In-Laws live up in NW Wisconsin (about an hour north of the cities, half hour into Wisco), said they got 2" of rain and some nasty winds. One of the golf courses I play regularly when up there is closed for the day for clean-up and I saw the MN State Fair had to delay their opening today.
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My brother said there was a little bit of hail in St Paul. None for me in NE Minneapolis.Torrential downpour and lot-o-thunder but well short of "You're All Going to Die" wind.
And no hail
Super heavy rain...there was a river running down my street and also very windy. My 10 ft tall sunflowers are no longer standing up straight
the rest of the garden looks fine though. I was worried everything would get shredded.
Well, ****, gonna be tossing food. No power till late tomorrow per Xcel Energy. I am so ******* sick of throwing out hundreds of dollars of food time and time again. ******* weather.
mini gen dedicated to the fridge/freezer.
Nothing worse than that sweaty, itchy, slimy "need a second wipe" feeling...
And when its sweaty back there lord help you if you are using some cheap one ply stuff.....
mini gen dedicated to the fridge/freezer.
This would be my first option. Another possibility would be to buy a small chest freezer, use it as intended, and fill it the Night rest of the way up with ice cream buckets of water to make large cubes. When the power goes out, ice can go in the fridge or fridge items into the chest freezer to get by short term. Running cost is relatively low if the freezer is kept full
This would be my first option. Another possibility would be to buy a small chest freezer, use it as intended, and fill it the Night rest of the way up with ice cream buckets of water to make large cubes. When the power goes out, ice can go in the fridge or fridge items into the chest freezer to get by short term. Running cost is relatively low if the freezer is kept full
So hot I saw a fire hydrant following a dog
After the derecho I don't think I will ever go without some sort of generator
Cyclonepride
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******* energy company might be more accurate?
It's been over a year since it's been 100 in Des Moines. Does anyone else feel like we used to get a lot more 100 degree days?
I went and looked. I'm probably remebering being in high school in the 80's, when we didn't have air and your skin stuck to the chair.
www.extremeweatherwatch.com
1988 10 days 100+
I went and looked. I'm probably remebering being in high school in the 80's, when we didn't have air and your skin stuck to the chair.
Number of Days of 100 °F in Des Moines by Year
www.extremeweatherwatch.com
1988 10 days 100+
Seems like most years we get a handful. None this year in Des Moines? Must have been close a few times.
Amazingly, only 4 times in the last decade.
1936.....30.
1934.....31.
My god, I cant imagine. Although the average person probably weighed 140lbs, which helps a little.
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KidSilverhair
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Anymore we’re taught to believe 90 degrees is unprecedented heat.It's been over a year since it's been 100 in Des Moines. Does anyone else feel like we used to get a lot more 100 degree days?
I went and looked. I'm probably remebering being in high school in the 80's, when we didn't have air and your skin stuck to the chair.
Number of Days of 100 °F in Des Moines by Year
1988 10 days 100+
It's been over a year since it's been 100 in Des Moines. Does anyone else feel like we used to get a lot more 100 degree days?
I went and looked. I'm probably remebering being in high school in the 80's, when we didn't have air and your skin stuck to the chair.
Number of Days of 100 °F in Des Moines by Year
1988 10 days 100+
Feels like 100 is a pretty high bar for Des Moines. I remember lots of 98-99 back in the 80’s and 90’s but 100 still seemed rare. Advances in how they dictate heat and cold have made the actual temp obsolete on extreme days.
I remember 2012 having a bunch, but that summer was much more bearable being so dry
