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. Physicist. Computer expert. Tech writer 300+ articles & 3 books.First PC 1975. Internet since 1994. Tesla FSD Beta tester.

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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
2 years
Sanibel Island lighthouse before and after Ian.
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
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Hi, friends: I'm Russ' wife Sunny. Russ is very ill, he is on a ventilator in ICU. May I ask everyone to pray for him? I appreciate it very much for your love. Sunny
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
6 years
I believe Judge Kavanaugh. If you disagree, please unfollow me. There are other sources that will protect you from severe weather.
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
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Breathing tub gone. ,😁
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
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The lighthouse was built in 1884 and was one of the first on the Gulf Coast.
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
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@WholeMarsBlog The reason it didn't succeed was because @elonmusk Wasn't Involved.
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
2 years
@HowardBrownJr5 @midatlanticwx You build lighthouses near or in the water. They are built to handle hurricanes. This one was built of steel.
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
6 months
My MRI brain scan results just came in. No brain tumors. 😁 👍👍👍 Treatment should start soon for the kidney.
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
8 months
@SERobinsonJr Europe has a denser population than the US. It makes economic sense in the NE corridor, Florida and parts of California, but most places it doesn't.
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
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@WholeMarsBlog The scrap value is only about $20.
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
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Well I'm going in to hospis care. It's the only way to get home.
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
7 months
Hello all. I got the results from the biopsy and it is cancer. I see the oncologist April 16 to see what treatment options are possible. I'll keep everyone posted.
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
3 years
Little known fact. A tornado helped SAVE Washington. In fact, it kept the British from burning the Patent Office. Because it was one of the few buildings not burned, Congress met in the Patent Office for months. @BillKelly7News @VJohnson7News @hbwx @Eileen7News
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
2 years
@nypost Every city along the Southern border should each get $1b if NYC gets it.
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
1 year
The latest CFS (Climate Forecasting System) shows a cold winter (Dec,Jan,Feb) for the Mid-Atlantic.
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
2 years
@ErikSTownsend At that altitude, the pressure is nearly equal inside and outside the balloon. Bullet holes won't bring it down (it might take days). You need to shred the balloon.
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
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@WholeMarsBlog @DirtyTesLa looks like 10.69.2.2 is beginning a wider deployment. At 2:40pm Monday September 19.
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
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Don't get your hopes up too much just yet but this shows an unusually cold Dec-Jan-Feb. That coupled with an El Nino winter suggests above average snow.
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
6 months
I'm back home with virtually no pain. I still have 8 radiation treatments but this will fix the spine tumor. I still have to deal with the kidney tumor, but at least no pain and a good start. I had the best sleep in weeks last night.
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
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I'm finally home.😁 I still have difficulty standing. The Living room is my new hospital room. No toilet but I have a bedside commodity.
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
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@kyledcheney @edhenry This is referred to as "banned and barred" by Federal Personnel Policy. Usually the result of misconduct.
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
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I had my 1st radiation treatment. It was a very quick process and everyone was very pleasant. I talked to so many Kaiser Permanente specialist doctors today, all very pleasant and all answered our questions. One of my followers stopped by to see how I was doing today. I have
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
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@accuweather Definitely in "the suck zone".
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
6 months
I spent the night at Virginia Hospital Center. My Oncologist wanted to get treatment started immediately. I'm on the 7th floor. It's devoted to Kaiser Permanente patients. I have a beautiful private room and Sunny could sleep here on a couch. A Kaiser doctor is on call here. I
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
2 months
I was unconscious when I arrived at Inova Sunday. They immediately put me on a ventilator. I have no memory from leaving the house Sunday until Monday. Had Sunny not decided to go to the nearest hospital, I may not be writing this. I have had ups and downs today. I likely will
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
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My first biopsy is today at 1pm. Wish me luck.
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
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Updated. Now 4-5" in Alexandria and DC Metro. Kaboom! 🎇🎇
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
2 months
I"m thankful for all the kind wishes. 😁 I feel a bit better today.
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
8 months
Anyone telling you that Winter is over is just as wrong as those telling you it's not. That's particularly true when they base their conclusion on a +300 hour model temperature map. This is GFS at 2pm March 4 over 4 runs. Winter will be over when it's over.
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
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It's possible that I will have more time for wx posts. At least for severe wx.
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
9 months
It will be life-threatening cold for the Kansas City Chiefs, Dolphins game. A real threat of frost bite. @NFL has said there are no plans to change the game. Temp and Wind chill at 8pm tomorrow.
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
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Thank you so much for your love and prayers. Sunny
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
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Despite the diagnosis, I had a good day today. I greatly appreciate all the well wishes. I had improved mobility today. I'm only using pain meds at bedtime to help sleep. I spent time at my desktop computer because my office chair is very comfortable. A good break from TV.
