Talk: 1st Tornado, Blizzard 1978, More

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In the , Sleepy_Sentryasks our opinions on the authenticity of this so-called "First Ever Tornado Photo" from 1884 (shown at right). The National Weather Service describes this photo as:

I've seen and read enough about it to say that it seems to be accepted that it's real -- but what do you think? Post your thoughts in reply.

Also in , hurricanff announces that he has finished his website on the Blizzard of 1978 (quite impressive, includes weather maps and newspaper scans).

Posts are still coming strong in our brand new forum for the , which is a new, fully featured low cost electronic station that is generating more buzz than anything since the Davis Vantage Pro, which still reigns as our highest-trafficked forum.

Over in our new , Lord Jubjub has presented a nice list of records that were broken during the unprecedented Tropical Season 2005.

In the , Snowman asks the same question that I did here yesterday -- will the warmth ever let up?

Brisk discussion continues, as always, in our . You couldn't get me to touch that chat board with a 10-foot pole :)

And finally in the area, midge asks for experiences with severe weather in India -- and gets a reply.