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With gusty winds in excess of 25 mph, it didn’t seem like a good day to visit the lake. The weather was warm and I couldn’t resist. During the calm before the storm I finessed a few panfish with a tiny hand-tied marabou jig resembling the newly hatched midges with fuzzy antenna. While watching lightening … Continue reading
Three days of gloomy weather have saturated the ground; earthworms cover the sidewalks. A late afternoon snowstorm was quite the spectacle.
“A high of 85 degrees and a chance of severe thunderstorms this evening with large hail and damaging winds.” When I heard the forecast on the radio this morning I wished the weatherman was playing an April Fool’s Day prank because the construction crews are still busy repairing hail damage from last June. Blair reported … Continue reading
65-70 mph wind gusts left downed trees and branches on every city block in Blair, Nebraska. I noticed that most of the large trees lost in the storm were Silver Maples, a.k.a the “car crusher” maple. Apparently they are a little too weak in the limbs. Cottonwood and Hackberry trees also did not fare well … Continue reading
Heat advisory in effect for central Kansas. The current temp is 106.8 °F. Expected highs for the next few days are 108, 109, 109, and 102.
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