tornado are also possible.

- Temperatures will mainly vary from near average to 18 degrees above average, except 5 to 10 degrees below average from northern North Carolina to northwest South Carolina.

- Highs will range from some upper 40s in western North Carolina to the 90s in south Texas.

- By Tuesday, any lingering showers and thunderstorms will shift toward the Southeast Coast and into the Florida Peninsula.

Midwest | View Regional Video

- Ukko's winds and snow shift eastward into the northern Great Lakes today

- While any lingering snow diminishes in the Dakotas, snow will target Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin and Michigan with some wintry mix from southern Iowa to the southern Great Lakes. Northern Minnesota could see snow totals up to 6 inches.

- Northwest winds behind the storm will be strong across the Plains and Mississippi Valley with gusts in western Minnesota and northern Iowa well over 40 mph. Parts of the easternmost Dakotas, western Minnesota and northern Iowa will deal with possible blizzard conditions. Gusty east-southeast winds are likely in eastern Upper Michigan and near Lake Huron in eastern Lower Michigan.

- Rain and some thunderstorms will target the Ohio Valley. The heaviest rain in southeast Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky could top 1 inch. Some severe thunderstorms are possible in eastern Kentucky, mainly producing damaging wind gusts.

- Temperatures will vary from near average to 20 degrees below average.

- Highs will range from the teens and 20s in North Dakota, eastern South Dakota and Minnesota to the 50s in Kentucky and near 60 degrees in southwest Kansas.

- By Tuesday, snow showers will linger around the Great Lakes while a little light snow and rain move through the lower Missouri and mid-Mississippi Valleys.

West | View Regional Video

- Snow showers are possible across the northern Rockies and possibly out into the high Plains of Montana. Only a few snow showers may linger in the Colorado Rockies.

- Meanwhile, a little rain and mountain snow clips western Washington.

- Locally gusty westerly winds will target eastern Washington, the Rockies and the high Plains of southeast Wyoming and northeast Colorado.

- Temperatures will vary from below average in Montana and Wyoming to above average in interior California, Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico.

- Highs will range from the teens and 20s in the northeast tip of Montana to the upper 70s and 80s in the Desert Southwest.

- Showery rain and mountain snow sweep into the Pacific Northwest ahead of the next storm Tuesday.

Strong as Ever after Several Flip-Flops

March 15th, 2013

While the signals have been odd of late and possibly even flip-flopping by the hour over the last several days, all is as it should be and levels are stronger than usual.  I’m beginning to hypothesize that the signal strength may net be the issue.  The changes, or deltas, in signal strengths and  the degree of the changes may be where the answer lies.  But I’m not sure  at this point. 

AVT

Signals Still Seemingly Strange

February 24th, 2013

Both last night and again this evening, measured signals seemed different than heard in the past.  This evening, though not overly loud, both St. B. and St. D. seem to want to be heard; the Angels, not so much.  

But as to the Sts., sometimes one can hear both at the same time.  The interesting quid pro quo seems to be happening mostly across the middle.  Need to get permanent equipment. 

Last night the signals seemed swirling and varying between strong and week, with the exception of St.B., as those seemed fairly normal and good strength. 

AVT

http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/KCQT/2013/2/25/DailyHistory.html

http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/KCQT/2013/2/24/DailyHistory.html?req_city=NA&req_state=NA&req_statename=NA

http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/KCQT/2013/2/23/DailyHistory.html

Still Weird

February 16, 2013  Early A.M.

Signals are still weird as they were the other night of my last entry.  St. B. is unusually loud and St. D. is not heard except where as always – sort of like back the strengths of the early days.  However, over the last few days, St. D. has climbed to all time strengths and then receded – sort of another oddity still.  Angels not as strong as the other night either. 

AVT

Barometer has been see-sawing between 30.1 and 30.3 inHg for days now.  Currently 30.14 and falling.

http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/KCQT/2013/2/16/DailyHistory.html?req_city=NA&req_state=NA&req_statename=NA

Odd Signals Again

Feb. 10th, 2013

Though I've been receiving weak signals of late, I mostly attributed it all to the cold weather that has been moving through the area (and then seemingly making its way across the nation maybe).  However, today's tornado in Mississippi compelled me to go and take readings from a more reliable location. 

When I did so, I was amazed to hear combinations of signals in locations that I would have never thought to happen.  St. Barbara could be heard everywhere.  The angels were strong in locations where I have rarely heard them as such.  And, St. D could barely be heard anywhere except where heard in regular strength – almost anyhow.  Then again, at other times they could all be heard at once - which I would say is very rare.  But generally, it was if the directions were reversed yet overwhelming for the others when not. 

I'm tempted to go do it all again, in light of how odd it all was.  I really need to get some permanent monitoring equipment.

AVT


today:
Barometer dipped but on the rise abit over the last few hours.
http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/KCQT/2013/2/10/DailyHistory.html?req_city=NA&req_state=NA&req_statename=NA

yesterday:
http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/KCQT/2013/2/9/DailyHistory.html?req_city=NA&req_state=NA&req_statename=NA

7th
http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/KCQT/2013/2/7/DailyHistory.html

Odd Signals on West Coast and Odd Weather in Heartland

January 30th, 2013  @  0000 LA Time

While signal strength has been weaker during the last few days and remains somewhat weaker now when compared to what I perceive as normal, the signals nevertheless seem to be strengthening over the last day or so.  However, the combination of the signal strengths seems to be of a sort that I don’t recall experiencing in the past.  It’s as if the signals are all coming together.  Actually, it seems more like the signals are colliding.  It’s odd.  Someday maybe I will be able to install some permanent monitoring stations/equipment to measure and record the actual changes in the signal strengths. 

Tonight it’s as if the both of the complementary saints and the angels – as well – are all singing at once but not in unison – of course.  Such a scenario as what I noted tonight doesn’t ordinarily seem to happen.  

AVT

PS.  The blog entry posted immediately prior to this one in this blog was posted yesterday (Jan. 29th) morning around about 0900 LA Time. 

Wide area of U.S. faces unusual tornado threat in January

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/30/us-usa-weather-tornadoes-idUSBRE90T06D20130130

Over the last five days or so, the barometer has sort of went through a trough decreasing from 30.1 inHg to 29.9 and then returning 30.2; with minor peaks and troughs fluctuating above and below 30.2 inHg over the last two days or so.

http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/KHHR/2013/1/29/DailyHistory.html?req_city=NA&req_state=NA&req_statename=NA

   

The Saints and the Angels were Singing this Evening – but not too strongly.

http://tornadotamer.blogspot.com/2012/05/saints-and-angels-were-singing-this.html