This is true, Lucie! There are several good updating weather maps in this topic though some are back a way and should be bookmarked for reference (even by me - or especially by me!) We will be watching it closely. You are in a very vulnerable place! *Hugs* and warm thoughts go out to you!

Where a dear freind lives: * TORNADO WARNING FOR... ALAMANCE COUNTY IN NORTH CAROLINA * UNTIL 500 PM EDT * AT 423 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO 3 MILES SOUTH OF ALAMANCE...OR ABOUT 7 MILES SOUTH OF BURLINGTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 45 MPH. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. ---------------------------- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 15 PM EDT FRI AUG 18 2000 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... ALAMANCE COUNTY IN NORTH CAROLINA * UNTIL 445 PM EDT * AT 415 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES SOUTH OF ELON COLLEGE...OR ABOUT 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BURLINGTON...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL PASS SOUTH OF BURLINGTON AND NEAR ALAMANCE AT 420 PM. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH YOU SHOULD PREPARE FOR DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...LARGE HAIL...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS. LAT...LON 3614 7952 3605 7956 3601 7957 3589 7928 3606 7927

Heard from my friend and he is well and safe but the storms were fierce and dangerous. I waas delighted to hear that he was well. Nothing else in the world is happenig except that my ISP did not work most of the day and kept me from my usual posts. Sorry!

Maggie reports: We had SNOW in Humberside (N England) today. 4-6 inches!!! and hail, and a tornado off the coast of scotland. I asked her if this was usual for August in England. She said, definitly not. May, maybe but never August!

Meanwhile we are enduring squalls from the remains of Hurricane Hector and are pretty tired of the sogginess of it all.

From Puerto Rico via Yahoo club: Hurrican Team At 7:30pm WEare on tropical storm warning we expect a lot of rain tonite but not wind.We expect everything will go back to normal tomorrow.The public schools have classes tomorrow and the majority of the people is working.The authorities have problems with the surfers that are practicing this sport today.They had to rescue a surfer in Ocean Park,a sector in San Juan).The damage is minimal.One death reported in Guaynabo when a man was removing his antenna in his roof and fell off andd died instantly.The eye just passed north of our island we were saved by the majority of the rain and wind was in the north of the system.

I'd heard that Debby had been downgraded to a tropical storm and might even be downgraded further to a tropical depression.

Yup but the gulf states have such a high water tables and the land is so flat that runoff from tropical deluges can lead serious flooding. That is the problem now. That, and whatever storm surges are left...

That's true. The storm category is largely determined by wind velocity, but when the winds slow the rain is still left. That's how hurricanes disipate, by raining themselves out.

Yup, and without the wind to move it, it just hangs arund and hangs and hangs... we are still getting wet from Hector's remnants. That does not bode well for those states bordering the Gulf.

Oh dear, now I know people in India and worry about them: Helicopters Rescue Marooned in India Floods; Toll 93 HYDERABAD, India (Reuters) - Helicopters plucked people from flooded apartments in the inundated south Indian city of Hyderabad Friday as the number of people killed by the heaviest rains in more than 40 years rose to 93. More than 35,000 people had been affected by the floods in Hyderabad and thousands of homes have been destroyed, said the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh state, Chandrababu Naidu. Hyderabad, the state's capital, which has been trying to become the new center of India's booming software industry, was among the worst-affected areas after it was hit by the heaviest rains in more than four decades, officials said. Hundreds of people, including some marooned in city apartments, were being evacuated by air force helicopters and boats were also deployed to rescue stranded people, officials said. More than 20 localities in the city remained heavily water-logged although there has been no fresh rain since Thursday morning, they said. Hyderabad Meteorological Center Director C.V.V. Bhadram said the rains this week were the heaviest in history, with the city receiving around one third of its normal annual rains in just 24 hours to Thursday morning. Officials said more than 10,000 houses were flooded, forcing residents to flee to the roof-tops to escape the raging waters. ``We sent away our sons and daughters-in-law and the kids to the first floor as soon as waters entered into our house soon after midnight Wednesday,'' said Mohammed Barkatullah, a resident in one of the worst-affected areas. Several complained that their food items had been washed away and drinking water contaminated by the flooding. ``We have nothing to eat or drink. The food packets dropped by the helicopters missed the target. Please rescue us somehow,'' another resident Sajid told chief minister Naidu on a cellular phone. Officials said rescue efforts would become more effective with the waters receding as there had been no rains since Thursday and more areas were now accessible. The floods in the south followed catastrophic monsoon season flooding in north and northeast India, Bhutan, Nepal and Bangladesh in which about 300 were feared killed and millions left homeless. DROUGHT IN NEIGHBORING STATE But in the eastern state of Orissa, which borders Andhra Pradesh, authorities are battling drought. Half of Orissa's 30 districts were faced with a grim situation because of the shortage of rain, the state's revenue minister Biswabhushan Harichandan said. State officials said 500 water pumps were being rushed to the worst-affected districts.

UP AND AWAY: Visitors watch the twister off Llandudno Twisted out of another sunny Bank Holiday by Sarah 0'Grady IT WAS your average British bank holiday - rain, plummeting temperatures and...tornadoes. A "twister" was spotted spinning off the North Wales coast yesterday afternoon. John Reay watched it for 20 minutes by the West Shore at Llandudno with hundreds of astonished holidaymakers. "It was really spectacular and lasted a long time," he said. "It was followed by an almighty downpour. It was several hundred feet high and amazing." Another tornado levelled two marquees in Scarbor- ough, trapping a local show organiser inside. Margaret Pitts, who escaped uninjured, said: "Fortunately the marquee poles missed me and I was able to crawl my way out after being trapped for a time. It was scary and I was extremely lucky." Rain also hit rail travel. Flooding at Granthouse in Berwickshire blocked the East Coast main line, causing trains from Scotland to the south of England to be diverted via the west coast. But the weather failed to dampen spirits when up to a million revellers flocked to west London for the final and busiest day of the two-day Notting Hill Carnival. There were 57 arrests on Sunday, a slight increase on last year. Most were for drunken behaviour and public order offences.Today's forecast is for further showers across the country. However, Northern Ireland can expect a largely dry day. � Express Newspapers, 2000

What Lies Beneath A Hurricane NASA Science News for September 11, 2000 Two NASA satellites can see things beneath the cloud tops of hurricanes that have been hidden from traditional weather satellites. The new data are helping scientists understand and predict dangerous storms. FULL STORY at http://spacescience.com/headlines/y2000/ast11sep_1.htm?list

Thursday September 14 2:44 PM ET Tropical Storm Florence Weakens But Eyes Bermuda http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20000914/ts/weather_florence_dc_8.html MIAMI (Reuters) - Bermuda was placed under a storm alert on Thursday as Tropical Storm Florence hovered and lost steam in the Atlantic Ocean several hundred miles from the British colony. The weather service of Bermuda issued a tropical storm watch for the islands, alerting residents to possible storm conditions within 36 hours. At 2 p.m. EDT, the center of Florence was about 540 miles west-southwest of Bermuda near latitude 29.3 north and longitude 73.1 west, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center (news - web sites). Its top winds were measured at about 50 mph, down from 60 mph earlier Thursday. Florence was a hurricane with 75 mph winds on Wednesday. The storm was drifting to the southeast and was expected to begin heading east in the next 12-24 hours. Three cruise ships and a pair of cargo ships that had been scheduled to sail from Bermuda on Friday moved their departures up by a day to steer clear of the storm, which was expected to skirt the island late on Friday. ``After 6 p.m. this evening, the Bermuda ports will be empty,'' harbor radio officer Joe Pagnam said by telephone from St. George. ``The ships that normally sail tomorrow -- a couple of cruise ships and a couple of cargo ships -- are sailing today.'' The storm was not expected to have a major impact on Bermuda, where homes, resort cottages and hotels are built to withstand much stronger wind and rains than a tropical storm can kick up. ``We're just keeping a close watch, (but) it's not even a threat to us,'' said Annmarie Malcolm, manager at the Cambridge Beaches resort along Somerset Long Bay on the island's west end. The Bermuda Reservations Service and several hotel managers reported no calls from tourists canceling plans to visit the island in the coming days. The National Hurricane Center also warned that Florence was stirring up dangerous surf and rip tides along parts of the southeastern U.S. coast, particularly in North Carolina. Rip tides kicked up by Florence were blamed for at least two deaths on North Carolina beaches on Tuesday. U.S. hurricane forecasters also were watching a tropical depression -- the forerunner of a tropical storm -- that formed along the coast of the Yucatan peninsula. It had winds of about 30 mph.

