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by blueblob 4626 days ago
Is the name a play on the storm type of a nor'easter?
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I was wondering if he was a New Zealander, in Canterbury we have a very characterful foehn wind we call the nor'wester. Its associated arch of cloud is called the nor'west arch. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nor'west_arch

We're not exactly imaginative with names around here.