Koolblue13 Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 So, the water is already hitting upper 80's down here. That's September weather. It's going to be a scary summer here in the Carib. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chew Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 7 hospitalized, 87 people injured at Red Rocks after a nasty hail storm. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The 12th Commandment Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 Going to be 103 today with 20+ mph winds. Like being in one of those freakin air fryers. Usually we get wind or heat, which both suck adequately on their own, but both together is a new sucky thing I guess. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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China Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 Brutal heat wave makes Texas among the hottest places on Earth Blistering triple-digit temperatures across Texas this week have the state rivaling the hottest locations on the planet, including the Sahara Desert and parts of the Persian Gulf. Texas has for weeks been baking under a severe, early-season heat wave that is now spreading into the Lower Mississippi Valley and parts of the Southeast. Over the past week, several cities in Texas, including San Angelo and Del Rio, have hit or surpassed 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43 degrees Celsius) — temperatures that are more common at this time of year in parts of northern Africa and the Middle East. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, the state’s power grid operator, said power use hit a preliminary all-time high Tuesday as demand for air conditioning spiked, Reuters reported. ERCOT said it expects another record to be set Wednesday. A stagnant dome of high pressure has fueled dangerous heat and humidity across most of the state, with local officials warning people to take precautions and limit time outdoors. The extreme temperatures have already taken a toll. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed that the rate of emergency department visits attributed to heat last week were about 30% higher compared to the same time last year. Click on the link for the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsmarydu Posted July 5, 2023 Share Posted July 5, 2023 Damn thunderstorm knocked my Dish out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The 12th Commandment Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 Almost three weeks straight over 100 every day. At least another week of it ontap. You might say 'you live in southern NM what do you expect', but this is unlike any year I've seen in 35 years of living here. Two weeks of over the century mark is a hot summer. This is wack. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsmarydu Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 3 hours ago, The 12th Commandment said: Almost three weeks straight over 100 every day. At least another week of it ontap. You might say 'you live in southern NM what do you expect', but this is unlike any year I've seen in 35 years of living here. Two weeks of over the century mark is a hot summer. This is wack. Sorry, y'all. I've got a day of 82 coming up and that's my yard day, fo sho. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 People in Montpelier told to ‘go to the upper floors’ of their homes as dam nears capacity Epic flooding has stretched rescue crews thin, and Montpelier's chief of police said Tuesday that three of the county's emergency dispatch towers were down. Floodwaters inundate Main Street in Montpelier, Vermont, on Tuesday morning, July 11, 2023. The City of Montpelier reported that the Wrightsville Dam is holding at maximum capacity as of 4 p.m. Monday, adding that the Winooski and North Branch rivers “continue to remain high and pose a serious threat to anyone near the floodwater.” The city said it will provide regular updates on the “record-breaking” flooding every two hours on its website and social media pages, unless an urgent need arises. Montpelier also asked residents to avoid the downtown area until emergency crews have had time to assess the damage and ensure public safety, with the exception of business owners making necessary visits to their stores. Montpelier issued a boil water notice, warning that there is a “strong possibility” that the city’s drinking water supply “may become contaminated on the way to the tap” due to extreme flooding. According to the city, the situation presents a “significant” health risk. Infants, some seniors, and those with severely compromised immune systems may be at increased risk. The Montpelier Police Department reported that the water level is still rising at the Wrightsville Dam and was about 1 foot from the spillway as of 11:30 a.m. Tuesday. “Every additional foot of water that goes over the spillway doubles the amount of water entering the City from the dam,” Montpelier police wrote in a Facebook post, though they added that the city is seeing a reduction in floodwater downtown and in the Langdon Street and VSECU areas. Amid heavy rainfall and catastrophic flooding across the Northeast, officials in Montpelier, Vermont, are advising residents to seek higher ground in their homes as the state’s capital braces for a “potentially dangerous” situation. Click on the link for the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsmarydu Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 Wow, I saw little chance of rain today when I checked this morning. Now I've got lightning, thunder, & rain coming down in buckets (all straight down, not sideways). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreatBuzz Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 I drove down to Florida for a friend's retirement and it stormed the whole damn way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsmarydu Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 Great time for my A/C to go on the fritz. Tomorrow is predicted to break a record here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Genius Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 It likely won't rain here until October or November. One of the few things I do miss from the ec is summer t-storms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsmarydu Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 Aaand my HVAC guy has a full day planned & can't get here until tomorrow morning. