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Dipo
Member
04-22-2002
| Friday, February 13, 2026 - 3:09 pm 
severeweatherus
28m
FYI: filling a volcano with cement or heavy metal rocks will NOT prevent lava flow or an eruption. The extreme heat (over 1,000°C) would melt or vaporize it, and the volcanic pressure would eject it anyway. This would possibly worsening eruptions. It's not a good way to prevent lava flow.
Can't believe this needs to be said.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-26-2000
| Friday, February 13, 2026 - 10:15 pm
Rain all day, but not heavy, temps in high 40's It might SNOW next week.
I am friends with Mishamisha on Facebook, and some of you old-timers will remember the name - brilliant, brilliant, snarky, but kind, woman (hell, she might even be reading here, so this will make her blush).
Anyway, when I posted on Facebook (I don't post there often) that we had returned to the Pacific Northwest, she replied that we had returned just in time for the false spring. So - snow next week, of course.
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Dipo
Member
04-22-2002
| Saturday, February 14, 2026 - 8:54 am
Going to be cloudy today. Right now the sky is just bright and white with sheet clouds. No breeze and temps only going to 58.
Storm is coming early tomorrow.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-06-2000
| Saturday, February 14, 2026 - 12:16 pm
Thanks for the heads up on volcanoes, Dipo.
I promise that I will not fill any volcanoes I encounter with cement. 
I think we have rain on the way. Had some the other day..
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Dipo
Member
04-22-2002
| Saturday, February 14, 2026 - 12:47 pm
I thought it was the funniest post the weather people have put out. Someone must have asked.
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Dipo
Member
04-22-2002
| Saturday, February 14, 2026 - 12:48 pm
severeweatherus
19m
Heads up!
Tornado threat is expected to increase by mid-late afternoon or early evening across eastern Texas and much of Louisiana.
A line of storms in Central Texas is expected to intensify in coming hours, with a gradual increase in damaging-wind and line-embedded tornado threat.
Closely monitoring for potential for cells to develop ahead of the line, which could enhance the tornado threat.
Have multiple ways to receive warnings!
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Dipo
Member
04-22-2002
| Sunday, February 15, 2026 - 11:49 am
What happened to the rain??? Was supposed to start pouring last night around 4am, didn't see but we might have gotten a bit of a drizzle.
It's nice out, kind of warm with white clouds and no breeze, temps going to 56.
May be showers off and on with real rain later this afternoon.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-06-2000
| Sunday, February 15, 2026 - 1:46 pm
Gloomy
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Dipo
Member
04-22-2002
| Sunday, February 15, 2026 - 1:53 pm
Bloomberg News
@bloomberg.com
· 9m
Flights in and out of New Zealand’s capital Wellington have been canceled, homes evacuated and power cut as strong winds and heavy rain lash the North Island
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Dipo
Member
04-22-2002
| Sunday, February 15, 2026 - 2:12 pm
severeweatherus
2h
Major to EXTREME impacts are expected across the Sierra Nevada tonight through Wednesday as a major winter storm brings 4 to 8 FEET of snow, with amounts of 10 feet possible.
Expect life threatening impacts and widespread disruptions to daily life.
Snowfall rates up to 5" per hour, damaging winds (over 100 mph in highest elevations), blizzard conditions and even thundersnow are possible!
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-26-2000
| Sunday, February 15, 2026 - 10:07 pm
First night below freezing since we returned to WA 2 weeks ago. We had to bring the hummingbird feeder in and add warmer feeder water to it this morning. We have ONE non-migrating species that stays in WA state over the winter, the Anna's hummingbird.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-06-2000
| Monday, February 16, 2026 - 2:50 am
We have Anna's hummingbirds too..I is supposed to rain tomorrow.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-06-2000
| Monday, February 16, 2026 - 12:11 pm
RAIN, RAIN and wind. I had plans to go out, but have hesitated..
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Dipo
Member
04-22-2002
| Monday, February 16, 2026 - 12:28 pm
I guess we had rain, the streets are wet and there are few drops on my balcony, but it wasn't that winter downpour they promised me, LOL.
Cloudy and gray out, no breeze, temps only going to 50.
At least the snow on the ski jump made me feel wintery, LOL.
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Dipo
Member
04-22-2002
| Monday, February 16, 2026 - 4:04 pm
severeweatherus
3m
FYI: Don't drive on Lake Erie.
Lake Erie is still over 90% frozen and the thaw should not catch anyone off guard. Cracks on the lake will become more numerous.
This weekend, a truck tried to drive on the lake and it broke through ice.
The ice is thinning very quickly as above freezing temperatures continue.
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Dipo
Member
04-22-2002
| Tuesday, February 17, 2026 - 1:22 pm
Rainy day, I haven't seen much but it's wet everywhere, LOL. Forecast says light rain, so I guess not the pouring rain I was hoping for, LOL.
Temp is only going to 52 and we have a good breeze.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-06-2000
| Tuesday, February 17, 2026 - 1:30 pm
Rain yesterday, last night this morning. A break now so I went out to a couple of places.
The clouds in Pamy 's direction look menacing.
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Dipo
Member
04-22-2002
| Tuesday, February 17, 2026 - 1:54 pm
Wow, we haven't had that much rain here ...
The Weather Channel®
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Updated at 12:41 PM PST.
⚠️ The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Advisory on Feb 17 for Contra Costa County.
...FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Alameda County in northern California...
Contra Costa County in northern California...
San Francisco County in northern California...
San Mateo County in northern California...
Santa Clara County in northern California...
Santa Cruz County in northern California...
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Dipo
Member
04-22-2002
| Tuesday, February 17, 2026 - 3:14 pm
Avalanche near Castle Peak, by Truckee, CA -- 10 back country skiers are missing.
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Dipo
Member
04-22-2002
| Tuesday, February 17, 2026 - 6:05 pm
abc7la
32m
Big Bear expected to get 30 inches of snow this week
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-26-2000
| Tuesday, February 17, 2026 - 9:44 pm
Whoa!!! ... about Big Bear.
Just checked our forecast, and snow is out of the forecast for the following 9 days, but we have below freezing nights for the next few days, so we have brought in the hummingbird feeder, so it won't freeze overnight, and we can get it out again early tomorrow morning.
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