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It's one of 11 fires in our state right now. 
Hope all is okay with you and yours ... prayers going out for so many who are suffering right now ...Carolinadreamin' wrote:Please include IN, OH, WV, MD, VA and DC in that phin power!
We had a Derecho* that started in Indiana at 2 PM and arrived in DC at 10 AM. The DC area had winds in excess of 70 mph. More than a million people are without power in the DC area and the power companies are saying it may be a week before power is restored and with temperatures over 90 degrees many people are having a really rough time. We also have limited cell phone service because of downed towers. MD, VA and DC are in a state of emergency.
*a derecho is a widespread and long-lived, violent convectively induced straight-line windstorm that is associated with a fast-moving band of severe thunderstorms in the form of a squall line usually taking the form of a bow echo. Derechos blow in the direction of movement of their associated storms, similar to a gust front, except that the wind is sustained and generally increases in strength behind the "gust" front. A warm weather phenomenon, derechos occur mostly in summer, especially June and July in the Northern Hemisphere. They can occur at any time of the year and occur as frequently at night as in the daylight hours.
We're fine. Our neighborhood just had the lights flicker a few times at the height of the storm....which lasted about 30-45 mins. We didn't even know what was going on until I realized I didn't have cell service and we went out to run some errands. We have lots of friends without power and offered to have them over to keep cool. Crazy stuff going on here. I haven't seen gas lines like this since the 70's. Driving is dangerous because no one is paying attention to an intersection with a light now needs to be a 4 way stop. I hope power comes on quickly.sistergoldenhair wrote:Hope all is okay with you and yours ... prayers going out for so many who are suffering right now ...Carolinadreamin' wrote:Please include IN, OH, WV, MD, VA and DC in that phin power!
We had a Derecho* that started in Indiana at 2 PM and arrived in DC at 10 AM. The DC area had winds in excess of 70 mph. More than a million people are without power in the DC area and the power companies are saying it may be a week before power is restored and with temperatures over 90 degrees many people are having a really rough time. We also have limited cell phone service because of downed towers. MD, VA and DC are in a state of emergency.
*a derecho is a widespread and long-lived, violent convectively induced straight-line windstorm that is associated with a fast-moving band of severe thunderstorms in the form of a squall line usually taking the form of a bow echo. Derechos blow in the direction of movement of their associated storms, similar to a gust front, except that the wind is sustained and generally increases in strength behind the "gust" front. A warm weather phenomenon, derechos occur mostly in summer, especially June and July in the Northern Hemisphere. They can occur at any time of the year and occur as frequently at night as in the daylight hours.
You got it.Carolinadreamin' wrote:Please include IN, OH, WV, MD, VA and DC in that phin power!
Lots of destruction. 