Saturday September 16 10:31 AM ET Florence Skirts Bermuda; Gordon Threatens Gulf http://dailynews.yahoo.com/htx/nm/20000916/ts/weather_storms_dc_3.html By Jenny Miller MIAMI (Reuters) - Parts of Florida's west coast were on a hurricane alert on Saturday as Tropical Storm Gordon trekked through the Gulf of Mexico while another big storm skirted Bermuda and headed out safely into the Atlantic Ocean. Gordon was moving at 60 mph and was expected to become a hurricane sometime on Saturday, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said. ``Heavy rain can be expected on the Florida coast and people in the watch area should be making preparations,'' said NHC meteorologist Eric Blake. A hurricane watch was in effect along Florida's Gulf Coast from Bonita Beach north to the Suwanee River. At 8 a.m. EDT, the storm's center was about 310 miles west-southwest of Key West, Florida, near latitude 23.7 north, longitude 86.6 west. The storm was moving north-northeast near 9 mph. Sections of western Cuba were doused with 7-10 inches of rain from the developing storm, and 2-5 inches of rain were forecast for south Florida and the Keys. The storm was packing maximum sustained winds near 60 mph, with tropical storm force winds extending up to 105 miles from its center. Residents along the Gulf Coast from Florida to Louisiana were advised to keep track of Gordon's progress through the weekend. The storm could make landfall by late on Sunday or early on Monday, depending on its track through the Gulf of Mexico, forecasters said. Meanwhile, the other big mid-September storm, Hurricane Florence, brushed past Bermuda with gale-force winds that did not appear to have caused serious damage on the storm-hardened resort in the mid-Atlantic. ``I think the worst has past,'' Bermuda Weather Service meteorologist Declan O'Connell said shortly after driving to work in St. George on the island's east end. ``There was nothing more than light branches down, maybe some palm fronds.'' At 8 a.m. EDT Florence was centered about 125 miles north of Bermuda and was racing to the northeast and out into the open Atlantic at 25 mph with maximum sustained winds of about 75 mph. It only dumped about half an inch of rain on the islands as it passed by overnight. Forecasters were also watching the 12th tropical depression of the season, a poorly organized system expected to become a tropical storm later on Saturday. Tropical storm watches were raised for Antigua, Anguilla, Barbuda, Montserrat, Nevis and St. Kitts, and remained in effect for St. Maarten, Saba and St. Eustatius. Tropical storm warnings could be raised for portions of the Leeward Islands later in the day as it moved west. The tropical depression was centered about 395 miles east of Guadeloupe in the Leeward Islands, with maximum sustained winds near 35 mph and higher gusts.

Sunday September 17, 9:18 AM(UK) Gordon becomes hurricane, targets Florida coast http://uk.news.yahoo.com/000917/80/ajjjp.html By Angus MacSwan MIAMI (Reuters) - Hurricane Gordon churned toward Florida on Saturday, prompting a hurricane warning along the state's Gulf coast, and forecasters predicted it could hit land sometime late on Sunday or early Monday. Gordon reached hurricane strength on Saturday afternoon while ploughing through the Gulf of Mexico, with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 kph) and higher gusts, according to the U.S. National Weather Service. Gordon previously had been classified as a tropical storm. Authorities called for a voluntary evacuation along parts of Florida's western coastline and urged residents to make preparations for Gordon's arrival, as forecasters said the hurricane could make landfall somewhere between Tampa and Tallahassee. Meanwhile, the other big mid-September storm, Florence, weakened from a hurricane to a tropical storm over the Atlantic on Saturday night after brushing past Bermuda with gale-force winds that did not appear to have caused serious damage on the storm-hardened resort. Rains from Gordon already have caused death and mayhem in Guatemala, where 19 people were killed and more than 50 hurt over the past two days. Hundreds of people in the Central American country have fled their homes for fear of landslides or flooding. Hurricane or tropical storm warnings were in effect along Florida's Gulf Coast from Bonita Beach to Apalachicola -- around 400 miles (650 km) of coastline -- and communities as far west as Alabama were advised to keep an eye on the storm. A forecaster at the National Hurricane Centre in Miami said that if Gordon stayed on its present track it was likely to spare towns and cities and lurch ashore at a thinly populated area. "Right now it looks like it will land in north Florida on the West Coast somewhere between Tampa Bay and the 'Big Bend' south of Tallahassee," National Hurricane Centre specialist Stacy Stewart said. "We're zooming in on a remotely populated area." he said, adding that the storm could still deviate from that course. If Gordon stayed on course it was expected to hit on Monday morning although as of late Sunday night landfall was still a possibility, Stewart said. Although a minimal hurricane, Gordon is packing lots of rain, forecasters added. GORDON IS STRENGTHENING Gordon was picking up strength as it moved to the northeast. At 10 p.m. EDT (3 a.m. BST on Sunday), the storm's centre was located about 235 miles (375 km) southwest of Tampa and 275 miles (440 km) south of Apalachicola, near latitude 25.7 north, longitude 85.3 west. The storm was moving northeast at about 12 mph (19 kph). Communities along the coast were bracing for the storm. "We have our emergency operations centre open and operating, and issued a voluntary evacuation at 5 p.m. to citizens who don't feel comfortable staying in homes along the coastal areas," said Karen Windon, public safety director for Manatee County. "We always encourage people to reinforce their homes. It's easier to do it before the winds start blowing." Sections of western Cuba were doused with seven to 10 inches (17 to 25 cms) of rain from Gordon and two to five inches (five to 12 cms) of rain were forecast for south Florida and the Keys. Gordon already has lashed Mexico's Yucatan peninsula and the Guatemalan coast with heavy rains. Mexico's National Weather Service said on Saturday another 3 inches (7 cm) was forecast in some parts of the south, with wind gusts of up to 66 mph (110 kph) expected. The storm forced authorities to shut the port of Campeche on the Yucatan peninsula to all shipping, according to the transport ministry. As of earlier on Saturday, Mexico's main oil ports were unaffected by the storm. In Guatemala, two days of pounding rains left 19 dead and 50 injured, with hundreds more forced from their homes over fears of flooding, cave-ins and landslides, authorities said. FLORENCE HEADS OUT TO SEA Forecasters said Florence weakened after brushing past Bermuda, where local weather officials said the effects of the storm appeared light. "I think the worst has past," Bermuda Weather Service meteorologist Declan O'Connell said shortly after driving to work in St. George on the island's east end. "There was nothing more than light branches down, maybe some palm fronds," said Bermuda Weather Service meteorologist Declan O'Connell. The storm packed sustained winds of 70 mph (110 kph) and was on a course that would take it near eastern Newfoundland on Sunday afternoon. A tropical storm in the Pacific, meanwhile, moved closer to the Mexican coast on Saturday, prompting authorities to declare a state of emergency in the northwestern state of Baja California. Tropical Storm Miriam was centred 125 miles (200 km) southeast of Cabo San Lucas on the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula late on Saturday. It was moving northwest at six mph (9 kph) and was expected to make a gradual turn west-northwest in the next 24 hours, bringing it near the southern Baja peninsula. Miriam was packing winds of up to 45 mph (75 kph) and brought heavy rains to Baja California Sur and the northern state of Sinaloa on Saturday.

I heard this morning form Pennsylvania concerning the remnants of Gordon. It was supposed to stay along the coast, but central Pennsylvania got some really heavy rain from this system.

California Heatwave http://www.mercurycenter.com/premium/local/docs/power20.htm Published Wednesday, September 20, 2000, in the San Jose Mercury News Gradual cooling is expected for the rest of the week CONSERVATION AND WEATHER LUCK HELP THE STATE AVOID BLACKOUTS, BUT BAY AREA HEAT RECORDS FALL FOR SECOND DAY BY GLENNDA CHUI AND STEVE JOHNSON Mercury News California appears to have dodged the danger of rolling blackouts -- at least for now -- despite record temperatures across the Bay Area for the second day in a row Tuesday. Cooling through the rest of the week should diminish the immediate threat of the lights going out. Although the people who control California's sprawling power grid had predicted that electricity use would rise on Tuesday, possibly triggering blackouts, it didn't happen; in fact, power use declined. Conservation had something to do with it, according to the Independent System Operator, which manages most of the state's power grid. But the biggest factor was that the weather statewide was not quite as hot as expected, especially in Southern California. Temperatures in Los Angeles were five to 10 degrees cooler than anticipated, leading to a drop in energy use of about 1,900 megawatts. That's enough to power about 1.9 million homes. ``What's making the difference is the weather,'' said ISO spokeswoman Stephanie McCorkle. ``Now, tomorrow it could be a whole different story.'' However, for the time being, state energy experts said they expect power usage to remain level today. ``It should get better'' for the rest of the week, McCorkle said. The heat set records Tuesday in San Jose, at 99 degrees; Gilroy, at 101; Redwood City, 98; and Oakland, 96. Downtown San Francisco reached 86 degrees; the record is 93. Forecasters expect cooler temperatures today, with San Jose reaching a projected high of 94, Santa Cruz 74 and San Francisco 77, as a sea breeze continues to push cool marine air over the land. And Thursday should see a dramatic cooling to seasonally normal temperatures, according to the National Weather Service. The threat of blackouts has worsened this year because the demand for electricity has increased dramatically but construction of new power plants has lagged. With increasing frequency, demand for power has come close to outstripping supply. Although the danger of blackouts appears to have eased this week, state energy officials warn that California will struggle until new power plants are built. The threat of outages has led to growing angst among Silicon Valley companies. ``There were several companies that feel that they've dodged the bullet so far,'' said Justin Bradley, director of environmental programs for the Silicon Valley Manufacturing Group. ``It's like a game of roulette.'' He said several large firms, including Sun Microsystems Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., 3Com Corp. and Intel Corp., have been meeting to discuss the challenges presented by the state's continuing power shortages and the cost of conserving power. Some companies, including Solectron Corp., a major contract manufacturer of circuit boards, don't have backup generators to protect them if the power goes out. Companies are hard-pressed to calculate exactly how much damage a blackout causes. But Sun Microsystems has estimated that a blackout costs ``up to $1 million per minute,'' says Larry Owens, division manager of customer services for Silicon Valley Power, the utility that manages power for many large Santa Clara County companies. Chuck Mulloy, spokesman for Intel, says that if one of its fabrication plants shuts down ``it could cost millions, depending on the circumstances.'' The Independent System Operator declared a Stage 2 electricity emergency Monday, reflecting the fact that more than 95 percent of the power generated in California was being used. During a Stage 2 alert, some businesses are urged to go on backup power. On Tuesday, however, the ISO only had to declare a Stage 1 alert, meaning that 93 percent of available power was in use. In such cases, consumers are urged to conserve electricity. If a Stage 3 alert had been issued, utilities would have temporarily cut power to groups of customers according to prearranged plans. Helping to ease the situation Tuesday, some power plants that had been shut down for routine maintenance earlier in the week were able to reopen, increasing the available power by about 500 megawatts, McCorkle said. The ability of the ISO to deal with these recurring emergencies varies from moment to moment, said Kellan Fluckiger, the ISO's chief operating officer. ``Every day is dynamic and different, and it's a mess,'' he said. But, he added, the agency has become better in recent months at finding sources of power to pump into the grid. California generates about 75 percent of the electricity it uses. It imports the rest -- mostly from the Pacific Northwest, funneled into the state along high-voltage lines that can carry nearly 7,000 megawatts. With 17 Stage 2 alerts issued so far this year, Fluckiger said, the stress on ISO officials is acute. ``To have this level of crisis every day,'' he said, ``trying to desperately avoid Stage 3, it's clearly a difficult thing for folks.'' Schools remained open. Teachers and students at San Jose's Leland High School were among those sweating out the heat wave. Although a school bond has brought new air conditioning to many San Jose schools, Leland is not yet among them. To help wilting students and teachers, some classes were held in the library, where the air conditioning was cranking. At area nursing homes, workers urged elderly patients to drink extra fluids and stay inside. At San Jose and other area city halls, employees were urged to conserve energy by turning off lights in kitchens, utility rooms and work areas not being used and by turning off computers, printers and other appliances not in use.

