Living in the Houston area, I can totally relate to your weather stories. The best weather team in our area is Space City Weather, run by a former Houston Chronicle science writer (“SciGuy”), who also now has a similar no-hype site for big weather threats outside of Houston: https://theeyewall.com.
Located a little northwest of Fort Lauderdale, FL, my go to weather site is NHC.GOV … the National Hurricane Center website … it’s where the unvarnished news of the tropics is found.
The only thing I have to say is for once my name is spelled right: with a Y instead of an IE, but I wish DebbY hadn't been so disruptive and destructive!!
In SoCal, where fire season is now essentially year-round, wildfires are covered with the same broad strokes. They are devastating, yes, but the direct impact is relatively limited. Example, my mom lives on the East Coast, and from her perspective, when there's a blaze, the entire state is aflame. Meanwhile, the fire is limited to a finite area. This isn't to downplay the impact of fires -- it is brutal! But, it seems it's hard to balance the actual disaster with the amount of area that's actually impacted. Ratings, I guess?
Living as I do close to the East Coast, I wonder the same thing! I have relatives who live near San Francisco, and I always worry when I hear about wildfires out there. But, as I learned when I took a trip to Yellowstone with my son earlier in the summer, there's about two dozen or so fires going on in that park at any one time, especially in summer.
It's so easy to fall into the trap of thinking a forecast needs to be "right" or "wrong," and that if what you hear on TV doesn't match what happens outside your window, then the forecast you heard was "wrong." What we really need is more precision -- though, as I'm sure you know, that's a really hard problem to solve.
Speaking from my own experience, television weather forecasters -- especially those working at the national level -- have to speak to big, broad audiences. And the whole reason they go into the field in the first place is a sense of mission, of helping people stay out of harm's way. So they're naturally going to gravitate toward erring on the side of caution and safety first. The problem is, there are real costs (and sometimes risks) associated with doing any kind of evacuations on a large scale, so it's a needle they always try their best to thread. It's a challenge.
I’m better off living in a hurricane zone since the NHC provides updated tracking information about the tropics typically every six hours … increased to every three hours when disturbances begin approaching land masses
Thanks Terrell, good read on the weather tracking. The question I think we all wondered is "Did you still get a few runs in, albeit soggy ones?"
And I agree we do concentrate on our own running - this may seem weird - but in my own build up back to regular running I found something working better for me (so far, and yes it's early). I run 4.35 miles each day (run/walk more like it for now) and will build up to 8.7 as my longer run. Basically, its running 13.1 in thirds. I'm only a few weeks into this but am finding myself more disciplined than before, and getting stronger a bit faster. No idea yet if it will work long term but happy I'm out here trying.
So very sorry that your vacation was not at all perfect weather........sometimes when we share the storms with those we love it becomes an adventure not planned but one enjoyed........I hope this was your results.......always good to get home and back into your routine (even though , I think most of us would not admit it!) .............I have a question for the "older" members of this group.........at 75 (in my heart and mind I am much younger) my recent bone density test results are such that they are recommending taking medication besides the normal calcium supplement............I am wondering if anyone has had similar results.......is there some "super food" I am missing or other supplements? I would prefer a natural solution vs. medication. I have added CrossFit training this past year and just started walking and running with a weighted vest.........any input would be appreciated.
Posting response to “Ath-Half” question … I have adopted a new mantra TIE - GID … it stands for “take it easy - get it done”. My performance in a 5K on 8/24 will determine meat my race calendar will look like for the remainder of the year. Hopefully in a few weeks, I’ll be able to decide on Athens.
When we lived in North Dakota, folks in my family and people I knew were sure we were snowed in. It was actually not true, even if the media they saw showed blizzard conditions. if you dress right, 6,8,10 inches of snow is nothing. . . it's the usual. Probably the same where it rains a lot.
Here in central Oregon, it has been really dry. The forecasters say rain will return to the PacNW this weekend, but who knows! I've learned to take it day by day. If the plants look like they need water, I water them, like I did this afternoon. Basil is about 8 inches tall, the tomatoes are sprawling everywhere. Garlic is harvested. Next year I hope to do better.
Need to run a bit more, but I have to take it easy due to the cataract surgery. Next week for sure. I signed up for the Half Marathon in Bend next year (2025). Needed to get out of Eugene, even though registration is already up.
Living in the Houston area, I can totally relate to your weather stories. The best weather team in our area is Space City Weather, run by a former Houston Chronicle science writer (“SciGuy”), who also now has a similar no-hype site for big weather threats outside of Houston: https://theeyewall.com.
