Xann Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 Winchester may have been evaporated? https://www.lightningmaps.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted August 1 VT Supporter Share Posted August 1 29 minutes ago, Xann said: Winchester may have been evaporated? https://www.lightningmaps.org 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 Screenshot from last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 'Biblical' flash flooding hits city high street https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clwy0y7ljj8o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 It's not biblical, it's extreme flash flooding which almost certainly is a result of climate change. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nor-Cal Villan Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 (edited) 100 degrees (38 C) here today and air quality in the Unhealthy range due to the fire When we got home from east coast yesterday sky was clear and no indication that there was even a fire nearby. What a difference a day makes also learned yesterday that some good friends lost their house and pretty much everything Edited August 2 by Nor-Cal Villan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 We decided to go for a walk as the storm approached last night. Expected a soaking, didn't take a jacket and left the phone and wallet at home. We're at the lake in the park and there's a big strike nearby, then the bang. All the water birds abandoned their boltholes in the reeds and the island in the middle, putting distance between themselves and the banks. They've been fighting amongst themselves for months whilst they've been nesting and rearing chicks. The swans wiped out the Canada geese broods save one chick. The coots fight all comers. There was no aggro after the strike. They mingled in silence on the water waiting for the storm to pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC_Hitz Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 19 minutes ago, Xann said: We decided to go for a walk as the storm approached last night. Expected a soaking, didn't take a jacket and left the phone and wallet at home. We're at the lake in the park and there's a big strike nearby, then the bang. All the water birds abandoned their boltholes in the reeds and the island in the middle, putting distance between themselves and the banks. They've been fighting amongst themselves for months whilst they've been nesting and rearing chicks. The swans wiped out the Canada geese broods save one chick. The coots fight all comers. There was no aggro after the strike. They mingled in silence on the water waiting for the storm to pass. Are these Dylan lyrics? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted August 2 VT Supporter Share Posted August 2 57 minutes ago, Xann said: They've been fighting amongst themselves for months whilst they've been nesting and rearing chicks. The swans wiped out the Canada geese broods save one chick. The coots fight all comers. There was no aggro after the strike. They mingled in silence on the water waiting for the storm to pass. Reminds me of when I used to take our cat to the vet. Didn't use a carrying box, he just sat on my lap in the waiting room - which was full of cats and dogs of all sizes. And not a trace of aggro, all of them just looking grim and worried. The solidarity of the scared. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 Currently in Florida on my hols - survived two weeks in Orlando despite the ridiculous heat throughout the days and was lucky with the anticipated afternoon storms being minimal (only two of any note) Moved down to Manasota Key on the gulf of Mexico for the final week, stopping in a beachside bungalow and on day 5 had the severe storm warning for storm Debby (their spelling) It absolutely hurled down overnight but all was ok in the morning. However by around 11am yesterday morning the rain got heavier again and we noticed the road outside the property was becoming waterlogged and pooling. The next thing we knew, around 30 mins later was water coming through the front door - cue, bundles of towels rolled up to stem the flow etc. Suddenly water began to seep through the bungalow floor in various rooms and didn't stop! Within 15 mins it was ankle deep and rising. We quickly packed all our bags and into the car (thankfully I picked the biggest SUV from the Alamo lot as the water outside was over a foot deep) and contacted our host who basically said get out of dodge before the sheriff closed the connecting bridges to the mainland and to find a motel... Made the decision to drive across the state to the much less affected East coast and swiftly arranged another place to stay. Drove through some utterly batshit crazy weather though to get there. Our kit on the whole survived but a few things water damaged, typically my son's $200 lightsaber he built at Disney... Mad experience (and this is coming from a survivor of the boxing day tsunami in Thailand back in 2004!) 