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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, August 15, 2005 - 10:32 pm
We drove back from Vegas this afternoon/evening and followed a huge storm from Stateline to Mojave. Big, ugly black clouds, thunder and lightening, wind and rain. We did luck out with the rain since we only hit three spots of bad rain that we drove through pretty quickly. Friday and Saturday the weather was just like here, except for some cloudiness. More humid than I'm used to and hot (Saturday I think it was, it was 100+ for awhile.) Sunday afternoon and evening it rained and was cooler. We went into Treasure Island to have dinner about 5 and then caught Mystere. Left about 10:30 or 11. It was raining when we went in and was raining when we came out, though I'm not sure if it rained the entire 5-6 hours. We did here from several people they are in monsoon season (which we don't really have here.) We got home tonight, it's nice and cooler (only about 78 now) and a little cloudy, but no rain. Mom said last night they had thunder and lightening though.
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Tuesday, August 16, 2005 - 9:50 am
Strange to see the weather channel with most of the continent covered in green indicating rain. Right now we've got 89° with 53% humidity, breeze out of the sse at 15 and a high uv rating. The sky is blue and dotted with fluffy white cumulous clouds. It's gorgeous!
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Buttercup
Member
07-16-2005
| Thursday, August 25, 2005 - 3:34 pm
We're in the middle of hurricane Katrina, the wind is howling, the rain is pouring, trees are falling over, and on the news they are showing a guy outside riding his bike...
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Thursday, August 25, 2005 - 3:37 pm
Stay safe and inside, Buttercup. How's Butterbaby?
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Thursday, August 25, 2005 - 3:50 pm
Buttercup, keeping my fingers crossed for you. Hang in there!
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Thursday, August 25, 2005 - 4:01 pm
I love wild weather, but when it becomes life threatening....it's time to get to higher safer ground......but I really push it to the last minute
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Buttercup
Member
07-16-2005
| Thursday, August 25, 2005 - 4:40 pm
Thanks guys. Butterbaby is just fine, Vee--she's tucked in for the night and sound asleep The lights keep flickering but so far so good here. Just heard of two fatalities...one of the victims, according to the news, was out driving, a tree came down and hit several powerlines which in turn landed on the vehicle. Sigh...I wish people would just listen to the warnings and do as they are told and stay inside 
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Thursday, August 25, 2005 - 6:12 pm
Awwww, happy to know that the babe is sleeping safe and sound. Just like a baby not to be concerned especially if mom and dad are staying cool. Sorry to hear about the fatalities, though. Sometimes folks don't feel as if they have choices so they don't heed the warnings.
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Friday, August 26, 2005 - 3:03 pm
Anyone heard from our Florida TVCHers? It's still not looking so good down there... ETA: Buttercup accounted for...
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Twiggyish
Member
08-14-2000
| Friday, August 26, 2005 - 3:37 pm
All's fine here. I"m on the other coast. Katrina is sending us gusting winds..but it's not a big deal. Thanks!!
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Friday, August 26, 2005 - 7:20 pm
Stay high and dry, Twiggyish. I hate to hear that the same storm will hit the same state twice! Not fair!
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Friday, August 26, 2005 - 8:50 pm
Vee: If hurricanes were fair we wouldn't have had seven more than usual this year. I'm really hating Vegas this summer. There's now so much hardscape that gathers all of the heat during the day and then dissipates it all night. Monsoon season is adding to our humidity--as are the stupid golf courses, pools, fountains, and other water crap that just does NOT belong in the desert. I think I've been here too long...I'll be leaving here 19 years to the day of my arrival.