Thanks for this, Steph! I'll check it out!
Located a little northwest of Fort Lauderdale, FL, my go to weather site is NHC.GOV … the National Hurricane Center website … it’s where the unvarnished news of the tropics is found.
The only thing I have to say is for once my name is spelled right: with a Y instead of an IE, but I wish DebbY hadn't been so disruptive and destructive!!
I noticed that too! Yes, same here -- the storm dumped a TON of rain in some places. Huge mess.
In SoCal, where fire season is now essentially year-round, wildfires are covered with the same broad strokes. They are devastating, yes, but the direct impact is relatively limited. Example, my mom lives on the East Coast, and from her perspective, when there's a blaze, the entire state is aflame. Meanwhile, the fire is limited to a finite area. This isn't to downplay the impact of fires -- it is brutal! But, it seems it's hard to balance the actual disaster with the amount of area that's actually impacted. Ratings, I guess?
Living as I do close to the East Coast, I wonder the same thing! I have relatives who live near San Francisco, and I always worry when I hear about wildfires out there. But, as I learned when I took a trip to Yellowstone with my son earlier in the summer, there's about two dozen or so fires going on in that park at any one time, especially in summer.
It's so easy to fall into the trap of thinking a forecast needs to be "right" or "wrong," and that if what you hear on TV doesn't match what happens outside your window, then the forecast you heard was "wrong." What we really need is more precision -- though, as I'm sure you know, that's a really hard problem to solve.
Speaking from my own experience, television weather forecasters -- especially those working at the national level -- have to speak to big, broad audiences. And the whole reason they go into the field in the first place is a sense of mission, of helping people stay out of harm's way. So they're naturally going to gravitate toward erring on the side of caution and safety first. The problem is, there are real costs (and sometimes risks) associated with doing any kind of evacuations on a large scale, so it's a needle they always try their best to thread. It's a challenge.
I’m better off living in a hurricane zone since the NHC provides updated tracking information about the tropics typically every six hours … increased to every three hours when disturbances begin approaching land masses
Great read I love these prospective type reads they help me with keeping what is important in the proper frame.
Thanks so much, Mike! Hope you're doing well, my friend. How is the running going?
Thanks Terrell, good read on the weather tracking. The question I think we all wondered is "Did you still get a few runs in, albeit soggy ones?"
And I agree we do concentrate on our own running - this may seem weird - but in my own build up back to regular running I found something working better for me (so far, and yes it's early). I run 4.35 miles each day (run/walk more like it for now) and will build up to 8.7 as my longer run. Basically, its running 13.1 in thirds. I'm only a few weeks into this but am finding myself more disciplined than before, and getting stronger a bit faster. No idea yet if it will work long term but happy I'm out here trying.
So very sorry that your vacation was not at all perfect weather........sometimes when we share the storms with those we love it becomes an adventure not planned but one enjoyed........I hope this was your results.......always good to get home and back into your routine (even though , I think most of us would not admit it!) .............I have a question for the "older" members of this group.........at 75 (in my heart and mind I am much younger) my recent bone density test results are such that they are recommending taking medication besides the normal calcium supplement............I am wondering if anyone has had similar results.......is there some "super food" I am missing or other supplements? I would prefer a natural solution vs. medication. I have added CrossFit training this past year and just started walking and running with a weighted vest.........any input would be appreciated.
Posting response to “Ath-Half” question … I have adopted a new mantra TIE - GID … it stands for “take it easy - get it done”. My performance in a 5K on 8/24 will determine meat my race calendar will look like for the remainder of the year. Hopefully in a few weeks, I’ll be able to decide on Athens.
Go, Dave! I hope we see you at the AthHalf! (TIE--GID!)
When we lived in North Dakota, folks in my family and people I knew were sure we were snowed in. It was actually not true, even if the media they saw showed blizzard conditions. if you dress right, 6,8,10 inches of snow is nothing. . . it's the usual. Probably the same where it rains a lot.
Here in central Oregon, it has been really dry. The forecasters say rain will return to the PacNW this weekend, but who knows! I've learned to take it day by day. If the plants look like they need water, I water them, like I did this afternoon. Basil is about 8 inches tall, the tomatoes are sprawling everywhere. Garlic is harvested. Next year I hope to do better.
Need to run a bit more, but I have to take it easy due to the cataract surgery. Next week for sure. I signed up for the Half Marathon in Bend next year (2025). Needed to get out of Eugene, even though registration is already up.
What kind of Dawg do you have? I have a cat that likes walks!