Posted on 06/16/2024 7:46:08 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
After days of intense flooding in Florida, that state and many others are bracing for an intense heat wave, while the Pacific Northwest will experience unseasonably cold weather and the potential for late-season snow in the Rocky Mountains early next week.
The chaotic weather map includes the potential for severe thunderstorms developing in between the hot and cold fronts. Forecasters said the colliding fronts could lead to areas of flash flooding between eastern Nebraska and northern Wisconsin on Saturday night, as well as strong storms across parts of eastern Montana into North and South Dakota.
Meanwhile, a plume of tropical moisture will reach the central Gulf Coast during the next couple days, with heavy rain expected to start Monday morning, according to the National Weather Service.
Forecasters said the threat of heavy rains in Florida continues to dissipate, but some thunderstorms could cause local flooding given the already saturated soil. Some areas between Miami and Fort Lauderdale were left underwater in recent days as persistent storms dumped up to 20 inches (50 centimeters) in southern parts of the state.
The damaging no-name storm system coincided with the early June start of hurricane season, which this year is forecast to be among the most active in recent memory amid concerns that climate change is increasing storm intensity.
In Atlanta, where temperatures were forecast to near 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius) on Saturday and Sunday, city officials opened a cooling center to provide relief from the heat. The city announced that a “Family and Friends Field Day” had been postponed because of the high temperatures forecast.
And in the west Texas city of El Paso, Saturday highs were expected to approach 105 F (40.6 C) and the National Weather Service issued a heat advisory through Monday morning for the region.
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Yep, I think I must be the villian.
now THAT'S HOT!
I caused the end of a drought about a dozen years ago. I was doing a big deck build and back yard makeover, and put in an 1100 gallon HDPE tank and piped downspouts into it. Installed an irrigation pump, mostly drip irrigation. Decent capital investment. Did it to side step outdoor water use restrictions during the drought.
The skies opened up, the reservoirs filled, the water use restrictions ended.
In addition to the sodding I had done, I have a 22’ square patio deck, that also collects some roof water, that would flood an area and wash away the bare soil under one of the Bradford Pears, even in moderate rain. This bare area is now sodded. The deck gutter system was cleaned out and downspouts installed into plastic underground pipe carrying away the runoff.
It has not rained since. Mother Nature can be a you-know-what lol
We all predicted this (I.e., all about “extreme weather”).
smh
Here in the Southwest, we call it summer.
In North Idaho, my wife got her gloves and winter hat out yesterday and turned the house furnace back on! It continues gray, cloudy, rainy, windy, and cool. It snowed on Schweitzer Mountain in Sandpoint last night!
I’m at our long-time CA Bay Area place with sunshine, high 70s and light breezes. My wife has no desire to come back to CA.
My favorite part of summer? Everyone smelling of Coppertone all season long. :)
I use their SPF-50 called ‘Glow’ that works well and gives you some color and *SPARKLES* while you’re not being burned to a crisp working outside. :)
Yes, well it IS Paradise where you live! ;)
When I lived south of San Diego - 72 and sunny - every. damn. day. How boring is THAT? LOL! If it hit 50 people thought they were going to die. And in the winter, it was still sunny and 72, though you could tell it was winter because people had on jackets, gloves and hats.
Foreign operatives need to attack CA, first. They are weaklings, LOL!
Smells like you just got back from the beach.😎
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