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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Sunday, August 28, 2005 - 9:18 am
Just showed Gulf Shore, Alabama on TV. Huge waves and evacuations there too. Good luck to the TVCHers in the path of the storms.
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Sunday, August 28, 2005 - 10:47 am
Hoping everyone is safe and have moved out of the hurricane's path. Several of my family members will be affected by this storm, one located in Biloxi, MS.
Central Texas has been having a lot of wind with gusts up to 25 mph tossing from one direction to another and back again, but they are now sustained at 12 mph. We have mostly cloudy skies and a hope for much needed showers starting this afternoon and into the night. The temps here are still in the high 80's heading for 100º with 63% humidity for now.
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Sunday, August 28, 2005 - 12:52 pm
Meanwhile, here in Vegas, we're under "excessive" heat warnings: EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT (11 AM MST) TO 7 PM PDT (7 PM MST) BOTH TODAY AND MONDAY Issue Time: 2:42AM PDT, Sunday Aug 28, 2005 Valid Until: 4:00PM PDT, Sunday Aug 28, 2005 Actually, I knew it was time to move when it was announced by the weather service that the new level of "hot" in Las Vegas is a normal of 105. Anything over 105 is now "excessive" or "severe."

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Coco
Member
07-13-2000
| Monday, September 19, 2005 - 8:54 pm
Okay, so I worked late tonight and left for home around 8pm. On my ride home as I headed east, I saw some wonderful looking lightening streaking across the skies! What an awesome sight! Lightening/thunder is unusual for my area of SoCal. I even heard it's suppose to rain! My gosh, I don't even remember the last time we had rain my way. This weather will surely be our local TV Weatherman's delight...lol!

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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Monday, September 19, 2005 - 9:18 pm
Where in SoCal, Coco? In Hollywood, the skies are as calm as Courtney Love after a fix.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, September 19, 2005 - 10:11 pm
Okay, we're having lightening and thunder here now. This is very odd. We stood outside about 7 pm tonight talking to my sis and all we had was some little white puffy clouds, nothing to suggest thunder and lightening! The last couple weeks here have been cool, today was beautiful! 88 when I went to pick the kids up from school, not even a hint of a breeze (its een really windy here lately too.)
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, September 19, 2005 - 11:02 pm
The weird gets weirder. It started to sprinkle about 15 minutes ago, and then it poured down rain, now it's back to barely sprinkling, with lots of thunder and lightening. It's very humid here though (the weird part for us) and just as odd, not a hint of a breeze. I walked out awhile ago to make sure the windows were up in the car and the air is just dead still.
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Abby7
Member
07-17-2002
| Tuesday, September 20, 2005 - 1:07 am
It's a very nice night here where I live. I did hear, earlier today on the news about the rain. I live close to Burbank/Universal Studios.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, September 20, 2005 - 1:23 am
It stopped for a few hours here, now it's pouring again. Also lots of long, extended thunder and lightening. It's kind of cool, lol, we don't see a lot of thunder and lightening here!
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Abby7
Member
07-17-2002
| Tuesday, September 20, 2005 - 1:30 am
wargod, i love thunder and lightening. scary and exciting at the same time. like watching fireworks to me. but notin' here.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, September 20, 2005 - 8:00 am
LOL, well I was enjoying watching it. We so rarely get that stuff up here that it was cool. Right up until Kota woke up screeching in terror. And then Caleb got up scared to death and trying not to show it. Both my kids were awake by 2:30am this morning.....and finally went to sleep again about an hour ago. They're staying home today, lol. Both are still sound asleep and I'm not waking them up. Got to run and drive my neighbors girl to school so her moms going to come over and sit with them until I'm back. Silly neighbor told me her daughter could walk this morning and it's pouring right now! The rain actualy wouldn't be that bad but we have 63% humidity right now with it, which totally sucks. It's supposed to get up to the upper 90's here later on once the rain stops.
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Native_texan
Member
08-24-2004
| Tuesday, September 20, 2005 - 8:33 am
Wargod, would you send some of that rain to Lancaster, TX? Unfortunately, the only way we may get any is from Rita.
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Coco
Member
07-13-2000
| Tuesday, September 20, 2005 - 8:35 am
So okay, this was my morning to sleep in until at least 9:00am.... With all this thunder rolling above my skyway, it's not to be. So here I am to report that the thunder (and unseen lightening) is coming every 2-3 minutes and getting stronger...ohhhh, aaahhhhh!! It really is cool the way my house foundation shakes with the boomer. Oh my and now here comes a major downpour of rain....major! Wowza!! Tishala, I'm at the base of the PV Peninsula.

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