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This Was Toasty Even For Us Natives

But the thing is, from past experience I can tell you once it gets hotter than 117 there’s not that much difference. It’s all the same from that point out.

I told you it was going to be a heavy post day.

And with that, I bid you all good-night.

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About Last Night

Radar loop of reflectivity.

Radar loop of wind velocity.

Last night, a cluster of severe thunderstorms produced a swath of damaging straight-line winds which surged through the Phoenix Metro area. Widespread gusts of 55-65 mph were recorded. 

It was pretty intense, for sure. We got a good amount of wind and rain. Raffi started freaking out the minute the winds started, to the point we had to put him in his Thundershirt. Sophie, on the other hand was pretty much “whatever” all night.

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Fascinating

All the construction happened while I was living in San Francisco. On a trip home in 1994 my mom couldn’t wait to show me, and all but demanded we take a drive downtown. At the time I wasn’t impressed; after all, it seemed like the tunnel through Yerba Buena island for I80/Bay Bridge was longer. Knowing now what went into the construction definitely impresses me for its sheer engineering prowess.

I’ve also had the pleasure of visiting the control center to replace some PCs while I was working for ADOT. I had no idea how complicated the entire system was, so I definitely came away with a newfound appreciation for what went into it.

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