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
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@accuweather This was a prototype (the "RC" on the side) which didn't have the suspension that production Cybertrucks do. Your article should have pointed that out.
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
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If you are traveling on Wednesday November 22 (the day before Thanksgiving), there will be widespread travel delays (by air and road). This storm has persisted over many model runs.
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
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For those that aren't taking tonight's storm seriously, this is what it currently is doing in #Nashville .
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#NASHVILLE - More drivers getting stuck - this is NB 65 on the North Loop at 24.
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
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@WholeMarsBlog I swear 10.11.2 is learning on its own. It has progressively gotten better over the last 3 weeks for me. It now picks a correct lane long in advance of a turn and is not swinging wide in turns.
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
8 years
@jaketapper #FakeNews Tapper, your journalism degree should be taken away.
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
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I've been cleared to start oral cancer medication again. This attacks kidney tumors specifically. I have to take it every 12 hours. Since it can be absorbed thru the skin, Sunny has to avoid contact. My 1st dose was at 9pm tonight.🤞 Hoping no side effects.
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
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Follow up on this pix. Worth a read. Funny.
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Dog spotted carrying an entire bag of dog food after #Harvey – Here's the story behind this viral photo. #Harvey2017
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
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I'm not sure if any @AlexandriaVAFD still follows me, but your efforts Sunday are greatly appreciated. The siren was on, and the EMT working on me asked the driver if he could go faster
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
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@WholeMarsBlog @elonmusk On my 4 day road trip last week, I intervened at least twice when FSD was right and I was wrong.
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❄️ MY WINTER 2023-24 PREDICTION - Above Average ❄️ Oct PNA: +1.20, NAO -2.03. Since this will be an El Nino Winter, this suggests a 70% chance of above average snow for Alexandria VA. There's a 56% chance the total will be between 15.4 to 56.1". The bulk of snow should fall
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
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Euro12z Sep 9 #Irma track animation. #IrmaHurricane2017 #Irma2017 #IrmaHurricane Sep10 8am thru Sep11 5pm.
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
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3rd treatment done! This radiation machine is a true miracle device. Ten minutes of treatment and I feel noticeably better every time. It uses x-rays rather than high energy particles.
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
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@WholeMarsBlog @DirtyTesLa I tried that turn 500' from my house that FSD NEVER did correctly. 10.69.2 actually did it. I need to do it several more times, but it looks promising. You could see it thinking. The "maps vs what it sees" seems to work.
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
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A suspect a few who follow me won't like this, but the I95 issue was partly caused by a failure of meteorology. Media meteorologists only took this storm seriously about 24hrs out. You need to prepare people 72hrs out. I was poo pooed by a few 72hrs out.
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
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The 30 year average for DCA snowfall in January is 4.9". So far this January DCA has recorded 7.8", 59% above normal.
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
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@WholeMarsBlog More and more, I intervene and find FSD was correct.
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
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Should I post this or should I not? Oh what the heck. It's been a long time since I posted weather porn. ;-)
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Had an appointment with my primary care doctor. She spent lots of time answering our questions, prescribed a more powerful pain medication and assigned me to a case management team. I feel very positive after our visit.
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Bsck In icu at Farfax this time. I'm getting better according to dr. Should move to regular room tomorrow m
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
2 years
14 years of tweeting Alexandria weather! #MyTwitterAnniversary
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
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Sunny is now a US citizen!
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The technical term for what likely will occur around 6am Monday is "puking snow". 😁 Very high snow rate, low visibility AND no accumulation. ☹️ Maybe 0.1". We'll see.
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
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I'm being discharged again. I have things to take home to increase lung function. The BP spike was the result of a steroid prescribed by the oncologist. She is going to adjust the dose based on weekly blood tests. We have a plan!
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My health has gotten worse. I will not be posting regularly. I will continue monitoring severe weather.
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
8 months
New update to @NWS_BaltWash snow map (issued 9:16am). Guess what changed. 😁 Give up? The Boom is up to 7". 🤯
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I've picked up many new followers with this storm. As a reminder, my forecasts are ONLY VALID FOR ALEXANDRIA VA. The further you are away, the less accurate they will be. If you have a question about the weather in your area, I'll try to answer it.
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
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Second treatment done this morning. These treatments go very quickly (about 10 minutes). I'm hoping we will be discharged sometime today.
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
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Sunny posing with here citizenship papers.
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
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I have to say that there has been less pain over the past few days. I still have a potential serious health problem but I feel more like doing things. I just have to pace myself. 😁
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
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I got one of my best sleeps since January last night here at Virginia Hospital Center! They still don't know why I'm short of breath but are consulting with a lung doctor. Suspension is one of the chemo drugs. My suspicion is my use of Tylenol over the last month. I am getting a
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
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I'm home. I finally got some sleep. Slept 7pm to 2am. This was the first time I slept in the master bedroom since February.
