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The start of spring was two days ago, so right on cue, Winter declares, "We not be done yet." Winter does not like being told to leave, though it was longing around drinking coffee for most of this year.
We are expecting 1-3 inches tomorrow. Across the Wisconsin border, they have an advisory for 4-6 inches tomorrow. Maine appears to be getting clobbered right now with blizzard warnings.
We had some flakes on the first day of spring, but they only wandered around, taking in the sites. They didn't stay.
We are expecting 1-3 inches tomorrow. Across the Wisconsin border, they have an advisory for 4-6 inches tomorrow. Maine appears to be getting clobbered right now with blizzard warnings.
We had some flakes on the first day of spring, but they only wandered around, taking in the sites. They didn't stay.
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Same here, but without the snow. Definitely chilly-to-downright cold out there. Going down so low at night that the homeless have to go into shelters at night.
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We’ve only had 15” of snow so far in the Twin Cities. I haven’t even used my snowblower this season. So I’m in Seattle for a week - going home on Tuesday - and I’m looking at the forecast for home. 11.7” of snow for Sunday, 3.9” of snow Monday.
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Some years back, I posted on FB that today's Palm Sunday closing hymn was "In the bleak midwinter." I was watching outside during the service as the snow kept coming and coming. I think it ended up being 5 inches. The irony is that during the previous Christmas Eve service we were singing "In the bleak midwinter" while it was 55 out.MN-Skeptic wrote: ↑Thu Mar 21, 2024 2:10 pm We’ve only had 15” of snow so far in the Twin Cities. I haven’t even used my snowblower this season. So I’m in Seattle for a week - going home on Tuesday - and I’m looking at the forecast for home. 11.7” of snow for Sunday, 3.9” of snow Monday.
We had 6 inches one Good Friday. I remembered it because I thought it might mean that I would be the only staff person there (I lived a block away then), so it would be a small simple service. People showed anyway. I also, for reasons that escape me, decided I should vacuum my place that morning. That's when my 40-year-old decided to "breathe its last." There was no resurrection for it on Sunday.
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Fun week in Maine. Big ice storm on Saturday left 220,000 customers without power. Considering there’s only 570,000 households in the state, it’s a Big Deal.
Trees and wires down everywhere. At the height of the storm, friends were reporting trees exploding. Local Facebook said exploding transformers gave a green glow to Portland.
Our building was an island of power in our neighborhood. Our lights never even flickered. (We learned a couple of years ago that we are on a different transformer.)
Trees and wires down everywhere. At the height of the storm, friends were reporting trees exploding. Local Facebook said exploding transformers gave a green glow to Portland.
Our building was an island of power in our neighborhood. Our lights never even flickered. (We learned a couple of years ago that we are on a different transformer.)
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"Hey! We left this England place because it was bogus, and if we don't get some cool rules ourselves, pronto, we'll just be bogus too!" -- Thomas Jefferson
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I was wondering how a lot of us fared over the last few days with the storm sweeping across the country. We didn't get any tornadoes or even the predicted high winds, but we did get record rain, about 4 inches (ca. 10 cm) over two days, but in 24 hours. Record flooding, and it's really a mess in flood-prone areas. Rain stopped for a while today, but temps are falling, and it's going from rain to snow overnight. But not like what's happening farther east.
And they started a new roof today, to be finished tomorrow (I hope).
And they started a new roof today, to be finished tomorrow (I hope).
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8 hour stream about the Tornadoes on the 2nd, with chasers on the ground.
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Yesterday it rained really hard for about ten minutes.
She was drinking some dreadful vegetable smoothie
concoction that looked like minced caterpillars.
concoction that looked like minced caterpillars.
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We have about 7 inches of slushy white stuff. At the height, Maine had 380K customers without power, compared to 580K households. Evening news said half a million without power from the storm. So most were in Maine.
It’s all expected to melt by Eclipse Monday. In fact, the clearest skies in the eclipse path are supposed to be in Northern New England. So I’m imagining tourists mired in mud on back country roads.
It’s all expected to melt by Eclipse Monday. In fact, the clearest skies in the eclipse path are supposed to be in Northern New England. So I’m imagining tourists mired in mud on back country roads.
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‘The levee is about to break’: Yazoo County subdivision asked to evacuate immediately
https://www.wlbt.com/2024/04/10/levee-i ... mediately/
https://www.wlbt.com/2024/04/10/levee-i ... mediately/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yazoo_County,_MississippiYAZOO COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT) - Those living in a Yazoo County subdivision are being asked to evacuate “IMMEDIATELY!!!”
According to the sheriff’s office, the levee is about to break and will flood those living in the Eastbrook subdivision on Highway 16.
“Please get out ASAP!!!” the sheriff’s department wrote on Facebook.
Yazoo County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 26,743.[1] The county seat is Yazoo City.[2] It is named for the Yazoo River, which forms its western border. Its name is said to come from a Choctaw language word meaning "River of Death".[3][4]
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Mayor says Slidell tornado has caused most damage since Katrina
https://www.wafb.com/2024/04/10/mayor-s ... e-katrina/
https://www.wafb.com/2024/04/10/mayor-s ... e-katrina/
First responders in Slidell said Wednesday (April 10) they were assessing probable tornado damage in the area.
The stretch of damage was near Old Spanish Trail and Highway 11, officials said. Many buildings and vehicles in the area appeared severely damaged by wind and flying debris.
