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You don't see that very often...

I have been in Southeast South Dakota for several days and we have quite the whopper of a low pressure system passing over.  I saw on the radar that Rapid City (KRAP) is getting some significant precip, so I pulled up their METAR.

 

 

KRAP 231830Z 34041G53KT 1 1/4SM TSPLSN BR FEW010 BKN015 OVC060 M02/M03 A2947 RMK AO2 PK WND 33055/1811 LTG DSNT ALQDS UPB1753E1757PLB1757SNB06 PNO

 

Wow!  I can't say I have seen that combo of precip many times in my life.  I hope nobody tries to fly in there until this thing has gone by.

 

 

Safe flying!

 

John Fiscus

Chief Pilot

The Flight Academy

www.theflightacademy.com    

Posted 23 Mar 2009 11:35 by John Fiscus
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Comments

Arnold Spector wrote re: You don't see that very often...
on 23 Mar 2009 14:06

Interesting John.  Maybe Mother Nature got confused and just decided to do a little of everything.
Scott Dennstaedt wrote re: You don't see that very often...
on 24 Mar 2009 10:47

It doesn't happen very often John.  Two years ago, we had about a dozen TSFZRA events throughout the Midwest and Northeast.  

KPOF 212002Z AUTO 36009KT 1 1/4SM TSFZRA BR OVC009 M01/M03 A2999 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT ALQDS P0003

Definitely not the place you want to be visiting.  

Carl Larson wrote re: You don't see that very often...
on 25 Mar 2009 14:05

John, if you are still there why don't you head to the farm.  The boys could use another sand bagger.
John Fiscus wrote re: You don't see that very often...
on 26 Mar 2009 13:17

Carl, I think I got enough of sand bagging back in my college days!  I was there in 97 during the big flood... and this is why I live on top of a big hill in Seattle now.  

I hope you guys can stay dry!

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