Yes, my son sent me the weather bureau warning and a friend in high school there had marching band practice for 2 hours in 110�F (43.3�C) sun on a football field! That is down right dangerous!

La Ni�a's Ghost NASA Science News for September 15, 2000 La Ni�a has faded away, but will weather patterns change? Some scientists expect the Pacific Decadal Oscillation to pick up where La Ni�a left off. FULL STORY at http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2000/ast15sep_1.htm?list

About the heavy rains in Central Pennsylvania, I spoke to my Mom and she said that the remnants of Gordon really were torrential.

Bet they are monitoring the flood gauges on the Susquehanna River.

No doubt.

Was going to mention something about going out with a guy from Johnstown while at Penn State. He seemed determined to practice his swimming every time we went out. Extra points for you if you can guess his favorite stroke...

Oh, let's see, was it the breast-stroke?

You knew that guy, too??!! *lol*

I think it might have been his son, a family trait, it might be said.

From: Meteorologist1 Subject: Hurricane Keith Discussion #9 - 5pm/est [Yahoo! Clubs: The Hurricane Team] HURRICANE KEITH DISCUSSION NUMBER 9 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 5 PM EDT SAT SEP 30 2000 KEITH IS BECOMING A LARGE AND DANGEROUS HURRICANE. DATA FROM A RECONNAISSANCE PLANE INDICATE THAT KEITH IS STRENGTHENING. THE MINIMUM PRESSURE DROPPED TO 970 MB...FLIGHT-LEVEL WINDS AT 850 MB REACHED 98 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHWEST AND DVORAK T-NUMBERS... OBJECTIVES AND SUBJECTIVE ARE INCREASING. ALTHOUGH 98 KNOTS AT FLIGHT LEVEL CORRESPOND TO 80 KNOTS AT THE SURFACE....THE INITIAL INTENSITY HAS BEEN SET AT 85 KNOTS ASSUMING THAT SOME STRENGTHENING HAS OCCURRED SINCE THE PLANE SAMPLED THE AREA OF MAXIMUM WINDS AND AS SUGGESTED BY OBJECTIVE T-NUMBERS. THE HURRICANE IS OVER A TREMENDOUS RESERVOIR OF WARM WATER OR LARGE HEAT CONTENT AND THE UPPER-LEVEL WINDS SEEM IDEAL FOR STRENGTHENING AT THIS TIME. THE EFFECT OF LAND IS THE ONLY APPARENT INHIBITOR FACTOR. IN ADDITION...EVERY AVAILABLE INTENSITY GUIDANCE INTENSIFIES KEITH. THEREFORE...FURTHER STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST ALTHOUGH MANY TIMES...INTENSITY FORECAST TURN OUT TO BE WRONG ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. KEITH HAS BEEN MOVING VERY LITTLE... AND SO FAR...THIS HAS BEEN AN OUTSTANDING JOB DONE BY THE GFDL AND THE NCEP GLOBAL MODEL. IN FACT...THE GFDL SUGGESTED A SMALL LOOP AND THE HURRICANE APPEARS TO BE DOING SO AT THIS TIME. TRACK GUIDANCE INCLUDING GLOBAL MODELS... WITH THE EXCEPTION OF NOGAPS AND ITS DERIVED GFDL WHICH TAKES KEITH WESTWARD...SUGGEST THAT THE HURRICANE SHOULD BEGIN TO MOVE SLOWLY TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST OVER THE EASTERN PORTION OF YUCATAN OR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL AND THEN INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO. LATEST LONG RANGE GFDL MODEL RUN MAKES KEITH AN EVEN STRONGER HURRICANE IN THE GULF OF MEXICO. THE VESSEL C6YC JUST WEST OF THE EYE OF KEITH REPORTED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 60 KNOTS. FORECASTER AVILA FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS INITIAL 30/2100Z 18.0N 86.8W 85 KTS 12HR VT 01/0600Z 18.4N 87.0W 95 KTS 24HR VT 01/1800Z 19.5N 87.2W 105 KTS 36HR VT 02/0600Z 20.3N 87.4W 105 KTS...INLAND 48HR VT 02/1800Z 21.0N 87.5W 75 KTS...INLAND 72HR VT 03/1800Z 23.0N 88.0W 85 KTS

*** Hurricane Keith *** Keith is now a category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 100mph. It is nearly stationary off the east coast of the Yucatan Peninsula. Its minimum pressure is sitting at around 966mb. Keith has a very well defined eye and eye wall. It is bringing some heavy rain to parts of the Yucatan Peninsula. Hurricane warnings are posted for a good chunk of the coast on the peninsula. There is no external systems to influence Keith's movement, so it is hard to track where Keith will be going. Right now the forecast calls for Keith to landfall on the northeastern part of the peninsula as a category 3 hurricane and drift north-northwest into the Gulf of Mexico. The whole U.S. Gulf Coast needs to monitor the storm as it enters the gulf in 60-72 hours. If there are any significant changes to the storm's movement, it will be posted at the club. *** Tropical Storm Joyce *** Joyce is now bearly a tropical storm and moving west. It is expected to enter the Carribean Sea and slowly intensify over the next couple of days. More later on this storm. *** Hurricane Isaac *** Isaac's winds are down to 75mph and is quickly moving to the northeast. No threat to land.

Subject: ARLB040 Hurricane Watch Net Activated for Hurricane Keith Organization: American Radio Relay League Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2000 16:25:05 EDT Hurricane Watch Net Activated for Hurricane Keith ARRL Bulletin 40 From ARRL Headquarters October 2, 2000 Hurricane Watch Net Activated for Hurricane Keith The Hurricane Watch Net and W4EHW at the National Hurricane Center activated on 14.325 MHz over the weekend to monitor Hurricane Keith. Right now, the storm remains stalled along the coast of Belize in Central America with 80 MPH winds and is weakening slowly. Reminiscent of Hurricane Mitch last year, the storm is dumping a lot of rain on the region. The National Weather Service is advising those in the northwestern Caribbean and southern Gulf of Mexico to monitor the storm's progress. Hurricane Keith could be downgraded to a tropical storm by later today if it remains in place, but Hurricane Watch Net Manager Jerry Herman, N3BDW, says the National Hurricane Center has been relying on Amateur Radio field reports indicating the storm still retains hurricane-force winds. The Hurricane Watch Net activated September 30 at 1700 UTC to collect reports via Amateur Radio for the National Hurricane Center. Operators at the center gather the reports via W4EHW at the Center. ''Reports from Belize indicate extensive damage from wind and flooding,'' Herman said October 2. ''Since the storm is sitting almost stationary, I expect the full extent of the damage is not yet known but that it will be catastrophic.'' He said the Net already has gotten reports of homes and businesses destroyed. Assistant Amateur Radio Coordinator Julio Ripoll, WD4JR, at the National Hurricane Center, reports the Center continues to hear from amateurs in Belize and Mexico. Herman said the Net is attempting, whenever possible, to take advantage of bilingual amateurs. The Salvation Army Tactical Emergency Radio Network--SATERN--has activated on 14.265 MHz to handle health-and-welfare requests and to assist with relief operations in the aftermath of Hurricane Keith. A Health and Welfare Network also will use the Web site http://www.go.to/satern. This will provide a common area for Health and Welfare information that all can use through the internet. A VHF and a 40-meter net have been active in Mexico.

For a VPC... A Very Special Canadian:

This may allso be helpful...I hope the upper one updates...

Severe Weather Statement - Contra Costa, CA Oct SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 258 PM PDT TUE OCT 10 2000 ...FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED NEAR ISLETON IN LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS... AT 258 PM A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM NEAR ANTIOCH NORTHWARD TO NEAR WALNUT GROVE. THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS HAS PRODUCED AN UNCONFIRMED REPORT OF A FUNNEL CLOUD. THE STORMS ARE ALSO PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL...LIGHTNING...STRONG WINDS AND POSSIBLE HAIL. THE STORMS APPEAR TO BE WEAKENING AND SHOULD BE MOVING OUT OF THE AREA BY 400 PM.

Sorry, but I had to move that one updating North American weather map. The Canadian Flag was far too distracting. The above maps are from http://www.theweathernetwork.com/ The Canadian Weather map DOES update. Yes!

So does the Temperature map for Canada! Again, thank you, John!

How about Mali???? (Has anyone looked at my postings in Travel or cultures???)