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
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Well, if the coming storm rivals snowmageddon and snowzilla, I vote for "Snowdemic". ;-)
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
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Be warned. I intend to be a pest the next 24 hours. There is the potential for dangerous weather at the peak of trick or treat time. Because tweets scroll off so quickly, I intend to do frequent tweets tomorrow to keep the latest info in front of you.
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
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Notice lots of @Verizon trucks around Alexandria? They are FINALLY upgrading their copper wire to fiber in advance of offering FIOS. I suspect the fire that was lit under them was @TingInternet winning rights in the City. We will have 3 choices soon.
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
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@WholeMarsBlog Herbie did the difficult left turn CORRECTLY AGAIN! In fact, the 9 mile trip from Costco had NO disengagements (only a couple of peddle presses). First time no disengagements for this route. 10.69.2 is definitely a breakthrough! @Tesla
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
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I'm still waiting to start chemo. At the moment I'm waiting for the orders. It will include a daily oral medication to attack the kidney tumor and an infusion every 21 days to deal with any other tumors that might have escaped detection. My mobility has improved but I do get
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@thesierrafox @DCAttorneyGen If they are old enough to commit a crime with a gun, they should be charged as an adult.
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
4 years
💉 1st vaccine in the arm. Now back to snow storm. ;-)
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Wow! I've been posting about Alexandria weather for 15 years. #MyXAnniversary
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At 1:19pm my final measurement 10.3".
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
2 months
OK. I'm officially tired of being in the hospital. I want out. 🤪
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
5 months
Treatment has started! The infusion center at Caton Hill Kaiser Permanente is very comfortable.
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
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@JustinFrantzen8 The solar storm is a Kp8 now. Anyone North of the Kp8 line should see it
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
3 years
It is POSSIBLE (things can change) we could have three shots of snow next week. Timing ABOUT Jan 16, 17 and 20. Even a 4th is POSSIBLE on Jan 23. BTW, Alexandria Home Depot has ice melt. I bought a 40 lbs bag Sunday.
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
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@WholeMarsBlog When was the last time you referred to a compass while driving a car equipped with GPS? Yikes!
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
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Euro18z has trended to more snow. It now is the same as GFS18z. About 5".
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
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The grandsons are visiting.😁
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And here we go. Event total for Monday/Tuesday.
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3 years
The setup for the Feb 13 storm looks similar to the Jan 3 storm that dropped 9" at DCA.
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
8 years
@Norcalpride @jaketapper You're correct. Tapper has a BA in history. Gee...maybe I can apply for reporter with BS in physics. ;-)
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
5 months
I saw the oncologist yesterday. She is such a nice, caring person! Treatment starts June 3.
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
4 years
Now that my final snow total is issued, I will continue to monitor ice. For those new, I don't revise final snow ranges. 3.4"-7.6" is it. My coverage will start about 4am tomorrow.
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
10 months
Models are still dancing back and forth, but I'm just starting to get excited about Jan 16-17. 🤞
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The most exciting thing about early next week in my mind is that monster NAO block that is west based, not east like the previous ones this winter, and finally a ridge out west. Now ideally, you’d like that ridge farther east. But the strength of the -NAO may make up for that.
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Live from Marathon Key FL #Irma
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
4 years
I'm scheduled for my vaccine this afternoon, so my updated will be impacted. I should have my snow range after 6pm.
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
1 month
My heart stopped 3 times in the last 3: weeks. Days are missing from my memory
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
1 year
This is a microburst (official term downburst). It's a sudden rush of air downward. It carries massive amounts of rain/hail with it. When it hits the ground, it splatters like an egg falling on a tile floor. Wind will change direction and speed (up to 100mph).
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
3 years
I've been asked when to shovel. I'm not shoveling. It will be in 40s all night and won't be freezing again until 4pm Monday. Use ice melt on any left over tomorrow morning.
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
8 months
It's starting to look like 2-4" is possible in Alexandria. This is NAM3km18z.
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
6 years
@foxandfriends Someone needs to mount a primary challenge.
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
11 months
If you're in a dark area in Virginia, you may see the Aurora TONIGHT!
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Rob Bradley
11 months
Aurora forecast tonight from UA Fairbanks is exciting 👀 Aurora Borealis may be visible overhead (WITH CLEAR SKIES 😬) as far south as Omaha & NYC. Visible on the horizon POSSIBLY into northern Georgia. Unfortunately...
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
2 years
No guarantees, but this is what you want to see for a white Christmas.
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
3 years
So there's no misunderstanding, I'm NOT predicting +2ft of snow next weekend. I posted GFS18z yesterday to make sure people are paying attention to the weekend storm so we don't have a repeat of Jan 3. I'll continue to update the status of this storm.
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Russ Adams 🌧️🌬️☀️🌡️🌨️
8 months
@kirawontmiss This sounds like the old Soviet trick of claiming they invented everything. (Most on X are too young to remember).
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