Cassi Creek: The
wind was rising by 0500 this morning. At
0630, I took Loki out to the mailbox to retrieve the newspaper. The wind was whistling through the utility
lines – 20 MPH at least. We clocked 23
MPH in the back yard about the same time.
The news stations are talking about tornadoes in Tennessee without
indicating where they may have been.
Best guess is around Nashville.
The forecast calls for severe storms, high winds, and slight risk of
tornadoes. That “slight” risk is the
kicker that bothers me.
Loki is in
mild early warning mode. She is on
guard, even in her sleep. I hear her
growling and barking in between snores. If
the weather deteriorates, she’ll start pacing and muttering. If it deteriorates more, she’ll get as close
to Gloria and me as she can and then refuse to move.
We’ve had
some brief showers this morning, from a small line of cells out in front of the
main line. Now, at 1119, the leading
edge of the main line of storms is brushing past us, sliding northeast. Tracking in that direction means that we’ll
be under the gun longer and with possibly larger storms embedded in the
line. I’d much rather it blow straight
through.
I find I am
using Nexrad to view radar now more than ever before. The latest updates to WeatherUnderground’s
Wundermap http://www.wunderground.com/wundermap/
have rendered it far less capable and less useful in tracking the approach of
storms. I generally know the history of
a squall line after it has passed us by.
It’s the approach I’m concerned about, and the closeness of the cells
that may hit us. Many users have
complained about the new map but the deed is done and the utility of the map
has suffered.
Now back to
the wait. Hopefully, no film at 2200!
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