Forecasted wind gusts at about 4pm this afternoon. Sustained wind will be about 20mph. As the voice on NOAA Weather Radio tells me, that could blow things around a bit. Stay tuned.
Alabama is getting hammered. This has been going on for hours over there. Oxford and Water Valley got it this morning, too. It started raining here at 4:19 and we’ve already gotten 0.20″ at 4:34.
And I can understand why. Currently 77*, 71% relative humidity, 32,500 Lux, pressure 1007hPa and steady, wind 7mph & gusting up to 20. Mr. Big Food started the corned beef in the crockpot at 5am this morning– just in case.
As Promised! A Chart!! Originally published on August 25, 2020; here with minor edits Yesterday I had a spot of fun looking at some graphics from local National Weather Service (NWS) Twitter. This one especially tickled me. On the face of it, everything on the list sort of makes sense. But when you start digging in, and
a short series reposted from @Marica on Gab. Part 1 here, 2 here. If I had kids, I’d make a list of the electronics they regularly use that can be powered by power banks, figure out how much capacity each one needs to stay up and running for some definite period of time, make sure
A short series reposted from @Marica on Gab. Part 1 here. Power banks are excellent additions to your common sense preps. They keep devices, headphones, cameras, rechargeable lanterns and flashlights, and your NOAA weather radio up and running when the power goes out and the batteries start to fade. They come in a variety of
a short series reposted from Gab @Marica First, for those outages that you create (forgot to charge your phone and you’re away from home) I recommend the Jackery Bolt ($25). It’s 6000mAh, 30 watt-hours (Wh) and very light. It’s the one on the far bottom with two cables pulled out. One is standard micro-usb, the
I was too busy during last week’s official Mississippi Spring Severe Weather Preparedness Week dealing with actual Mississippi Winter Severe Weather, so this week I am surveying our preps for thunderstorms and tornadoes. Yesterday and today I checked the batteries in the flashlights, NOAA weather radio, cheap walkie-talkies, and such and replaced as needed. Inventoried
Perfect day to collect some data, under suboptimal conditions, on the conversion of sunlight to flowing electrons. First run was simply charging up the Jackery 240Wh power station from 95% charged to 100% using the Jackery Solar Sega (SS) 60W solar panel. Seventeen minutes. Next up was a methodological didn’t-think-this-through. I used the pass though
I was listening the radio this morning. At some point yesterday there were a quarter of a million people without power in Mississippi. They expected Zeta to slow down and weaken after it made landfall near New Orleans. Zeta did not do that. There was also a cold front moving west-east and so there were
All is well here on The Farm. Sadly, I cannot report the same for everyone. Eleven folks died. Here is the initial damage report. More than 72,000 homes and businesses without power. The phone just rang. Someone looking for the power company. From Mississippi Emergency Management’s twitter feed: Enough to make you cry, isn’t it?
Not seeing it. That said, I have not finished a cup of coffee yet so maybe things will look worse in a while. By the way. All four models forecast rain beginning some time between midnight and about 4am. It is 4:57 and there has been no rain. Happy Easter!
…DISCUSSION… A multi-day severe weather episode is expected Day 4-5/Fri-Sat from the Arklatex into the Deep South vicinity. An intense mid/upper trough over the Four Corners and northwest Mexico early on Friday will eject eastward into the southern Plains by 12z Saturday. At the surface, low pressure will develop over TX and shift east/northeast toward
When I posted about Radar Scope’s capabilities, I was completely uniformed. It can do vastly more than I knew at the time. This is a pretty long video but it’s a nice overview, and the last few minutes are of the guy actually chasing a tornado so you can skip those. He’s got five, I
Please note that I wrote this May 1, 2019. The damage has been done in Texas and Oklahoma, though you wouldn’t know it if you looked at The Weather Channel or Wunderground— all they care about right now is India. I’ll see for myself 1b. WEATHER SITES AND APPS for your devises For all around
@USTornadoes Good advise. Also, put a flashlight in your pocket clean the kitchen & run the dishwasher pick stuff up from the floor– make sure the path to your tornado room is clear wash & dry a load of towels be sure everything is fully charged, including your battery packs and weather radio Think it
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