How's your weather and climate stuff today thread

Originally posted by sapper740
Well, it's taken a very long time but Summer has finally hit Texas. I don't know if Texas news filters around the world, but after several years of drought, Mother Nature has seen fit to refill all the lakes and reservoirs in just one season. Both May and June have set rainfall records for most rain in one day and one month. Here in Corinth we received 8" of rain in one evening and the city of Austin received 19" in one day! Several people have drowned after being swept away when rivers have crested their banks and many counties have been declared disaster areas. There are few boats out on the lakes currently as the launching ramps and access roads to them are still under water. The weather has only just recently settled down and the temperatures are just starting to rise to summer norms. We're seeing mid to high 90's and should be hitting the 100's any day now. With all the standing water slowly evaporating the humdity is extremely high so the perceived temperature is much higher.

I had heard a bit of news but someone I talk to online quite often in Texas told me some of whats been happening with the floodings. Those poor people who lost their lives ... people must be in shock ... these floods show no mercy for people and property

Our weather has been like yours regards the temps lately (we're expected to hit 39c by Friday or Sat) and we're under severe weather warnings for electrical storms, although we had a bit of this tonight and expect more today, we're okay right now. As to floods, we aren't near any water that can get to us as far as I know but we've had some wicked winds occassionally ... almost tornado ... the big worry here is fires. So dry and getting dryer every day.

I don't know what to say for all those peope badly effected (and worse) by your floods .... I always feel so helpless when I hear about disasters and the like. I wish I could fix it for everyone and make things right again.

Keefy ... do you want me to send you some mukluks, a buffalo coat and a beaver hat?

BTW ... I had just crawled back into bed to get some sleep when I heard, LOUD and close by, what sounded like gunshot (I doubt it was fireworks!!!) ... a few moments later a bit farther away I heard 2 more close together but the last one a bit farther away sounding ... so I called the cops (RCMP detachment takes care of this town as there are no "city cops") The woman took my report and sounded like she was typing up a storm as I talked. I tried describing the sounds. I told her I wasn't 100% positive it was gunshot but felt pretty sure they were. I would rather it be fireworks and maybe they were? The woman was glad I called and told me they sent someone out right away ... so ... that little adrenalin rush got me up again so here I be. This reminds me how often helicopters have been flying low over here the last couple of days and I've been thinking they're probably looking for someone, so fireworks or gunshot, I'm glad I called ... just in case. I called pretty soon after hearing this and they had no other calls at that point ... normal people are sleeping though LOL
That was less than half hour before I logged in here.

Oh ... I also just remembered that cop cars HAVE been cruising right around my block yesterday and one was parked in the alley for a while yesterday morning. I wonder who they're looking for and I hope they catched 'em ...

Extremes.
Natural disasters.
People created disasters aka criminals ...

Is there no delete key for these elements?