Thursday October 12, 6:40 PM http://uk.news.yahoo.com/001012/4/am3ux.html Worst floods in decades bring chaos to the south Much of southern England is in chaos after heavy rain caused the worst flooding in decades. Millions of pounds worth of damage was caused to homes and businesses as flood waters deluged property, blocked main roads and disrupted and in some cases halted rail services. Lifeboat crews were drafted in to rescue stranded residents and workers in Uckfield, East Sussex, after 6ins of rainfall in just 12 hours left the town virtually under water. A shopkeeper in the town was swept away by fast flowing floods earlier in the morning. Twenty minutes later he was spotted in the River Uck desperately clinging on to the bank, cold and shivering. He was pulled to safety by coastguards and then airlifted to the Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath where his condition is described as stable. In the town centre, cars once parked neatly on a garage forecourt lay scattered close to the railway station. A 400-unit industrial estate and around 30 shops were completely flooded. Residents from low-lying areas of the historic town of Lewes were also evacuated as the River Ouse threatened to burst its banks. RNLI lifeboat crews are making regular trips to carry stranded home owners to safety. More than 20 staff at the brewery were also carried to safety. None were injured when a wall collapsed inside. A health centre, the magistrates court, supermarkets including Tesco and Safeway and hundreds of shops and homes are under several feet of water. The police said they will be working hand-in-hand with the Environment Agency and the fire brigade in a bid to minimise problems caused by the flooding. The whole town is without electricity. The Environment Agency issued Severe Flood Warnings, which alert of imminent threat to life and property, for 10 rivers in Sussex and Kent. By 4pm, the agency had issued 42 flood warnings, advising that flooding is expected, across the country from Devon to Yorkshire and Shropshire to Kent. Sussex Police urged all drivers to stay at home as main roads, including the A21, A22, A26, A27, A227 and A272, were flooded. Weather forecasters from the Met Office warned that there was more rain to come in south east England during the evening but added that showers would ease on Friday.

Latest update:Hundreds flee floods in southern England By Mark Herlihy LONDON (Reuters) - Large areas of southern England were on full-scale flood alert on Friday after heavy rains raised river levels, swamped towns and forced hundreds of people to flee their homes. "We are saying there is an imminent threat to life and property," an Environment Agency spokesman told Reuters late on Thursday. Some insurance experts said Britain could be facing its biggest bill for a natural disaster. The bill could run to four billion pounds, Jeffrey Salmon, of Salmon Assessors, was quoted as saying by the BBC. Officials estimated that several hundred people had left their homes after rivers broke their banks and flooded towns, villages and roads in the counties of Sussex, Kent and Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight. Some unconfirmed reports said the figure for the number of homeless could run into thousands. Helicopters and lifeboats were rushed in to help rescue people stranded by the floods caused by several days of heavy rain. A man in East Sussex was swept away by floodwaters outside a supermarket and was carried downstream clinging to a door. He was plucked from the water and airlifted to hospital by a coastguard helicopter. SEVERE FLOOD WARNINGS "We have currently 16 severe flood warnings in effect -- all in East Sussex and in Kent," the Environment Agency spokesman said. "We have a total of 40 flood warnings, which means people in those areas should prepare now, and 89 flood watches currently in force across the south, southwest, midlands, central and eastern England." The Environment Agency said it expected the severe flood warnings in Kent and East Sussex to remain in place for the next few days. "Even though the rain has been easing off, the rivers are at very high levels. It will take a long time to return to normal," the spokesman said. Kent police said on Thursday they had started to evacuate whole villages because of the rising waters. A spokesman said emergency centres had been set up in the affected areas. "The number of people evacuated from their homes is in the hundreds," he said. A Sussex police spokesman said: "The general situation in the south is very bad and every road in the area is affected. "We are warning people not to drive if they don't have to." Sussex police said about 200 people had been evacuated from their homes in the county, mainly from the town of Lewes. Rail services from London to the English south coast have been disrupted by the weather and some stretches of line have been closed. "There are some delays in the region, where parts of the track are under as much as four feet (1.3 metres) of water," said a spokeswoman for railway network operator Railtrack. Police in northern England plan to resume a search on Friday for a teenage girl swept away by a fast- flowing river. North Yorkshire police recovered the body of 14-year-old Rochelle Cauvet on Wednesday and have widened their hunt for her friend Hannah Black, 13. The pair were swept away by the swollen waters of the Stainforth Beck river while on a school walking trip along its banks.

...and I thought we had a lot of rain... At least our ground is so porous that it runs straight through seldom flooding anywhere for very long and only in minor ways. Maggie, please be careful...and all those on that very special Island...

*** Hurricane Michael *** Michael has intensified quickly over the last 12 hours. Now it has winds of 75mph, moving slowly north. Michael is expected to pick up speed and head northeast. There is a slight chance for the hurricane to brush the island of Bermuda. The hurricane force winds only extend out about 25 miles from the center. Most of the hurricane force winds are on the northeast side of the storm. Pressure are down into the 980s mb.

Earth's Fidgeting Climate NASA Science News for October 20, 2000 Is human activity warming the Earth or do recent signs of climate change signal natural variations? In this feature article, scientists discuss the vexing ambiguities of our planet's complex and unwieldy climate. FULL STORY at http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2000/ast20oct_1.htm?list89800

If this is what we got earlier, you are gonna need water-wings! Good Luck, Texas! BULLETIN...IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 400 AM CDT SAT OCT 21 2000 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WATCH EFFECTIVE THROUGH TONIGHT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS COMAL...GILLESPIE...MEDINA...GONZALES...KENDALL...WILSON... REAL...BASTROP...BLANCO...TRAVIS...KERR...BEXAR...HAYS... DIMMIT...LAVACA...DEWITT...BURNET...WILLIAMSON...ATASCOSA... MAVERICK...BANDERA...LEE...LLANO...EDWARDS...KINNEY... GUADALUPE...FRIO...UVALDE...CALDWELL...ZAVALA...FAYETTE...VAL VERDE AND KARNES THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH INCLUDES ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE HILL COUNTRY. ABUNDANT LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE AND UPPER LEVEL MOISTURE FROM THE PACIFIC WILL PERSIST ACROSS MUCH OF THE HILL COUNTRY AND SOUTH CENTRAL THIS WEEKEND. A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL MOVE FROM NORTHERN MEXICO ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE INTO PORTIONS OF THE EDWARDS PLATEAU AND TEXAS HILL COUNTRY TODAY AND TONIGHT. THESE DISTURBANCES WILL BE THE TRIGGERING MECHANISM FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT...SOME OF WHICH COULD PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING. SINCE THE GROUND HAS BECOME NEARLY SATURATED FROM PREVIOUS RAINS...AND THESE NEW STORMS WILL "TRAIN" ACROSS THE SAME AREAS PRODUCING HEAVY AMOUNTS OF RAIN...FLOODING IS LIKELY. TOTALS WILL AVERAGE BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. IN ADDITION...A RIVER FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THIS MORNING FOR THE RIO GRANDE RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES ABOVE LAKE AMISTAD...THE PECOS RIVER FROM SHEFFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE...AND THE DEVILS RIVER NEAR JUNO TO LAKE AMISTAD. NO IMMEDIATE END IS IN SIGHT FOR THIS WET WEATHER PATTERN. IT APPEARS THE UPPER AIR DISTURBANCE TO THE WEST WILL KEEP RAIN CHANCES HIGH INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AT LEAST. THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED BEYOND TONIGHT. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA ARE ADVISED TO CHECK PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLASH FLOODING THREATENS.

Houston Hurricane Evacuation Plan (1) Hispanics take I-10 west to San Antonio (2) Yankees take I-45 north to Oklahoma (3) Cajuns take I-10 east to Lafayette (4) Aggies take the 610 Loop

My son just sent this - he reported gusts up to 36 MPH on his wind gauge! URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 930 PM PDT SUN OCT 22 2000 ...GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS HAVE BEGUN TO GRADUALLY WEAKEN OVER MOST OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE NORTH TO EAST WINDS OVERNIGHT. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THIS EVENING WITHIN THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY...HOWEVER LOCAL STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT IN THE SIERRA NEVADA AND PARTS OF THE COASTAL RANGE. THE GUSTY WINDS IN THE SIERRA AND ALONG THE COASTAL RANGE WILL DECREASE MONDAY MORNING. SOME WIND REPORTS AS OF 9 PM... HELL HOLE / 5249 FT ..33 WITH GUSTS TO 61 MPH (PLACER COUNTY) BALD MTN / 4600 FT ..18 WITH GUSTS TO 42 MPH (EL DORADO COUNTY) KNOXVILLE CRK / 2550 FT ..24 WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH (LAKE COUNTY) HAWKEYE / 2000 FT ..37 WITH GUSTS TO 71 MPH (SONOMA COUNTY) SACRAMENTO INTERNATIONAL..20 WITH GUSTS TO 28 MPH SACRAMENTO EXECUTIVE......18 WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH VACAVILLE.................20 WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH FAIRFIELD.................22 WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH

Wow, 71 mph winds in Sonomo County. Wonder where hawkeye station is located?

