Random Notes

DATELINE FARGO
Fargo is a neat city in extreme East North Dakota on I-94. Directly across the Red River of the North is Moorhead, Minnesota. The Red River is a south/north river–it runs north.

The area population is about 90,600. An agricultural area. I drove through Fargo about 3 o’clock one morning on the way back from Rogers Pass, Mont., and headed for Alabama, but also in search of fresh coffee. It seemed like a very nice area. So, you ask, why this information on a weather BLOG? (See Below)

BUCKS FOR BAGS
This morning, Fargo city officials launched a program called “Bucks for Bags.” Remember the critical flooding there last spring during snow melt? The problem is back again. The Red River is expected to crest later as much as 20 feet above flood stage. The city is going to pay volunteers to fill one million sandbags by March 17. Volunteers will be bused to a designated location where a vast effort will get under way to fill those bags. It is vital to prevent another flood disaster. Volunteers will be paid from the Fargo Emergency Fund.

HOW MUCH SNOW?
The morning snow survey shows that 23.5% of the lower 48 states has a blanket of snow this morning. However, all of North Dakota still has a blanket that ranges from 4 inches to as much as 24 inches.The dreaded spring melt is ahead. The daily snow survey also includes estimated water content of the snow. Based on that estimate, if all the snow in North Dakota were to melt quickly it would be like getting six to eight inches of rain.

USA EXTREMES
Warmest yesterday Lake Forest, California with 84. Coldest in the lower 48 this morning was 10 at Stanley, Idaho. In Alaska, the low this morning was 37 below at good old Deadhorse where the wind chill was 57 below. There is 68 inches of snow on the ground at Valdez and 79 inches at Whittier.

LONG, LONG RANGE FORECAST
We all know that real extended forecasts need to be taken with at least a grain of salt and sometimes a whole box of salt. But let’s mention the three-month outlook for March, April and May from the Climate Prediction Center. It calls for temperatures to average below normal all the way from Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana east across Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida and the Carolinas. Precipitation about average.

THE ABC 33/40 WEATHER BLOG
Scroll down and see the post by James a little earlier this morning. I pledge to continue my small part of keeping the 33/40 BLOG posted with material that is not only interesting, but beneficial–although, at times, my posts are not that interesting or beneficial.

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