Fire, Typhoon, Hurricane, Volcano, Monsoon…the thread to discuss Nature’s Wrath.
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I just heard one of those emergency alert things on the radio, that interrupts the normal programming and then somebody tells you about something awful happening.
It’s a tornado. Like an on-the-ground fucking-shit-up tornado.
It’s in Clackamas County, Oregon, just south of Portland.
The report was read over the radio by a nice robot person with a very soothing voice.
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This will also affect Oregon:
HIGH WIND WARNING SATURDAY: Rain before noon, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Temperature falling to around 53 by 5pm. Windy, with a southeast wind 18 to 23 mph becoming south southwest 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. SUNDAY: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 55. South southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
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OMG five years later 
Anyway it’s 84°F and 26% relative humidity here
According to the calculator thing that’s a “wet bulb” temperature of 62°F
Wet Bulb Calculator
I wish meteorologists would forecast and publish the wet bulb temperatures—that’s what really gets us if it’s too high
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The pollen count has been atmospheric.
Ha, ha.
I shouldn’t joke. It’s nothing to sneeze at.
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Sounds like Dusty Springfield to me.
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It’s been raining a lot here and supposed to rain all week. But it’s also staying above freezing, so at least there’s that. April showers and all, if they don’t drown all the flowers.
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If we are the sort of people who observe Beltane at the second full moon after the spring equinox … that is tonight on the U.S. West Coast
Friday night most other places
No pretty moons for us though, it’s raining here 
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Cloudy in Warren, MI, but the nearly-full moon is visible between the clouds. It’s really nice out too, nice & temperate with a light wind.
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Gonna revive this since I have weather to talk about…
Looks like we’re gonna get more snow this week…
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Today it’s 3°; a couple days ago, it was 46°.
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Earlier today it was in the 40s and last time I checked it was around 30.
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Temps went the wrong way today: 36F/2C at midnight, hovered around 30F/-1C most of the afternoon with brief intermittent flurries. Currently 24F/5C and falling, with expected low around 12F/-11C. This is exceptionally cold for North Alabama.
@mindysan33 the snow forecast for the ATL area will probably miss us, but Central and South Alabama, even as far as the Gulf Coast, are forecast to get several inches of snow. Wild…
Everyone stay warm. I’m headed outside to check on my improvised heating system in the citrus greenhouse 
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Tuesday night it’s going down to 1.4 F (-17 C). This is Toronto.
Not too bad right now at 19.4 f (-7 C), We’ve had snow this afternoon and evening which is going to cover all the ice patches; I fell once today and bruised my knee, and don’t want to do it again.
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Going to be in the mid to low 20s tonight. The snow chance for Monday night/Tuesday morning appears to be shrinking. The kid is going to be disappointed. Tuesday will hardly be above freezing all day. All the schools have closed for the day. This is not a place where the roads will be safe to drive. The city probably ought to look more into anti-ice measures. As the summers get worse, we also seem to be having more of these winters with multiple hard freezes during the day. In between the 60 and 70 degree weeks
Meyer lemon tucked deep into the front door alcove (three walls) where heat from the house leaks through despite my efforts at weatherization. It’s got some new incandescent christmas lights (200 bulbs) and the pot is wrapped round with sheets and a frost cover. It did fine last freeze at 28 without the lights and cover. Didn’t even drop a single baby lemon and put out more blooms. My tree is insane. It should be warmer with the gear on and will get indirect light most of the day with a good hour direct at sunset.
One of the rose bushes is budding. Ridiculous creature! It’s the monster bush that requires pruning of 2ft every 2 months. I’m not concerned it, or the others, won’t survive and be quite happy in spring. They’ve done this dance without protection several times now.
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Stay warm! Good luck to your citrus greenhouse!
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I hope KeyBillyJefe is hunkered down, although it looks like it might not get quite that far.
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