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Location: nationwide | As I was leaving an establishment awhile ago a gentleman told me that the reason the flowage was not getting any of the storms in the area was because the flowage creates its' own high pressure cell above the lake which alters storm patterns and keeps the flowage area safe.
As I was shaking my head walking away in disbelief my only reason for not believing was the flowage area gets regularily hammered by storms, but could not use science to de-bunk the myth. My guess is that while the flowage is somewhat large there is no way it is large enough to effect the local weather patterns. Is there anybody out there with any meteorology knowledge to dis-prove this.
Corey Meyer
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Location: Eau Claire, WI | LMAO...Cory, you sure you weren't talking to Cliff from Cheers..? 
Sorry man, I don't have a weather backround beyond what I learned at a storm-spotters seminar. Give the guy at TV 13 in Eau Claire a call 715-835-1313, I'm sure he'll give ya all sorts of info.
Hope your getting bit this season, sounds like things on the Chip. are doing well. |
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Location: The Yahara Chain | What is in the water today? According to this gentleman the Flowage would always have high pressure.
Your proof is the fact that your barometer does move and you do get stormed on.
The bigger the body of water the higher the pressure. There must not ever be any storms in the oceans.
Hurricanes must be like big muskies in Wisconsin, a figment of the imagination. |
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| I know all about big storms on the flowage- I have witnessed them aboard Cory's boat in fact! |
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| I was up there last week and watched the giant thunderstorm Saturday stay just North of the Flowage last weekend while Hayward was drenched with rain. Monday and Tuesday up there were windy and rainy but the body of water is so big it could impact pressure and weather to some degree. |
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| There is an approaching storm rigt now that stretches from Superior to Eau Claire. If this one misses the Flowage you may have a theory! I'll bet the boats on the water will be heading for cover!!! |
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Location: Anchorage | Corey, was on the flowage the day that pic was taken as well. From the East side it sure looked like the west was getting more than wet. Made for good fishing though, since it only skirted the "east lake." |
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| Seems to me that we get plenty of storms out there on the old Chipper. Had to call er' quits yesterday when one rolled in. Had some high winds and lightning. I kind of wanted to stay out, but I don't think my insurance guy covers lightning blasts to clients.
Ty |
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Location: Ames, Iowa | That's almost as good as the one an old timer at Leech told me years ago. They used to pull
2 x 4's behind boats- when the muskies hit em, they'd get their teeth caught in the wood- pulled those suckers right into the boat. Any lake is big enough to add moisture to the lower atmosphere- condensation (fog) hanging over the lake on a cold morning any season. Some are big enough to add moisture over time because of their size- Great Lakes- and that air gets cooler over land and that can affect weather- lake effect snows. Big lakes like the Chip and Mille Lacs and Leech, LOTW do a great job of not affecting high winds at the surface- another old guy at Leech constanly says the big basin attracts the worst weather- duh, the wind has 12 miles of open water to blow across before it hits the other side.
Tell the guy that weather moves, then buy him another beer.
Don |
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Location: ashland wi | There probably is a little truth in his statement,but they are not immune to storms the way he is talking,i live 60 miles NE of the big chip right on lake superior and i can say the big pond here does make or break the weather,yesterday we had that big bow line of storms coming right at us and when it was about 50 miles outthe top half of the storms fell apart right in line with our cold northeast winds from the big pond,this has happened 5 times this year so far,and it even happens in the winter,but this big lake superior can also make the weather worse when it is nice all around us,i've seen these NE WINDS go 50 miles INLAND WITH EASE and the just like someone drew a line it's 20 degrees warmer and winds from the SW.
I t can make it tough for me on figuring out where to go chase that 50 incher,unlike some other waters i have had some of my best musky days with 20mph east winds blowing.
I think most of that chip weather could be influenced by the big pond here,i've seen over and over through the last 20 years.
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