Published Monday, October 23, 2000 Wind, fires cut power Outages affect 80,000 across the Bay Area Raging winds and dry weather merged into a violent force this weekend, knocking out power and igniting brush fires from Lake County to San Jose and in the Oakland hills on the nine-year anniversary of a blaze that killed 25 people on those same slopes. In Contra Costa County, crews scrambled Sunday to put out blazes that erupted from Bay Point to Port Costa to Orinda. PG&E crews also worked throughout the day to restore power to about 80,000 customers in the Bay Area. No local damage or injuries were reported, although flames destroyed a hillside house in San Jose. The high winds forced the postponement of the passage of four of the world's biggest cranes underneath the Golden Gate Bridge and the Bay Bridge on Sunday afternoon. The ship carrying the cranes pulled anchor and headed south -- nearly to Santa Barbara -- to try to get out of the winds, said Harold Jones, a spokesman for the port. The Oakland hills fire erupted when a eucalyptus tree fell onto power lines at 11:32 a.m. on Clarewood Drive, knocking down power lines and sparking the flames. The fire quickly moved east along land belonging to the Mountain View Cemetery and burned 10 acres before it was contained, said Oakland Fire Department Capt. Vicky Evans-Robinson. It was expected to take all of Sunday to completely knock out the flames, she said. Two small planes from the California Department of Forestry dumped retardant on the three-alarm fire while 150 firefighters fought it from the ground, she said. No one was evacuated. Adrienne Kohler, who rents a house on Truitt Street, said she lost her home in the Oct. 21, 1991, fire and was ready to evacuate when she saw smoke. "I packed the car a lot faster than the first time," Kohler said as she stood outside with her 6-year-old daughter, Haley, watching the billows of black smoke above the Mountain View Cemetery. Although the fire did not spread as the 1991 blaze did, authorities were worried enough to open up the Alameda County Emergency Operations Center. Kohler said after the fire started, "the power kept flickering in and out and all of a sudden, we heard a loud pop." She said fire department officials came by and told her everything was OK. "I've heard that before and I didn't have a house later." Only hours earlier, a San Jose hillside fire, one of at least five in the city Sunday, burned 25 acres. It was started about 1 a.m. when a power line fell into a pine tree on top of a hill in eastern San Jose. Winds gusting to 45 mph pushed the flames toward homes. People living in the area near Penitencia Creek Road were forced to make split-second decisions about whether to flee or stay and fight the fast-moving flames in the dark. Joseph Gallo, a retired English teacher from Foothill Community College, chose to fight. Seventeen years ago, a mudslide destroyed his house in the same hills. Neighbors saw that Gallo's roof was on fire and ran over to help him spray it with garden hoses, but Gallo's single-story ranch house was gutted, destroying two pickup trucks and his Model A. Thirty-six people were evacuated, some of whom gathered at a temporary shelter at a nearby middle school. The fire still smoldered into the late afternoon, and fire Capt. Mark Mooney said officials were concerned that the gusty wind could re-ignite lingering hot spots. Late Saturday, a fire erupted in Lake County and quickly engulfed 3,000 acres by Sunday morning, thanks to the high-speed winds. About 1,000 firefighters -- some from the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District -- worked through the weekend to control the blaze. By Sunday, the fire was only 10 percent contained, with full containment not expected until Tuesday. Houses were threatened in Lake County, but only four rural structures were reported damaged. In the East Bay, the weekend was capped off by a string of small fires and downed trees. One grass fire ignited a hillside near Cal State Hayward, and 6 acres burned in another grass fire at Wildcat Canyon and Inspiration Point in Orinda. Early Sunday morning, about 100 firefighters battled a blaze on Evora Road in Bay Point that was caused by electrical wires "swinging in an arc," said Contra Costa fire Capt. Dave George. "A shower of sparks occurred (between the wires) and rained down," George said. In Port Costa, a grass fire that raged for most of Sunday afternoon was under "shaky containment" by early evening, said Lt. Dean Colombo of the Crockett-Carquinez fire department. The fire, which went to three alarms, burned more than 100 acres about half a mile outside town along McEwen Road, Colombo said. No one was injured in the fire, which began around 1:45 p.m. and at one time threatened a ranch and a ranch house off McEwen Road. "We'll have crews out there all night," Colombo said. As of Sunday afternoon, fire officials did not know the cause of the fire. A California Department of Forestry plane dropped fire retardant, while two forestry department helicopters scooped water from the Carquinez Strait and dropped it on the fire. Firefighters from the Rodeo-Hercules, Contra Costa County and East Bay Regional Park District fire departments also assisted. The fire sent smoke wafting across the Franklin Canyon Golf Course along Highway 4 outside Hercules. "We could smell it inside the pro shop," said Sung Kwon, an employee. "It lasted a long time. At one point it looked like there was fog all over the golf course." Acrid as it was, the smoke apparently did not prompt anyone to leave the course. "No one came in for a rain check or anything," Kwon said. "I'm sure they all kept playing. They just kept going." In San Ramon, firefighters battled a roof and attic fire that caused $200,000 in damage to a house on the 2700 block of Sherbear Drive. Battalion Chief Mike Brown said the wind helped spread the fire across the roof, although he did not know if the wind played a role in starting the fire. The cause is under investigation. No injuries were reported in the blaze, which burned the roof and caused some smoke and water damage inside the house. On Mount Diablo, winds carried embers from a fire pit being used by campers to nearby grass, where flames charred about 2 acres, said San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District Battalion Chief Mike Brown. In Danville, the police blocked off all lanes of Diablo Road on either side of the city's 60-foot-tall valley oak tree for most of the day. Arborists recently discovered decay in the tree's roots. Town Manager Joe Calabrigo said the street was closed about midnight. He said that while a few branches had fallen, and no one had been injured, he wanted to err on the side of caution. "It was just the prudent thing to do," Calabrigo said. "We want to make sure nobody is injured." Felled trees, downed lines and snapped utility poles caused scattered power outages all over the Bay Area, but the East Bay was hit hardest. There, some 64,000 customers, including 20,000 in Concord alone, lost power at some time or other during the period of high winds, according to Maureen Bogues, PG&E spokeswoman. Other Contra Costa communities that suffered outages included Antioch, Martinez, Pleasant Hill, Lafayette, Walnut Creek and San Ramon, Bogues said. In Alameda County, most of the outages were in the Dublin-Livermore-Pleasanton area and in the Fremont area. Berkeley suffered scattered outages as well. Lights were out for about 12,000 customers in Berkeley and Oakland. In San Jose and Peninsula communities to the north, some 12,000 customers lost power, Bogues said. Bay Areawide, more than 80,000 customers were without power for a time, she said. By 8 p.m. Sunday, some 3,500 East Bay customers were still in the dark, Bogues said. The strongest gust of wind ripped through Las Trampas Regional Wilderness on Sunday at 92 mph, according to the National Weather Service. Such powerful gales were created by two key ingredients: cold air in the Great Basin and a low-pressure system in Southern California, say weather officials. But there's little chance of rain for this week's forecast, which would help subdue any smoldering fires, said Jim Carrol, meteorologist for the National Weather Service. "It doesn't look like we're going to see any wet weather soon," he said. Staff writers Ethan Rarick, Yvonne Condes, Tom Lochner and San Jose Mercury News and Associated Press contributed to this story.

My son says the weather is exciting and is sending these accounts. I'lll check with him about there the hawkeye station is. I know I have seen an internet map of them and will post either it or the URL for it as soon as I find it. THAT is scary weather!

While California endures hell, Texas has the high water. How's it going, Austinites??? FLASH FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 1030 AM CDT MON OCT 23 2000 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS EXPANDED THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH ISSUED EARLIER THIS MORNING AND EXTENDED THE WATCH THROUGH TONIGHT. THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS COMAL...GILLESPIE...MEDINA...KENDALL...WILSON...BASTROP... BLANCO...TRAVIS...KERR...BEXAR...HAYS...BURNET...WILLIAMSON... ATASCOSA...BANDERA...LEE...LLANO...GUADALUPE...FRIO...REAL... CALDWELL...AND UVALDE...VAL VERDE...EDWARDS...KINNEY... MAVERICK...ZAVALA AND DIMMIT THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH INCLUDES MOST ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE HILL COUNTRY AND NOW INCLUDES THE WESTERN PLATEAU AREA. ABUNDANT LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE AND UPPER LEVEL MOISTURE FROM THE PACIFIC WILL STREAM ACROSS MUCH OF THE HILL COUNTRY AND SOUTH CENTRAL TODAY AND TONIGHT. SEVERAL UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES OVER MEXICO WILL TRAVERSE OVER THE AREA LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE GROUND HAS BECOME NEARLY SATURATED FROM PREVIOUS RAINS OVER THE WEEKEND AND THIS MORNING... AND THESE NEW STORMS WILL TRAIN ACROSS THE SAME AREAS PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY AMOUNTS OF RAIN AND FLOODING. ADDITIONAL HEAVIER TOTALS WILL AVERAGE BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA ARE ADVISED TO CHECK PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLASH FLOODING THREATENS. MOTORISTS SHOULD ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR THE LATE AFTERNOON COMMUTE AS SOME ROADS WILL BE BARRICADED AND TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW. PARENTS SHOULD KEEP CHILDREN INDOORS AND AWAY FROM DRAINAGE DITCHES...STREAMS AND CREEKS. BANKS WILL BE SOFT...UNSTABLE AND VERY DANGEROUS.

Flash flood watches continue - was just notified that they have been extended.

It's pretty dry today so far, yesterday wasn't that bad. I'm in Bastrop and Travis counties. I wonder if this is extended today? No rain in the forecast today, just clouds and 82 degrees. Rain forecast for Wedsday and Thursday with low 80s and high 70s. I'm still going swimming every day, the water temperature's staying at a constant 70 pretty much.