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 A weekslong heat wave will intensify this weekend and push temperatures close to 130 degrees An already dangerous weekslong heat wave will only worsen this weekend as a heat dome intensifies and reaches peak strength over parts of the Western United States. The heat dome is so formidable the National Weather Service in Phoenix called it “one of the strongest high pressure systems this region has ever seen.” Around 100 heat records could fall today through the weekend as it intensifies, piling onto the more than 1,000 high temperature records broken in the US since June. More than 90 million people are under heat alerts after the heat dome expanded into places like California, which is now experiencing its first extreme heat wave of the year. It has already been dangerously hot for weeks in Texas, Florida and Arizona, where Phoenix is in the middle of a likely record-breaking streak of consecutive 110-degree days, forcing many businesses and parks to close or readjust their hours. The low temperature in Phoenix might not drop below 90 degrees for eight consecutive days, another record. Click on the link for the full article 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The 12th Commandment Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 Finally rained today, pretty good too. Half inch or so temp dropped from 101 to 81 in a hurry. I'm loving it and so are the plants in my yard. Even my cactuses were looking wilted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsmarydu Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 I have A/C again! 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmirOfShmo Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tshile Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 Damnit Canada. Rake your leaves already ****. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 Phoenix Breaks Record With 19 Consecutive Days 110 Degrees or Higher Less than two weeks after the Earth recorded what scientists said were likely its hottest days in modern history, Phoenix broke a 49-year-old record on Tuesday with the city’s 19th consecutive day of temperatures 110 degrees (43.3 Celsius) or higher, part of a punishing heat wave that spanned much of the Northern Hemisphere. The record-breaking temperatures are being driven by emissions of heat-trapping gases, mainly caused by the burning of fossil fuels and by the return of El Niño, a cyclical weather pattern. Click on the link for the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade7 Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 People gonna start moving soon... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 (edited) US heat wave could last into August after smashing 2,300-plus records As the unrelenting heat wave in the US enters its sixth week, millions of people from California to Florida are asking: When will it end? The long-term forecast looks bleak. The extreme heat could continue into August in some of the hardest-hit areas and even a brief glimmer of cooler hope for some parts of the country headed into the weekend will only mean new areas swelter as a heat dome slides west. The first heat alerts went out on June 10 and more than 2,300 heat records have fallen from Florida to California. That number will only grow as millions of people suffer through dangerous temperatures. Phoenix hit 110 degrees for a record-breaking 19th consecutive day on Tuesday. The temperature kept climbing to a new daily record of 118 degrees, one of 20 record highs set yesterday. Then it hardly cooled overnight, and on Wednesday morning, the city set a new all-time record for highest low temperature of 97 degrees. The longevity of this heat wave, combined with the dangerously low overnight temperatures, are taking a toll on human health and infrastructure in Arizona. There have been 12 confirmed heat-related deaths in Phoenix's Maricopa County in the first week of July, and 55 deaths in the county are suspected to be heat related and are under investigation, according to data from the Maricopa County Department of Public Health. An enormous, relentless stubborn ridge of high pressure has trapped air inside in a "heat dome" resulting in extreme temperatures as the dome parks itself over areas. The heat will remain until a shift in the weather pattern occurs and either breaks apart the heat dome or moves it out of the country completely. That's not expected anytime soon. Instead, the dangerous heat will continue through this week, with more records broken each day. Click on the link for the full article Edited July 21, 2023 by China Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 Severe burns cases on rise in US south-west as extreme heatwave takes toll Doctors in the US south-west have reported a rise in first-, second-, and third-degree contact burn cases amid extreme heat conditions. The reports of severe burn incidents, some fatal, came from hospitals in Arizona and Nevada, where temperatures have recently reached triple digits and deaths from heat-related conditions have surged. Last week, Phoenix, Arizona, broke a record for the longest stretch of days in which temperatures reached 100F (37.8C) or more. An excessive heat warning is active in the city until Saturday evening, with afternoon temperatures possibly as high as 118F (47.8C) in some parts. Dr Kara Geren, an emergency medicine physician at Valleywise Health in Phoenix, told NBC burns suffered when people pass out and fall on to superheated outdoor surfaces such as roads or sidewalks “can be very severe and disfiguring to the point where you have to have what’s called a skin graft, where they take skin from other parts of your body and kind of cover it up”. Her hospital’s burns unit, she said, was “very full. It just keeps going.” Click on the link for the full article 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsmarydu Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 Thunder overhead. Hit me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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