What's your weather right now? 2024 Edition

[Rascal]

-5 here a few weeks ago. Not surprisingly its mid winter. High of 10 c here today.
No experience with tornadoes but lived thru a few earthquakes highest 7.1 and it was a doozey.
Enjoy summer folks, old man winter is on its way

Russ

 

[blissful]

@Rascal thank you for reminding me it's winter on the other side of the world, when i dream of summer.

 

[pepperhead212]

Well, as usual, the rain that was predicted did not happen. After that .49" throughout the day yesterday, only .04" came overnight - it almost all went east, and some areas got 5" or more! Another humid day today, only getting to 88°, but back to the 90s Sunday.

 

[taxlady]

No rain today, but tomorrow is the anniversary of the Montreal flood of 1987. It really was impressive and I can't help but think of it every year when it gets near the 14th of July. I lived on a high second floor (above a store) in an apartment building. My toilet turned into a fountain, which shot water at least 3 feet into the air. I spent a good long time mopping up water, even as it was still fountaining into my bathroom. At least it was nice, clean water.

Montreal flood of 1987 - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[blissful]

Severe thunderstorm weather alert, winds, hail, possible tornadoes,,,well, anything is possible. All around 10 pm. later near 3 am, more storms coming through.

 

[dragnlaw]

taxy, I remember that one too! The one motorist died trapped in his car in an underpass. Still have a hard time believing that one.

 

[taxlady]

taxy, I remember that one too! The one motorist died trapped in his car in an underpass. Still have a hard time believing that one.

That person was an 80 year old man. Makes it a little easier to believe. There was, according to Wikipedia, also one person who died by electrocution.

 

[dragnlaw]

Wow, yes, it certainly does. Thanks taxy.

 

[caseydog]

No rain today, but tomorrow is the anniversary of the Montreal flood of 1987. It really was impressive and I can't help but think of it every year when it gets near the 14th of July. I lived on a high second floor (above a store) in an apartment building. My toilet turned into a fountain, which shot water at least 3 feet into the air. I spent a good long time mopping up water, even as it was still fountaining into my bathroom. At least it was nice, clean water.

Montreal flood of 1987 - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Yeah, a lot of sewer systems up there are shared with storm drains. I have no idea what they were thinking when they did that.

For a little perspective on that flood of 1987, here is Harvey, 2017.

Hurricane Harvey - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Here is a picture of Houston, the forth largest city in the US. One of the many reasons I refuse to move to Houston, no matter how much my family tries to guilt me into moving there.

CD

 

[taxlady]

Yeah, a lot of sewer systems up there are shared with storm drains. I have no idea what they were thinking when they did that.

For a little perspective on that flood of 1987, here is Harvey, 2017.

Hurricane Harvey - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Here is a picture of Houston, the forth largest city in the US. One of the many reasons I refuse to move to Houston, no matter how much my family tries to guilt me into moving there.

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CD

You win. But, it was impressive for Montreal.

 

[blissful]

yep, we lost power for 2 hours started right after my post. We were able to test out rechargeable lamps and they worked great, at full light, 2 hours, really bright, enough to read by.

 

[Linda0818]

Today we had one of those summertime downpours while the sun was shining. Looked for a rainbow, but never found one. However, still very steamy and humid and next week, starting Monday, they're talking 90's in temperature and over 100 in heat index.

I'm so over this crap. I don't tolerate heat well at all and it makes me feel sick to my stomach. Again, I can't wait for Fall. I'm a Fall and Winter gal. Give me snow over 95 degrees any day.

 

[Linda0818]

yep, we lost power for 2 hours started right after my post. We were able to test out rechargeable lamps and they worked great, at full light, 2 hours, really bright, enough to read by.

Losing power, even for 30 minutes, is the worst thing ever.

 

[caseydog]

You win. But, it was impressive for Montreal.

Well, nobody won, the way I see it. A lot of people lost. I'm sure people who went through that Montreal flood suffered just as much, in their own way.

CD

 

[caseydog]

Losing power, even for 30 minutes, is the worst thing ever.

Well, my sister would say that losing power for four days is worse. But, you can learn a few things from folks in hurricane country, that can make a few hours go a lot better. A little bit of preparation can make things a whole lot easier.

What to Do Before the Tropical Storm or Hurricane

CD

 

[taxlady]

yep, we lost power for 2 hours started right after my post. We were able to test out rechargeable lamps and they worked great, at full light, 2 hours, really bright, enough to read by.

I liked the post for the rechargeable lamps working well, not for the power outage.

 

[Linda0818]

Well, my sister would say that losing power for four days is worse. But, you can learn a few things from folks in hurricane country, that can make a few hours go a lot better. A little bit of preparation can make things a whole lot easier.

What to Do Before the Tropical Storm or Hurricane

CD

I was just saying that not having power even for 30 minutes can totally suck. Longer than that is worse, of course.

I've been in the situation of losing power for several days, either from strong thunderstorms or, in one case, because of an ice storm in winter. That was one of craziest things I've ever been through, for living in a place that doesn't normally deal with that kind of thing. Everything was covered in ice, we had no power and I literally took items out of my freezer and put them outside to keep them frozen. And we huddled everyone, including our animals, into one room, snuggled into big blankets, to try and keep warm until our power came back.

 

[caseydog]

I was just saying that not having power even for 30 minutes can totally suck. Longer than that is worse, of course.

I've been in the situation of losing power for several days, either from strong thunderstorms or, in one case, because of an ice storm in winter. That was one of craziest things I've ever been through, for living in a place that doesn't normally deal with that kind of thing. Everything was covered in ice, we had no power and I literally took items out of my freezer and put them outside to keep them frozen. And we huddled everyone, including our animals, into one room, snuggled into big blankets, to try and keep warm until our power came back.

Yup, thanks to the idiots who run our state government, we had "The Big Freeze" of 2021 here in Texas. Over 400 people died, billions in damage. No good reason for it. Just hubris.

Psychopoodle and I slept by the fireplace, and I shut off the water so the pipes couldn't burst. I had my camping gear to cook with and maintain some small level of comfort. Lots of five gallon buckets of water so the toilets could flush. That's a big thing you need to plan for.

2021 Texas power crisis - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

CD

 

[taxlady]

CD, you turned off the water so the pipes wouldn't freeze? Here we leave a trickle of water running when we don't want the pipes to freeze.

 

[caseydog]

CD, you turned off the water so the pipes wouldn't freeze? Here we leave a trickle of water running when we don't want the pipes to freeze.

A lot of people left water dripping during the big freeze, and their pipes froze. When they thawed, homes flooded. Keep in mind that homes in much of Texas, especially down around Houston, are just not built for long periods of freezing weather. Homes here are designed and built for long periods of high heat.

We had a bad ice storm in 1989, and I had a pipe burst. Lucky for me, it was in a garage wall, so the water all went outside or into the garage. No flood damage. But, I leaned from that experience.

I only have one pipe on an outside wall in my current house, and it is very well insulated. But, it is the main pipe coming into the house. I used the old, "better safe than sorry" strategy.

CD