I just got notice that it was extended until further notice - 323 PM CDT TUE OCT 24 2000

This is frightening. So many of those special and dear to me live here: Gales Batter Southern England And France, One Dead LONDON (Reuters) - Gales and heavy rain have battered southern England and northern France, killing one person, endangering shipping, raising the specter of flooding, and leaving thousands without electricity. Police in Surrey, south of London, said one person died on Sunday and two had been seriously injured when their car was hit by a tree. Earlier the Meteorological Office had told people in southern England, Wales and parts of Scotland to prepare for heavy rain and damaging winds. "In the coming 24 hours, the southern part of England and Wales are expecting very windy weather with gusts of 70 to 80 mph," a national forecaster said. "Gusts of 90 mph would be possible on exposed parts." Also in Surrey, a train collided with a tree that had fallen onto the line near Guildford. Another train hit a tree in Worcestershire. Transport police said no one had been injured. Britain's Environment Agency said it expected storms to rage through the night and warned there could be serious flooding on Monday. The agency said up to 40 millimeters of rain was expected overnight and that rivers in southern England and Wales might burst their banks. Storms also left thousands of homes in southern England without electricity, one power company said. Southern Electric said some 8,000 customers had been cut off in the late afternoon, after winds of 90 mph brought trees down, cutting through power lines. "We've been hit fairly hard all over our area and we're expecting a hard night," Southern Electric spokesman Bob Major told Reuters. Sunday's severe weather comes as families in the southern English seaside resort of Bognor Regis were cleaning up after a tornado that struck on Saturday, injuring five people as it ripped roofs from hundreds of houses and overturned cars and caravans. STORMS HIT NORTHERN FRANCE, SHIPPING ENDANGERED Severe storms were also battering Northern France and the French Meteorological Office recommended "the greatest prudence" in coastal areas. Inhabitants along France's northern coastline were told to expect winds of up to 85 mph while the Paris area could see gusts of 60 to 75 mph. Twenty to 23 foot waves were forecast for the Gironde estuary in southwestern France. The BBC said the six crew of a Norwegian cargo vessel that was being towed to Liverpool had abandoned ship off Scotland in force 10 to 12 gales and been winched onto a rescue helicopter. The 1,600-ton Elektron was continuing its journey to Liverpool under tow from a Russian tug, the BBC said. The ship was refloated on Friday night after spending 12 days aground off St Kilda, an island west of Scotland. In the early hours of Sunday two ships had also been troubled by the weather on the French side of the Channel. One was towed back to harbor and a small oil tanker that had been stranded in heavy seas near Boulogne managed to push clear of the coast and head toward Britain on Sunday afternoon. Gale force winds at London's Heathrow Airport forced a Dubai-bound Emirates plane carrying 376 passengers to return to the airport, after the rear of the plane hit the runway on take-off, the Daily Telegraph said. Northern France experienced hurricane strength winds in a storm last December. The French Meteorological Office said it did not expect the approaching storm to be as intense.

Weather has continued all night long - am not expecting many people into work on time.

A friend who works in London finally got to work from the suburbs at 1:30pm since the rail lines and electricity were down. He had time to replant the bushes uprooted and blocking the entry to his home, and other things which needed doing immediatley. All were safe bue the downed trees were plentiful! Thanks Mark! Happy you checked in safe and sound. How is your garden???

Have no garden :-(

*Hugs* Mark...neither does anyone else in Britain at this stage of the year and after that gale. May I set aside part of mine for you and think of you as I pluck slugs from it, feed the mosquitoes, remove unwanted over-night-appearing sword ferns and begonias? My roses are worse than none here but I have leaves on everything else the size of those salvers in the Tower Of London Jewel Vaults. Rose beds are nice...especially in Britain. I wish you a garden. Enghishmen just do not seem complete without one...! I'd even weed an infernal rock garden for you! Now, that's devotion!!!

This image will not post but it is excellent for Europe: http://www.intellicast.com/LocalWeather/World/Satellite/Europe/ This image will not cpost either, but it is amazing for the entire world! http://www.intellicast.com/LocalWeather/World/Satellite/World/

from http://www.weathersite.com/

If they do not update they are gone. Map projection is distorted but you can see the patterns of the weather which hit Britain...and the storm over the Rockies. As for us, we are under those mid-Pacific clouds, as usual!

Storms due to return to the UK tonight - but still no sign of bad weather outdoors.

Oh Mark, Please take care! You too, Steven! Austinites are gonna get another flood... URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 1015 AM CST WED NOV 1 2000 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WATCH EFFECTIVE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS COMAL...GONZALES...WILSON...BASTROP...TRAVIS...BEXAR...HAYS... LAVACA...DEWITT...WILLIAMSON...ATASCOSA...LEE...GUADALUPE... CALDWELL...FAYETTE AND KARNES THE WATCH IS GENERALLY ALONG AND EAST OF AN INTERSTATE 35 LINE FROM SOUTH OF SAN ANTONIO TO NORTH OF AUSTIN...AND INCLUDES AUSTIN AND SAN ANTONIO. A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE WEST WILL MOVE VERY SLOWLY ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON AND PROVIDE A FOCUS FOR HEAVY RAINS TONIGHT. MOIST TROPICAL AIR WILL FEED INTO THE COLD FRONT...RESULTING IN SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE COMBINATION OF STORMS TRAINING ALONG THE SLOW MOVING FRONT AND A GROUND THAT IS NEARLY SATURATED...WILL RESULT IN THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WATCH AREA WITH LOCALLY HEAVY AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. IT APPEARS THE CHANCES OF RAIN AND HEAVY RAIN WILL REMAIN HIGH AND MAY PERSIST FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS SOUTH TEXAS POTENTIALLY GETS LOCKED INTO A VERY WET WEATHER PATTERN. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA ARE ADVISED TO CHECK PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLASH FLOODING THREATENS. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL OR CABLE TELEVISION PROVIDERS...COMMERCIAL OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO STATIONS OR OTHER MEDIA FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS ON THIS FLASH FLOOD THREAT.

It's biting at our heels, nothing yet, scheduled a concrete pour tomorrrow (sidewalks), trying to get the garage roof on also. Nothing but rain, rain, rain an d more rain in the forecast. I'm going to settle down, eat dinner while watching the last two nights opening skits on Leno via tivo, and wait for the raindrops. I'll stay tuned. thanks for the heads up Marci.

Happy to be of help. Humidity is good for curing concrete, but floods you do NOT need! Your forecast: Txz173-191/194-208-012200- Bastrop-Caldwell-Hays-Lee-Travis-Williamson- Including The Cities Of...Austin...Bastrop...Georgetown...Giddings... Lockhart...San Marcos 1039 Am Cst Wed Nov 1 2000 ...Flash Flood Watch In Effect Through Tonight... .This Afternoon...Mostly Cloudy With A 60 Percent Chance Of Showers Or Thunderstorms...A Few Possibly Severe With Heavy Rain. Highs In The Lower 80S. South Winds 10 To 15 Mph...Stronger And Gusty In Thunderstorms. .Tonight...Mostly Cloudy With A 70 Percent Chance Of Showers Or Thunderstorms...Heavy Rainfall And Flooding Possible. Lows In The Lower 60S. Winds Becoming Northwest 10 To 15 Mph. .Thursday...Mostly Cloudy With A 40 Percent Chance Of Rain Or Thunderstorms. Highs In The Lower 70S. Northeast Winds Near 10 Mph. .Extended Forecast... .Thursday Night And Friday...Cloudy With Rain Or Thunderstorms Likely. Lows In The Lower 60S. Highs Near 70. .Saturday Through Monday...Mostly Cloudy With A Chance Of Rain Or Thunderstorms. Lows Near 60. Highs Around 70. .Tuesday...Partly Cloudy. Lows In The 50S. Highs In The 70S. Extended Forecast... .Thursday Night...Increasing Clouds West And North. Mostly Cloudy With A Chance Of Showers And Thunderstorms South And East. Lows In The 50S. .Friday Through Sunday...Mostly Cloudy With A Chance Of Showers And Thunderstorms. Highs In The 60S. Lows In The 50S.

The first thunder of the winter season heard just a few minutes ago in Hilo. That means it is snowing on the mountains!

Still no rain to speak of, that 5 inches never came last night, whew! There's still hope for my concrete pour (sidewalks) today. Hoping to get the roof on the garage and those sidewalks around the pool and house poured before the heavy stuff comes.

We had 20 inches of rain overnight, many thunder-and-lightning strikes so close that they seemed simultaneous. Did not sleep much. One area above us got 5 inches of rain an hour! Power is on and off. 450 AM HST THU NOV 2 2000 * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...HILO PUNA AND KAU AREAS BIG ISLAND * UNTIL 750 AM HST THURSDAY * AT 450 AM HST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWS PERSISTENT RGENERATING THUNDERSTORM CELLS OVER THE HILO PUNA AND KAU. * THUNDERSTORMS WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO BE IN THE HILO PUNA AND KAU. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUS FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING. TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY AND CONTINUE PRECAUTIONS UNTIL THE THREAT AND WARNING ARE OVER. HILO IS STILL RECEIVING ITS HEAVIEST RAINFALL EVER IN 24 HOURS OF OVER 24 INCHES SO FAR. THE HEAVY THUNDERSHOWERS ARE STATIONARY APPEARING ANCHORED TO THEIR LOCATIONS. THESE CELLS ARE EXPECTED TO WEAKEN LATER THIS MORNING. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FAST FLOWING OR RISING WATER...MANY FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR WHEN MOTORISTS TRY CROSSING FLOODED ROADWAYS. ESCAPE RISING WATER BY CLIMBING DIRECTLY TO HIGHER GROUND. NEVER TRY TO OUTRUN A FLOOD EITHER ON FOOT OR IN YOUR VEHICLE. DO NOT CAMP NEAR STREAMS OR OTHER AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL TV OR RADIO FOR FURTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INFORMATION. MATSUDA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU

