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[Rob Klein]

Regarding the "Noreaster on Cape Quack". Yes, strong winds can come from the 
northeast into Washington State, Oregon and Northern California in winter.  
These winds are akin to the "Chinook" winds in The Canadian Rocky Mountains.  
They are cold, usually dry winds that occur when a large high pressure cell 
sits east of The Alberta Rocky Mountains. These winds could drop snow flurries 
and light snow.  They wouldn't likely bring wet, heavy storms, or heavy 
snowfalls.  Cape Quack sticks out into the ocean, separated from Duckburg by 
Duckburg Bay. Therefore, as the windstorm circulates from the east to the 
southeast, it could cross Duckburg Bay, and continue northward completing the 
circle, and striking the centre of Duckburg from the sea.  Both Northern 
Hemisphere cyclonic and anti-cyclonic weather (wind) patterns spin in circular 
motions in a track from the northwest and northeast, continuing in their 
general directions, but circling as they go.  So, Barks WDC 256 story scenario 
IS possible to occur on the US Northwest coast, OR on the US Northeast coast.  
I really think he had the NORTHEAST coast in this case, noting the 
term "Noreaster", which is mainly used in New England. After all, Scrooge's 
airplane flew directly east from Duckburg, out over The Atlantic Ocean, without 
crossing any land in US 6 (Atlantis story). Carl Barks told me many times that 
he had no specific location for Duckburg. He placed it where he needed it in 
any particular story. He placed locations within Duckburg and its vicinity in 
different places and directions.  He had made no map for reference for 
consistency. He knew the stories stood on their own.  He DIDN'T have any idea 
that fans read his stories for more than a few years. He had NEVER seen a child 
purchase one of his comic books.

A story about a "Noreaster" is in Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Nova 
Scotia or New Brunswick.  But, if you MUST have consistency, you could believe 
that the "Noreaster", on its southeastern circulation, crossed east of Duckburg 
out into the Pacific Ocean, and then in its northwestern portion of the cycle, 
crossed Duckburg Bay and hit Duckburg from the southwest.

Rob
Klein

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