Weather 2011

[Booker]

So pleased to hear that your properties are safe folks.  Anne, have you heard if all the Berkshire members have escaped major disruption?

[cohan]

It was uneventful here, only lost power for about 3 seconds, enough to make our computers and cable tv reboot 

Lots of rain and wind, downed limbs and such.  People in some towns lost power for a day or so.  The eye of the storm went further west of us than first predicted, tracking up New York State and towards Vermont, one of the quickest hurricane/tropical storm events in memory.

Good to see you and Anne made out okay.. we've seen on TV not everyone was so lucky..

[Spiegel]

Cliff, I don't get home until Friday and will be checking on everyone then.  My sister in Connecticut has been without power and water since Saturday.

[Hoy]

Irene is here! But she arrives like all other low pressure systems of this time of the year:
http://www.yr.no/nyheter/1.7773579

[cohan]

No hurricanes here! But cool and windy (11C high) and frost warning again tonight, guess we can just get used to that from now on! Warmer days coming again though--they say 28 by Thurs! If its true, it will be one of our 3 or 4 warmest days of the year....

[McDonough]

After a couple days of clear, dry, breezy not-too-hot days, it's back to being hot and humid, 86 F (30 C) with high humidity. Taking a quick trip around the garden with my camera, my feet and legs are bitten up badly from a fresh crop of tiny, fast moving, ravenous mosquitoes, no doubt a result of so much rain in last week's hurricane/tropic storm event and prior rain all season. Still waiting for a confirmed cooling trend, and a day below 70 F (21 C).

[Hoy]

After a couple days of clear, dry, breezy not-too-hot days, it's back to being hot and humid, 86 F (30 C) with high humidity. Taking a quick trip around the garden with my camera, my feet and legs are bitten up badly from a fresh crop of tiny, fast moving, ravenous mosquitoes, no doubt a result of so much rain in last week's hurricane/tropic storm event and prior rain all season. Still waiting for a confirmed cooling trend, and a day below 70 F (21 C).

I am always waiting for the above-70F-days!

Or you can move to: http://www.yr.no/sted/Antarktika/Annet/Sydpolen~6269204/langtidsvarsel.html

[McDonough]

Trond, I'm SOOOO ready for some Norway-like temperature; I'm built for a cool climate and suffer through the long hot summers.  When it's humid and hot (which also = buggy) I lose any motivation to work in the garden.

[Lori S.]

Frost on the roofs this morning... 
But a beautiful day, now that it has finally warmed up.

[Lori S.]

Well, how's this for crazy weather?  The downtown was closed to pedestrian and vehicular traffic today due to high winds.  There were many windows in at least one office tower broken from debris flying around.  An area of several blocks around the building where I work is still closed to access.  Many trees knocked down in various parts of the city.  Chinooks aren't usually quite this violent.
Should be interesting getting to work tomorrow... assuming the building is open then.  

[Schier]

Lori, hope you make out ok today - talked to my sister in Calgary and got the update on her end of town, what a "breeze" you had! Wind here too, but not nearly as much when it reached us. 

[Nold]

Such is life, living right next to the Rockies. I have a friend in Boulder who saw a parked car blown across the street during one of Boulder's infamous windstorms. And he also saw a roof go sailing down the hill.
Here, I'm about 6.4km east of the foothills. Mount Falcon is 2377m so there isn't the dramatic slant to the foothills like the Flatirons in Boulder, and the winds are somewhat less frightening.
All sorts of things blow into the yard (and get stuck on the cactus). Never money, of course. One time we had high wind blowing for days, and at the end of it (I don't know how many times I've told this story) there was this box flapping in the front yard. It held an entire, almost fresh, cake, inscribed "Congratulations, Renee." Poor Renee.

Bob

[Nold]

Wind hasn't been nearly as bad here as in Calgary.
I can't resist posting pictures, so here's the mountain wave cloud this afternoon.

Bob

[Hoy]

We have had a crazy weather the last three days. First a fullblown gale hit the northern parts of Norway and a high tide too (the highest recorded ever) damaged a few houses, sheds and boathouses. The next day another strong gale (both were caused by low pressure systems like hurricanes) hit the southern parts of Norway. The biggest waves that hit the coast reached about 20m tall. South of me two people, although standing far from the sea) were swept away and drowned. The next three days the weather forecast tells us that we will get a lot of rain (300mm). I crossed the mountains yesterday and timed the drive between the storms. However, the mild weather melted the snow even at the high mountains and a lot of meltwater and rain filled every creek and river  like the spring floods. All went well though - I was almost alone on the road!

[McDonough]

On the lighter side; Bob, did you eat Renee's intact cake?

On the more serious side; Trond & Lori, sorry to hear of extreme weather conditions, sounds frightening, and a reminder of just how powerful mother nature can be.