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nor-Cal Villan Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 (edited) 8 hours ago, theboyangel said: Currently in Florida on my hols - survived two weeks in Orlando despite the ridiculous heat throughout the days and was lucky with the anticipated afternoon storms being minimal (only two of any note) Moved down to Manasota Key on the gulf of Mexico for the final week, stopping in a beachside bungalow and on day 5 had the severe storm warning for storm Debby (their spelling) It absolutely hurled down overnight but all was ok in the morning. However by around 11am yesterday morning the rain got heavier again and we noticed the road outside the property was becoming waterlogged and pooling. The next thing we knew, around 30 mins later was water coming through the front door - cue, bundles of towels rolled up to stem the flow etc. Suddenly water began to seep through the bungalow floor in various rooms and didn't stop! Within 15 mins it was ankle deep and rising. We quickly packed all our bags and into the car (thankfully I picked the biggest SUV from the Alamo lot as the water outside was over a foot deep) and contacted our host who basically said get out of dodge before the sheriff closed the connecting bridges to the mainland and to find a motel... Made the decision to drive across the state to the much less affected East coast and swiftly arranged another place to stay. Drove through some utterly batshit crazy weather though to get there. Our kit on the whole survived but a few things water damaged, typically my son's $200 lightsaber he built at Disney... Mad experience (and this is coming from a survivor of the boxing day tsunami in Thailand back in 2004!) Florida glad all that was lost was the expensive toy I survived Hurricane Diane in Wilmington, NC back in 1984. The force of a hurricane up close and personal is truly awesome/frightening Edited August 5 by Nor-Cal Villan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 3 minutes ago, Nor-Cal Villan said: Florida glad all that was lost was the expensive toy It was our last chance to do the whole Disney thing and it’s been great (barring yesterday!) but I’m in no rush to return to Florida. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nor-Cal Villan Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 17 minutes ago, theboyangel said: It was our last chance to do the whole Disney thing and it’s been great (barring yesterday!) but I’m in no rush to return to Florida. My brother-in-law lives in Gainesville. I like him and his family, quite a bit, but I hope/plan to never set foot in that wretched state again if I have any choice in the matter. There are a bunch of places I want to go that likely require a flight from Miami, so would make an exception for that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 1 minute ago, Nor-Cal Villan said: My brother-in-law lives in Gainesville. I like him and his family, quite a bit, but I hope/plan to never set foot in that wretched state again if I have any choice in the matter. There are a bunch of places I want to go that likely require a flight from Miami, so would make an exception for that There’s a lot of Trump fans here… I’ll say that for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nor-Cal Villan Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 4 minutes ago, theboyangel said: There’s a lot of Trump fans here… I’ll say that for sure Indeed but there are also a lot from the other side of the political spectrum who go there for low taxes That describes my brother-in-law: hired as a professor at University of Florida over 25 years ago. Hates the state’s politics and has been severely impacted professionally by DeSantis’ policies, yet won’t leave because of being a tightwad. Yet when you work up his total tax burden Florida doesn’t really come out all that much better than other places. Certainly not so much better to stay in a place with so much going against it. Yes, no income tax, but the state makes up for it in numerous other manners. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 Monday might be warm then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 7 hours ago, Xann said: Monday might be warm then? Oof, feels like 39 It rained overnight here which was a surprise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 Unexpectedly stormy here all morning. Thunder, lightning and rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 Same over in Stafford. Not greatly hot and rain off an on since the early hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted August 12 VT Supporter Share Posted August 12 On 05/08/2024 at 09:57, theboyangel said: Currently in Florida on my hols - survived two weeks in Orlando despite the ridiculous heat throughout the days and was lucky with the anticipated afternoon storms being minimal (only two of any note) Moved down to Manasota Key on the gulf of Mexico for the final week, stopping in a beachside bungalow and on day 5 had the severe storm warning for storm Debby (their spelling) It absolutely hurled down overnight but all was ok in the morning. However by around 11am yesterday morning the rain got heavier again and we noticed the road outside the property was becoming waterlogged and pooling. The next thing we knew, around 30 mins later was water coming through the front door - cue, bundles of towels rolled up to stem the flow etc. Suddenly water began to seep through the bungalow floor in various rooms and didn't stop! Within 15 mins it was ankle deep and rising. We quickly packed all our bags and into the car (thankfully I picked the biggest SUV from the Alamo lot as the water outside was over a foot deep) and contacted our host who basically said get out of dodge before the sheriff closed the connecting bridges to the mainland and to find a motel... Made the decision to drive across the state to the much less affected East coast and swiftly arranged another place to stay. Drove through some utterly batshit crazy weather though to get there. Our kit on the whole survived but a few things water damaged, typically my son's $200 lightsaber he built at Disney... Mad experience (and this is coming from a survivor of the boxing day tsunami in Thailand back in 2004!) jeez you get some rotten luck...please keep us updated on future travel plans so we know where to avoid! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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