Ike is just a big ol' wind bag... at least for us here in Mid-Ohio... Quite windy. I have to make this quick... because we might loose power... & if we do... I doubt I'll have internet connection.
Anyway... I have another link for you... this is to Weather Underground... this shows current wind speed... well, at least it was... I don't know if one of the Personal Weather Stations (PWS) went off line or what... because it's been a couple hours since it's updated. I was watching it a little bit & I saw one gust register at 31.1 mph... (ok... now I see there was a gust of 47mph... That's Tropical storm force!!!)
Uh... it's starting to get really bad here now... I going to go find my shoes... & be ready to head to the basement. If we hear anything. Ok.. whew... just one big gust for the moment. Scary... I should close the drapes! LOL
I know it's NO WHERE near what my friend Amy went through the other night!! Still... I don't like wind like this!!
Well... I was going to post a video... but it will have to wait.
Storm Pulse that I had been using hasn't updated since earlier today. But you can see that Ike is going to be around for a while!
HERE'S THE VIDEO from earlier... before the really big gusts hit!
WHEW!!! I finally got that posted!!! I was worried I was going to loose power before I could! (I think I might go do another video... to add to the one I will post in a few... Watch for updates to the blog above!!) :o)
ReplyDeleteTHIS LINK provides a nice way to tell what the wind speed is, approximately.
ReplyDeleteAnd this one... I wish I would have found before Ike rolled through!
stay safe!
ReplyDeleteOur worst winds were around 7pm. I was sat here for most of the winds and can look out of four windows, though only three had any useful view! Looking out the window in font of me, I could see the roof shingles flapping on the house opposite; out of another Living Room window I could see part of the maple on the edge of our property flailing in the winds; I could look behind me out the Dining Room window at the other tree on the edge of our property (an oak) flailing, too. The Oak is always dropping dead branches, even in the merest wind, so I was kind of worried that it would fall, but all I've seen is a few large branches from both trees.
ReplyDeleteAll over, bar the shouting now, as they say!