‘Landicane’

[underpants]

Reason for the Unseasonably Warm Weather: ‘Landicane’ Passing Through New York

http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2010/10/reason_for_the_unseasonably_wa.html




While New Yorkers reluctantly peeled off their autumnal layers and gave a symbolic fist bump to the Obama administration for its inaction on global warming, a record-breaking cyclone — the more direct cause of the unseasonable weather — pushed its way through the Midwest. According to weather reports, the "landicane" is headed in our general direction. In fact, you may have already experienced its results, which are disappointingly mild since the storm's center will stay hundreds of miles away in Canada. Forecasts predicted a "slight risk" of severe weather including morning thunderstorms and winds up to 50 mph, with lower winds in the afternoon and chances of rain for the next day or so. As much as we really love saying the word landicane (it sounds like an ointment or a Puritan Christmas candy, no?), we hope this passes soon, because it's cutting into our precious few weeks of fall.



This “landicane” has rapidly deepened to a central pressure of 955mb, causing blizzard conditions in North Dakota, hurricane force winds across the Great Lakes, and tornado watches from western New York all the way to Mississippi. So far, 18 tornadoes have been reported, along with more than 200 reports of high winds.

[Brickbat]

1. "Unseasonally warm" -- here's me LMAO under five inches of snow.

;)

[Warpy]

2. Some of the pictures of this stinker

reminded me of "The Day after Tomorrow."

It was a real stinker when it passed through NM, damaging roofs and trees.

[underpants]

3. I had no idea that they had weather in Canada

http://www.weather.com/weather/map/interactive/

[kentuck]

4. About a week ago...

We had one of the largest typoons ever recorded out in the Pacific. I wonder if this is part of the residual effect from that??