“We haven’t seen this much damage since Hurricane Katrina,” Slidell Mayor Greg Cromer told Fox 8.
“At this time, we don’t have any reported injuries,” said St. Tammany Parish communications director Michael Vinsanau. “We do have damage that’s been reported. ... We have heavy rain throughout the area. This is something that’s impacting the entire parish.”
St. Tammany Parish Public School System spokesperson Meredith Mendez issued a statement at 1 p.m. that said Creekside Junior High was being utilized as a temporary shelter for storm victims.
“At this time, there is extensive damage in Slidell and flooding across St. Tammany Parish,” her statement said. “Power lines are down in many areas and more than a dozen of our schools are currently without power. Emergency officials are currently using Creekside Junior High as a temporary shelter for storm victims.
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Desert city of Dubai floods as UAE hit by heaviest rainfall in 75 years
City records over 142mm of rain in a day, about as much as it expects in a year and a half, as rain floods highways and homes
Reged Ahmad and agencies
Wed 17 Apr 2024 07.01 CEST
Heavy rains have hit the United Arab Emirates, flooding major highways and disrupting flights at Dubai international airport – in what the government has described as the largest amount of rainfall in the past 75 years.
The rains began on Monday night, and by Tuesday evening, more than 142mm (5.59in) had soaked the desert city of Dubai – normally the average amount it gets in a year and a half.
An average year sees 94.7 millimeters — or 3.73 inches — of rain at Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest for international travel and a hub for the long-haul carrier Emirates.
Some inland areas of the UAE recorded more than 80mm (3.2in) of rain over 24 hours to 8am Tuesday, approaching the annual average of about 100mm. Rain is unusual in the UAE, on the arid Arabian Peninsula, but occurs periodically during the cooler winter months.
Homes were flooded and vehicles were abandoned on roadways across Dubai as authorities sent tanker trucks into the streets to pump away the water. Many roads and other areas lack drainage given the lack of regular rainfall.
Flagship shopping centres Dubai Mall and Mall of the Emirates both suffered flooding, with ankle-deep water in at least one Dubai Metro station, according to images posted on social media.
Lightning was seen flashing across the sky, occasionally touching the tip of the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building.
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All the usual suspects of the chem trail variety are on and on that this is the result of a cloud seeding operation going awry.
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AccuWeather @accuweather wrote: Catastrophic damage in Sulphur, Oklahoma, after an overnight tornado. #OKwx
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Scary stuff:
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Aaron Jayjack @aaronjayjack wrote: One of the most insane tornadoes I’ve ever seen that just hit Westmoreland, KS. Law enforcement and first responders are heading into town in droves to help. This was LIVE streamed using @Starlink #kswx
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Hundreds rescued from floodwaters around Houston as millions in Texas, Oklahoma, remain under threat
Updated on: May 4, 2024 / 5:06 PM EDT / CBS/AP
Crews rescued more than 400 people from homes, rooftops and roads engulfed in murky water in Texas following heavy rains on Saturday. Others prepared to evacuate their property.
Floodwaters inundated a wide region Saturday, from Houston to rural East Texas, where game wardens rode airboats through waist-high waters and rescued both people and pets who did not evacuate in time. One crew brought a family and three dogs aboard as rising waters surrounded their cars and home. A flood watch remained in effect through Sunday afternoon as forecasters predicted additional rainfall Saturday night to the soaked region and the likelihood of major flooding. About 11 million people in Texas and Oklahoma are under flood warnings and watches this weekend.
Friday's storms forced numerous high-water rescues, including some from the rooftops of flooded homes. One such incident was caught on camera, as someone filmed a large truck being swept away as its driver jumped from the cab. The driver was later rescued.
Officials redoubled urgent instructions for residents in low-lying areas to evacuate, warning the worst was still to come.
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo said Saturday that the area is expecting more rain on Sunday and if it's a lot, it could be problematic. Hidalgo is the top elected official in the nation's third-largest county.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/houston-te ... -warnings/
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Terrifying Dash Cam Tornado Footage From Lincoln, Nebraska
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6 May 2024
This footage of the complete destruction of a building was filmed by a dash cam in an unoccupied vehicle in a parking lot during the Lincoln, Nebraska tornado on April 26, 2024. First, the trees disappear, then the building is ground up by the twister, spitting huge debris out of it, as it passes directly in front of the camera.
The real-time version is followed by a version at 1/4 speed.
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I hear it's very Stormy in New York today
Sorry, I couldn't resist
Sorry, I couldn't resist
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She was drinking some dreadful vegetable smoothie
concoction that looked like minced caterpillars.
concoction that looked like minced caterpillars.
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NOT in Barnsdall, but one of my granddaughters attends college (on a volleyball scholarship) in OK. She and a friend this academic year rented a mobile home in a very nice mobile home park. Last night the park was destroyed by a tornado. Luckily, the park has a storm shelter and she and her friend had sheltered there. After the gas leak was stopped they were allowed in to try to salvage whatever they can of their personal belongings, which is apparently not much.
What additionally sucks is, but for some idiot backing into her while driving a 1-ton or larger truck while she was parked at a convenience store and severely damaging her car, she would have been home for the summer. The shop had been dragging its feet on repair. Her car now sits under part of the roof of the shop but miraculously not damaged further. Yet. They had promised her her car would be completed today. Now, who knows.
Of course, the main thing is that she is safe, but just sayin'.
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