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  • Checkeredflag1015
    Member
    • Aug 2016
    • 35

    #1

    Weather for the North South 100

    Seems like every year at the North South 100 it rains. Long-term forecast is saying no different about this weekend. Luckily Florence speedway always does the best to get this track race ready no matter how much rain they get. Just wish we could get a nice weekend for once.
  • Clayton_Wetter
    Banned
    • May 2007
    • 16671

    #2
    Maybe a 4 o'clock shower every day would be just the thing.

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    • GEAR_HEAD
      Senior Member
      • May 2007
      • 3107

      #3
      First of all, who watches weather forecasts anymore besides the insanely gullible? They're all bogus and never right. Secondly, with 3 straight days of racing a daily storm is a good thing. The track will need the water. The forecast of a daily storm and high humidity is ideal for track conditions and would make it more likely for me to attend because Florence has the equipment and motivation to get shows in. I already have my tickets so I'm going regardless, but daily storm chances should entice more people to go because it reduces the chances of a bad race.
      Last edited by GEAR_HEAD; 08-08-2016, 05:57 PM.

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      • lokwaidid
        Senior Member
        • May 2007
        • 874

        #4
        locally they're say 30% on thur and fri and 40% on sat. just afternoon showers . they've said that everyday for 2 weeks and it still hasn't rained in most places once.

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        • Barbecueboy
          Senior Member
          • Mar 2013
          • 18116

          #5
          Originally posted by GEAR_HEAD View Post
          First of all, who watches weather forecasts anymore besides the insanely gullible? They're all bogus and never right. Secondly, with 3 straight days of racing a daily storm is a good thing. The track will need the water. The forecast of a daily storm and high humidity is ideal for track conditions and would make it more likely for me to attend because Florence has the equipment and motivation to get shows in. I already have my tickets so I'm going regardless, but daily storm chances should entice more people to go because it reduces the chances of a bad race.
          Anybody that farms or lives along the coastline during storm season watches weather forecasts a lot.........and they are right more than they are wrong has been my experience.
          Where is the move over flag when you need it?????

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          • GEAR_HEAD
            Senior Member
            • May 2007
            • 3107

            #6
            Originally posted by Barbecueboy View Post
            Anybody that farms or lives along the coastline during storm season watches weather forecasts a lot.........and they are right more than they are wrong has been my experience.
            In this part of the country they are 100% useless.

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            • RTW
              Senior Member
              • May 2009
              • 128

              #7
              Keep your eye on Cincinnati Channel 12 between 4:30 and 6pm. Erica Collura has been mentioning The North South 100 during her forecast.

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              • GEAR_HEAD
                Senior Member
                • May 2007
                • 3107

                #8
                Originally posted by RTW View Post
                Keep your eye on Cincinnati Channel 12 between 4:30 and 6pm. Erica Collura has been mentioning The North South 100 during her forecast.
                I guarantee she is clueless too, just like all the others. I wish one time they would just tell the truth and say "we have no freakin clue".

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                • Checkeredflag1015
                  Member
                  • Aug 2016
                  • 35

                  #9
                  I agree that track does always do a great job getting the track in shape. If you read my post it says that. I said it would be nice to go sometime and it just be a dry weekend. They have water trucks for that reason. And yes I do watch the weather often. I have 700 acres that depends on the weather.

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                  • Clayton_Wetter
                    Banned
                    • May 2007
                    • 16671

                    #10
                    Tuesday
                    08/09
                    87 | 74 °F
                    Tuesday 80% Precip. / 0.22 in
                    Scattered thunderstorms in the morning becoming more widespread in the afternoon. High 87F. Winds SSE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 80%.
                    Tuesday Night 40% Precip. / 0.12 in
                    Mostly cloudy with scattered thunderstorms mainly before midnight. Low 74F. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 40%.

                    Wednesday
                    08/10
                    87 | 74 °F
                    Wednesday 80% Precip. / 0.14 in
                    Scattered thunderstorms in the morning becoming more widespread in the afternoon. High 87F. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 80%.
                    Wednesday Night 20% Precip. / 0 in
                    Partly cloudy. Low 74F. Winds light and variable.

                    Thursday
                    08/11
                    89 | 74 °F
                    Thursday 60% Precip. / 0.06 in
                    Partly cloudy in the morning followed by scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. High 89F. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60%.
                    Thursday Night 50% Precip. / 0.07 in
                    Scattered thunderstorms in the evening. Partly cloudy skies overnight. Low 74F. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50%.

                    Friday
                    08/12
                    87 | 75 °F
                    Friday 20% Precip. / 0 in
                    Partly cloudy skies. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. High 87F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph.
                    Friday Night 30% Precip. / 0.02 in
                    Isolated thunderstorms during the evening, then partly cloudy overnight. Low near 75F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30%.

                    Saturday
                    08/13
                    85 | 73 °F
                    Saturday 60% Precip. / 0.18 in
                    Variable clouds with scattered thunderstorms. High around 85F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60%.
                    Saturday Night 60% Precip. / 0.12 in
                    Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Low 73F. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 60%.

                    Sunday
                    08/14
                    82 | 69 °F
                    Sunday 60% Precip. / 0.26 in
                    Scattered thunderstorms. High 82F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60%.
                    Sunday Night 60% Precip. / 0.34 in
                    Scattered thunderstorms in the evening, then variable clouds overnight with more showers at times. Low 69F. Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60%.

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                    • GEAR_HEAD
                      Senior Member
                      • May 2007
                      • 3107

                      #11
                      Originally posted by Checkeredflag1015 View Post
                      I agree that track does always do a great job getting the track in shape. If you read my post it says that. I said it would be nice to go sometime and it just be a dry weekend. They have water trucks for that reason. And yes I do watch the weather often. I have 700 acres that depends on the weather.
                      Water trucks can't take the place of a good storm. We need daily storms this weekend, preferably not after 5:00 though.

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                      • Barbecueboy
                        Senior Member
                        • Mar 2013
                        • 18116

                        #12
                        Originally posted by GEAR_HEAD View Post
                        In this part of the country they are 100% useless.
                        Y'all must buy a lot of umbrellas up there..........I think I get what your saying about race forecasting when it's the 30 and 40 percent crap a week out.....that's like pissin in the wind , literally.

                        But when I see real cold coming or real nasty storm looking stuff coming ......I depend on them to make my decisions.
                        Where is the move over flag when you need it?????

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                        • Barbecueboy
                          Senior Member
                          • Mar 2013
                          • 18116

                          #13
                          Originally posted by GEAR_HEAD View Post
                          Water trucks can't take the place of a good storm. We need daily storms this weekend, preferably not after 5:00 though.
                          That would be the ideal setup..........
                          Where is the move over flag when you need it?????

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                          • 25 Jay 53
                            Senior Member
                            • May 2007
                            • 2344

                            #14
                            My first time at Florence was last year, weather was perfect. I look at all these forecasts and see the rain chances but you guys saying Florence is known for trying their best to get a show in makes me feel a lot better. In my neck of the woods a dark cloud can pass over and they cancel a show. I sure hope they get all 3 days in because it should be an epic weekend.

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                            • NormP
                              Senior Member
                              • Mar 2011
                              • 2262

                              #15
                              I was at the North South a couple years ago and it rained like pouring piss out of a boot about an hour before the show. Still ran it, and it was good racing too. I think it was the first year of the new format.

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