Worst Floods for 50 Years Drench Britain BEWDLEY (Reuters) - Britain's worst floods in more than 50 years forced thousands of people to evacuate their homes on Thursday as the rain kept falling and meteorologists warned worse was yet to come. The Environment Agency said initial estimates suggested that about 3,000 properties had already been flooded. It warned river levels had yet to peak. "There is no light at the end of tunnel. We are expecting rain to continue for at least the next few days," said a spokesman for the Meteorological Office. Prime Minister Tony Blair visited some of the towns worst affected by the floods, including Bewdley, Shrewsbury in central England and York, in northern England. Dressed in a long raincoat and rubber boots, he surveyed Bewdley from the main bridge over the River Severn. He was confronted by activists trying to save a local hospital from closure. After being constantly heckled by them, he finally turned and said "I've got the message." Evacuations of homes were ordered from Yorkshire in the north to Kent in the south. Severe flood warnings were issued for 14 areas in England and Wales. Rivers in Yorkshire and the river Severn in south west England were the main concerns. The Severn river had already swollen to 10 times its normal level. In Yorkshire the Environment Agency, the official body that deals with natural disasters, said water levels on two rivers were continuing to rise. Residents of three villages in the area were preparing to evacuate their homes for the second time in 18 months. Last year Malton, Norton and Stamford Bridge were hit by floods that caused 20 million pounds ($29 million) of damage. The agency said up to four centimeters of rain was expected to fall on the region on Thursday. People in more than 10,000 homes in Dover, on the south coast of England, were told to boil their water after bacteria was found in the supply as a result of the flooding. Folkestone and Dover Water Services warned they could be forced to introduce water rationing to conserve supplies if the flooding continued.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HILO HI 730 AM HST THU NOV 2 2000 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... HAWAII... INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF...VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK * UNTIL 815 AM HST * AT 730 AM HST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM JUST TO THE WEST OF KILAUEA CRATER * THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK FOR THE NEXT 30 TO 45 MINUTES PERSONS IN OR CLOSE TO THE WARNED AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN BASEMENTS OR STURDY STRUCTURES. PERSONS ON SOUTH HAWAII SHOULD MOVE TO SHELTER AND BE READY FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS...VERY HEAVY RAIN...LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLE HAIL. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM MAY GIVE RISE TO A TORNADO. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY. MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT USE YOUR CAR UNTIL THE DANGER HAS PASSED. IF YOU ARE IN YOUR CAR...LEAVE YOUR CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF CAUGHT IN THE OPEN...LIE FACE DOWN IN A DITCH OR FLAT ON THE GROUND WITH WITH YOUR HANDS OVER YOUR HEAD. BE AWARE THAT HEAVY RAINFALL MAY GIVE RISE TO FLASH FLOODING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL TV OR RADIO FOR FURTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INFORMATION.

The entire island is involved om this storm comingup from the south. In Kona, on the other side of the island, a tree collapsed on a restauranrt full of people. One has died so far in Hilo when his truck flipped over. Power outages common so I keep my candles lit in votive holders just in case...

To give you some idea how bad it is, this is the current update for the Kilauea Volcano: 0550 November 2, 2000 There is no update this morning, because exceptionally heavy rain makes it too dangerous to venture onto the dark roadways. At your observer's home in Hilo, a rain gage re- corded more than 20 inches (50 cm) between 1945 last night and 0405 this morning, and the water still cometh down as this is written. Lightning and thunder serve as garnish for the storm. During the day yesterday, more than 5 inches (12.5 cm) of rain fell near HVO, and it now totals 16 inches (40 cm) since yesterday morning and is still rising. At Pu`u `O`o the total since yesterday morning is higher; more than 18 inches (45 cm). All tiltmeters are showing de- flections because of the added mass of water to the ground. This is one whale of a storm. Volcanic tremor near Pu`u `O`o is at a moderate level. Earthquake activity is low across the island. The tilt at Kilauea summit is rather flat (actually continuing the long-term slow deflation underway since the eruption began in 1983), as it is near Pu`u `O`o and everywhere else along the east rift zone.

Good News for Bastrop! ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR BASTROP AND TRAVIS COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...AT 400 PM CST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THE STORMS THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING NO LONGER POSE A THREAT AND THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS With local flooding, rain, winds and storm activity occurring around the island, here are some last minute pointers to consider in emergency preparedness: East Hawaii has severe damage and West Hawaii is expected to experience more heavy rains in the very near future. Flooding is impacting the roads - Various roads are closed around the island - Stay off the roads - Flooding occurring around the island. - Locate your battery operated radios and flashlights now - don't wait until dark. - Listen to the radio for Weather Service and Civil Defense Warnings & Advisories. - Use the telephone only for emergency purposes. - Don't go sightseeing. - Unplug unnecessary appliances. Most people have plenty of food in their refrigerators and pantries to last a couple of days - stay at home, you already have enough food - don't worry about food. If power goes out - use your refrigerator and freezer sparingly - eat perishables first, then pantry/canned goods. If wind and rain continue we should expect the possibility of prolonged power, water and telephone outages. Use a battery operated radio to get weather updates. Start to collect water NOW - two needs: 1. Drinking water - start to collect and store in clean containers - NOW. 2. If water goes out, your toilets won't work - put empty garbage cans under your gutter drain pipes to collect water to use to flush the toilets. Remain Calm - once the storm passes, we will work together to get things back to normal. Red Cross volunteers are standing by to help. If you need to be evacuated follow the evacuation advisories. Reminders: Stay at home - Use telephones for emergencies only - Listen to the Radio - Prepare while it is still light, power is on, water is on and things are relatively normal.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 634 PM CST THU NOV 2 2000 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS EXPIRED... ...A TORNADO WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7PM FOR COMAL BLANCO AND HAYS COUNTIES... DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUES TO INDICATE A TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM IN SOUTHERN MOST HAYS COUNTY MOVING EAST TOWARD WIMBERLY. NO REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AT THIS TIME. ALTHOUGH REPORTS OF PEA TO MARBLE SIZE HAIL WERE REPORTED IN KENDALL COUNTY AND THE CITIES OF OTTINE AND KERRVILLE. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVER MOST OF THE AREA THROUGH THE NIGHT. GUSTY WINDS...DEADLY LIGHTNING... HEAVY RAINS AND HAIL CAN BE EXPECTED.

Austinites you are not out of the woods yet... BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 816 PM CST THU NOV 2 2000 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... BASTROP COUNTY LEE COUNTY GUADALUPE COUNTY CALDWELL COUNTY * UNTIL MIDNIGHT * AT 816 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN BETWEEN SEGUIN AND NEW BRAUNFELS...MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

The above has been extended until 5 AM CST Friday.

We got the heavy rains! But we got the sidewalk poured just before they came, so it should have an interesting mottled pattern when it finishes setting up. It rained hard, probably about 4 inches. And today it has settled down, but like you say, we still in the woods.

It will be textured and a non-skid surface which will not be unpleasing. We had that happen to us one time, too. Four inches? That's a heavy dew, here! National Weather Summary - Morning Edition Friday, November, 2000 Hawaiian Deluge Ends Heavy tropical rains finally taper across the Hawaiian Islands. Over thirty inches of rain has fallen across Hawaii over the last several days. A persistent flow of tropical moisture is finally diminishing, but not before causing flash-flooding, mud slides, and hundreds of thousands dollars worth of damage.

Cover your sidewalk, Terry! This just in: BULLETIN...IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 523 AM CST FRI NOV 3 2000 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS EXTENDED THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH...NOW EFFECTIVE THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS COMAL...GILLESPIE...MEDINA...GONZALES...KENDALL...WILSON... REAL...BASTROP...BLANCO...TRAVIS...KERR...BEXAR...HAYS... LAVACA...DEWITT...BURNET...WILLIAMSON...ATASCOSA...BANDERA... LEE...LLANO...EDWARDS...KINNEY...GUADALUPE...FRIO...UVALDE... CALDWELL...FAYETTE...VAL VERDE AND KARNES

FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 1143 AM CST FRI NOV 3 2000 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... BASTROP COUNTY * UNTIL 245 PM CST

RIVER FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 354 PM CST FRI NOV 03 2000 THIS PRODUCT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING RIVERS: COLORADO RIVER. FOR THE COLORADO RIVER, INCLUDING BASTROP, MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURING AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE. BF FLD OBSERVED FORECAST LOCATION STG STG STG DAY TIME 6 PM MIDNIGHT 6 AM COLORADO RIVER BASTROP 14 25 12.01 FRI 2 PM 13 15 18 FOR THE COLORADO RIVER AT BASTROP, THE LATEST STAGE IS 12.01 FEET AT 12 PM FRIDAY. THE RIVER WILL CREST BETWEEN 18 AND 19 FEET LATE TONIGHT. AT 18 FEET RIVER FLOW EXCEEDS BANKFULL INTO THE LOWEST AREAS OF THE FLOOD PLAIN. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TONIGHT WILL CHANGE FORECAST RIVER LEVELS.

You are not out of the woods yet. Please be careful! A NEARLY STATIONARY COLD FRONT HAS STALLED OVER THE HILL COUNTRY. TROPICAL AIR WAS FEEDING INTO SOUTH TEXAS AT THE LOWER LEVELS WHILE MOIST AIR FROM THE PACIFIC WAS STREAMING INTO TX ACROSS MEXICO. UPPER LEVEL ENERGY IS ALSO PROVIDING ADDITIONAL LIFT THAT IS HELPING TO PRODUCE NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING. THE UPPER STEERING WINDS WILL ALLOW FOR THE TRAINING OF THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SINCE THE SOILS ARE ALREADY SATURATED...THIS WILL RESULT IN THE THREAT OF SIGNIFICANT FLOODING. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES HAVE FALLEN ACROSS MOST OF THE WATCH AREA WITH SEVERAL AREAS RECEIVING 4 TO 6 INCHES OVERNIGHT. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WITH SATURATED GROUNDS...SOME AREAS WILL BECOME FLOODED WITH ONLY AN INCH OF RAIN IN AN HOURS TIME. THE CHANCES FOR RAIN AND HEAVY RAIN WILL REMAIN HIGH AND MAY PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS SOUTH TEXAS GETS LOCKED INTO A VERY WET WEATHER PATTERN. SEVERAL RIVERS IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS ARE ALREADY OUT OF BANKS...AND ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS COULD RESULT IN A VERY SERIOUS FLOODING SITUATION. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA ARE ADVISED TO CHECK PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLASH FLOODING THREATENS.

