In short,
that is the weather report for today and the forecast for tomorrow.
During the
morning’s Hike with Mike the higher peaks and ridge crests were cloud
covered. The wind was at about 5 MPH
gusting to 10 MPH. Small pop-up pockets
or mist and rain would coast in over the valley walls and drop their water
content on us. It wasn’t that bad going
down valley. Walking back up, we were
facing into the wind. Sunglasses helped
block wind and water.
At 1130, we
called to see if the LT Farms store had strawberries for sale today. We were told that they had some at the
store. I drove down and discovered that
they had only 2 gallons available. I left
them with one gallon. They won’t be
picking for a while now. It must warm
up, so that the berries ripen.
I made one
other stop for cheese, sourdough rye bread, and honey. As I saw the peaks and ridges, they were snow
covered down to about 3000 feet. It’s is
always beautiful to see the peaks like that.
The highways
are a bit treacherous now. The winds are
funneling down the valleys and blowing out across the roads. Winds feel steady at about 10-15 MPH and
gusts of 30 MPH are frequent. Gloria is
in Greeneville for a follow-up Dr. appointment and will be driving back, most
likely, in even stronger crosswinds.
The NWS
predicts a low of 31°F tonight. Snow
showers and frost are likely. This is
quite different from last year’s end of April weather. It was hot, sticky, and finally produced a
record tornado outbreak that caused tremendous damage locally, and which cost
one life locally. Nationwide the loss of
life and property were beyond previous scope.
People hear are still spooked by thunderstorms, as they well should
be.
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