Arrived at 23:00 and set the anchor right off a resort that had 3 high towers spread out across the area with hearts near the top of each one. Seemed like a good sign! The swells were twisting around the edge of the harbor so we tucked in tight. After a successful crossing, we a...
Recent High Winds in Colorado + Power Outages If your home had electricity the entire duration of these winds, count yourself lucky. Countless power outages caused by the recent gusts were reported all across the state and some unfortunate Coloradans were left without power for multiple days becaus...
often called aRear-Inflow Jet (RIJ). Microscale processes along squall lines can enhance these winds and produce damaging, straight-line winds, and perhaps even a tornado at the top of any notches. On the right is how radar detects it. You...
Characteristics of measured extreme thunderstorm near-surface wind gusts in the United StatesThunderstormWind directionalityExtreme value analysisClusteringWinds generated from thunderstorms have been shown to be important in wind engineering. However, the collection of data for these events has been limited....
Derecho: A widespread, long-lived band of quickly moving thunderstorms characterized by excessive wind damage. By definition, the wind damage swath should extend for more than 240 miles or 400 km with severe wind gusts (58 mph or greater) along most of its length. ...
The last one was really a surprise. I was in the shower room at the marina getting spruced up for a hot date on the town with my Phillip (we ate at the Treasure Sands Club that night …. just fabulous, I gained five treasure pounds that night alone that I am still proud of! ; ...
Although we hadn’t arrived in Staten Island yet, we were past the most sensitive area. If the police were going to stop us anywhere, it would have been in the Hudson near Manhattan. That they didn’t was a good omen. One that we hoped would last for the rest of the trip! We ...
Forecasts for the weekend showed possible wind gusts of up to 80 mph, prompting PG&E officials to warn of more shutdowns, likely starting Saturday for most of the San Francisco Bay Area, excluding the city itself. “We do think that it will be the strongest offshore wind even this season...
TUESDAY…Windy. Rain at times. Rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch likely. Highs near 50. Southwest wind 15 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 mph. TUESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain in the evening. Lows in the mid 30s to lower 40s. South wind 10 to 15 mph...
Environment Canada said winds near Fort Nelson on Tuesday will become westerly reaching 20 kilometres an hour in speed, with gusts forecasted to reach 40 km/h. The forecaster said there is no significant rain in the forecast for northeast B.C. through to next Sunday. ...