OH NO...NOT AGAIN!!! BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 915 PM HST FRI NOV 3 2000 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...THE PUNA DISTRICT OF EASTERN HAWAII INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF...PAHOA...KEHENA...KALAPANA AND KAPAAHU * UNTIL 1215 AM HST SATURDAY * AT 915 PM HST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ALONG AND INLAND FROM THE COAST FROM CAPE KUMUKAHI TO APUA POINT * THUNDERSTORMS WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL ARE ALREADY OCCURRING IN] THE PUNA AND VOLCANOES AREA. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN NORMALLY DRY STREAMBEDS DURING THE NEXT TWO HOURS. PERSONS IN LOW-LYING OR FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUS FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR ALREADY OCCURRING. TAKE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY AND CONTINUE PRECAUTIONS UNTIL THE THREAT AND THE WARNING ARE OVER. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR FLOODING AND SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FAST FLOWING OR RISING WATER...MANY FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR WHEN MOTORISTS TRY CROSSING FLOODED ROADWAYS. ESCAPE RISING WATER BY CLIMBING DIRECTLY TO HIGHER GROUND. NEVER TRY TO OUTRUN A FLOOD EITHER ON FOOT OR IN YOUR VEHICLE. DO NOT CAMP NEAR STREAMS OR OTHER AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING. THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. LIGHTING IS A LEADING KILLER AND PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO AVOID BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTING. STAY OUT FROM UNDER TALL TREES AND AWAY FROM THE OCEAN AND BEACHES IF LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING. DO NOT TOUCH OR REMAIN CLOSE TO METAL POLES OR FENCES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL TV OR RADIO FOR FURTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INFORMATION. FARRELL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... NORTH AND EAST HAWAII INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF...LEEWARD AND WINDWARD KOHALA. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS EXTENDED THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH... NOW EFFECTIVE UNTIL 830 PM HST SATURDAY EVENING... FOR PERSONS IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... ON MAUI...AND THE BIG ISLAND OF HAWAII

The warnings are showing up in my inbox faster than I can read them. More now on the mountains!!! http://www.intellicast.com/LocalWeather/World/UnitedStates/Southwest/Hawaii/Hilo/BaseReflectivityLoop/

HILO -- In addition to $20 million in damage to Big Island bridges, roads, homes and businesses, this week's flooding could mean snarled traffic and isolated communities for a month. Mayor Stephen Yamashiro and Gov. Ben Cayetano have declared a state of emergency for the entire island. The governor also declared Maui a disaster area and said officials from state Civil Defense and Federal Emergency Management Administration will make assessments on the Big Island to determine if federal funds will be made available. Yamashiro put initial damage estimates at $10.5 million to private property and $8.4 million to public facilities. He added that the total will likely rise to $20 million. Civil Defense Deputy Bruce Butts said 77 businesses and as many as 300 homes were damaged. At Pahala in the Kau District, two bridges on the Hawaii Belt Road were severely damaged, he said. Traffic can now go only to Kona. Kapapala Ranch owner Gordon Cran said remote Wood Valley is also isolated from Pahala by a bridge washout. Cran bulldozed a temporary road across his land so residents can get to the highway. In Hilo, a culvert underneath Komohana Street washed away. "This is really major," Butts said. Repairs in both Hilo and Kau could take a month, he said. Kamehameha Avenue, still covered with slick mud, remained closed yesterday but might open today, he said. A flood control project done in 1996-97 deliberately dumps flooding onto Kamehameha Avenue. Yamashiro said extending the project to the bay would have required two more bridges with no federal money to pay for them. With Kamehameha and Komohana closed, traffic in the downtown Hilo area turned bumper-to-bumper yesterday, moving at a crawl. Yamashiro said he was happy that it was moving at all. Some lose food, art collections He said several more flood control project are planned, but they may cost $15 million each. In his downtown Hilo office attached to the Hawaiian Arts T-shirt store, artist Regie Koyama had his mind on a smaller sum: $90. That's the value of just one of his art books that was destroyed when 27 inches of water flowed into his office. Koyama had been collecting books, art clippings and other objects to help in designing T-shirts and other art for 35 years. Much of it was destroyed. An inlet to an underground drain is right outside his doorway. He said the owner of his building tried to control the flooding with sandbags. When the street was filled with two feet of water, it came into the shop anyway.

..and you thought you had a bad day... From Bizarre News: I am a news junkie. I am so twisted, C-Span is on my remote memory. I ran across a story last week and have been waiting for CNN, MSNBC, or other networks to make mention of this frightening story. There is a village in India called Gauhati that had suffered through the worst summer drought in their recorded history. Crops were devastated. Villagers had an idea. They decided to hire a rainmaker to perform a ritual designed to break the devastating grip of the drought. After performing his duty, the skies opened and a downpour ensued. It rained...and rained...and rained some more. For 10 days, straight, rain pounded the area. Floods washed away half of the village. Now this might sound bizarre, but the story takes an even more tragic and bizarre turn from here. On the tenth day of the flood, angry villagers attacked the "Rainmaker" and killed him for causing the disaster. Within hours of the killing the rain suddenly stopped. The final chapter of this story ends with the police. They made no arrests in the murder because they said that villagers were simply protecting their personal property from the ravages of an evil "Rainmaker." Now I ask every single one of you; isn't this newsworthy? Well, I can say that Bizarre News picks up where the other news organizations leave off.

Wehave a brilliantly sunny day...finally! Texas is still getting rain: FLASH FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 455 AM CST SUN NOV 5 2000 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS EXTENDED THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH...NOW EFFECTIVE THROUGH TONIGHT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS COMAL...GILLESPIE...MEDINA...GONZALES...KENDALL...WILSON... REAL...BASTROP...BLANCO...TRAVIS...KERR...BEXAR...HAYS... LAVACA...DEWITT...BURNET...WILLIAMSON...ATASCOSA...BANDERA... LEE...LLANO...EDWARDS...KINNEY...GUADALUPE...FRIO...UVALDE... CALDWELL...FAYETTE...VAL VERDE AND KARNES THIS WATCH COVERS MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND ALL OF THE HILL COUNTRY AND INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AUSTIN...SAN ANTONIO...DEL RIO AND KERRVILLE. A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS TEXAS TONIGHT. AT THE SURFACE A STALLED OUT FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL LIFT NORTH AS A WARM FRONT TODAY WITH NUMEROUS STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ALONG THE FRONT. THEN...AS THE UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE HILL COUNTRY AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR. RAINFALL TOTALS TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT WILL LIKELY BE IN THE 1 TO 2 INCH RANGE OVER A LARGE AREA...WITH ISOLATED 3 TO 5 INCH AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. SOILS REMAIN FULLY SATURATED FROM RECENT HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING...SO FLASH FLOODING RAINS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG BOTH THE WARM FRONT AND THE COLD FRONT. IN MANY PORTIONS OF THE WATCH AREA...IT MAY TAKE AN INCH OR LESS OF RAINFALL IN AN HOURS TIME TO PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING. SEVERAL RIVERS IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS REMAIN SWOLLEN...AND ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN ADDITIONAL RIVER FLOODING. A BRIEF BREAK IN THE RAINS IS EXPECTED MONDAY AND TUESDAY. HOWEVER... ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL THREATEN TO BRING ANOTHER POTENTIALLY HEAVY RAIN EVENT ON WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY.

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 834 PM CST SUN NOV 5 2000 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... GONZALES COUNTY BASTROP COUNTY LAVACA COUNTY DEWITT COUNTY LEE COUNTY CALDWELL COUNTY FAYETTE COUNTY * UNTIL 1 AM CST * AT 834 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY MOVING EASTWARD INTO THE AREA. RAIN ALSO WAS INCREASING FROM THE SOUTH. DUE TO THE SATURATED SOIL THIS HEAVY RAIN WILL PRODUCE RAPID FLOODING OF LOWLYING AREAS AND ROADWAYS AND CAUSE STREAMS TO SWELL OUT OF THEIR BANKS. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 848 PM CST SUN NOV 5 2000 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN TEXAS... BASTROP COUNTY * UNTIL 945 PM CST * AT 848 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES SOUTH OF ROSANKY...OR ABOUT 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SMITHVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 65 MPH.

A thunderstorm moving at 65 MPH?! That is 105 kph??

aha!!! 848 PM CST SUN NOV 5 2000 ...CORRECT THUNDERSTORM SPEED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN TEXAS... BASTROP COUNTY * UNTIL 945 PM CST * AT 848 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES SOUTH OF ROSANKY...OR ABOUT 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SMITHVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. LAT...LON 3009 9761 2983 9733 3006 9708 3026 9712 3039 9737 3021 9747

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR BASTROP COUNTY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 CST. AT 915 PM...THE THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR MCDADE MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS. REMAIN IN A SECURE SHELTER UNTIL THE THREAT ENDS.

It was a pretty heavy storm last night, I had to fish a chair out of the pool this morning. And the Directv dish was nearly blanked out for periods due to the heavy clouds and rain. Hopefully, it will be clear today so Duane can finish the garage roof.

I'll continue to post the storm alerts as soon as they arrive in my email. I know about fishing stuff out of odd places. One of our trash cans ended up in the "moat" around the property. We have no idea how it got out of the garage!