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Schools around Columbia are doing a two hour delay to due possible severe weather and high winds. Is this the new snow day for schools? I am not complaining though, just never saw this before.

I downloaded the PDF and sent it to all of the Bio/AP Environmental teachers in my HS. Thanks.

Thank you. I really needed this. I looked on the NOAA Climate site and things look good for the next few weeks, and then turn the other way. Am I reading that correctly?

I was reading that the La Nina may be moderated because of a weak polar vortex that may allow colder air to slip south. This was noted as an influence last season. Living in the midlands of SC you always assume the worst but it sounds like we will get a few storms to at least follow along with. That all I can hope for down here so I might as well enjoy it. Otherwise, why the hell would you be on this forum? So enhance the level of disappointment in your life? Expect the worst, hope for the best and enjoy the show.

I read those, mostly innuendo and fluff. Small events on the surface (hurricanes are tiny on a planet scale) might cause small shallow eq’s, maybe, Haiti, no. Listen I get it, the coincidence seems odd but that is all it is. I am not disparaging your curiosity. It was an excellent question to ask. Being a weather noob, it was nice to be able to respond intelligently for once. no to air pressure but that another good question. The forces and masses of the objects involved are truly massive. I mean how much does tectonic plate weigh? I could look it up but its a lot and the forces involved are huge. So things on the surface that seem impressive to us are tiny and generally insignificant to tectonic plates. Air pressure changes are too small to kick one off. oh and I like the dead, not as my wife does but I like them. I am building up my vinyl collection and American Beauty the first dead LP on my list.

The short answer is no. I have a Ph.D. In geology, and these two events are not directly related. Earthquakes caused by fracking, excess rain, landslides etc would be small, shallow and highly localized. The Haiti quake was really large and deep. So small shallow quakes can happen due to heavy rain etc. but the monster in Haiti was due to tectonic forces and was going to happen storm or no. Any pattern in storm and this type earthquake occurrence is coincidental.

Heck, I just checked back over the month and I am over 6” for June. Dang no wonder my yard a soggy mess.

2.27 in the bucket this morning, pretty good haul. Damage minimal as far as I can tell, had few strong cells roll through yesterday but made it through ok.

Ip over an inch but it’s pouring too hard to go read the rain gauge to get a more accurate estimate. I can hear my grass and bananas sucking up the moisture and growing.

0.87 in the old rain bucket this morning, not too shabby. Sun has appeared for a bit and we have a chance for a bit more. Happy Father’s Day to all the dads.

Is it too early to get excited that the NWS is starting to talk about rain next week? A significant amount of rain possibly? Am I setting myself up for disappointment and despair yet again? I can't imagine that rain in the forecast now is like snow in the forecast in early december around here. It can happen, right? Yas?

This when being a CoCoRaHS member reporting 0.00" of rain everyday, day after day can get truly demoralizing. Everybody knows we need rain, but when you are recording all of those zeros it really drives the point home. I remember the epic drought of 2002 when wells in the low country went dry and lakes in the upstate were at their lowest possible levels. Essentially the lakes were dry with a trickle at the bottom going through the dam. That was a depressing year. Then a year later drought was gone, it was like whiplash from bone dry to normal plus. I wonder if this year to year behavior is the new normal of a warmer world?

If we get enough rain to stay out of drought conditions then I can live with it. (This good because I don't have a choice) Watching everything dry out and die is brutal.

Hopefully this is a temporary hot spell and not the start of a long term death ridge event. I can live with 10 days of hellish temperatures and dry but weeks on end are demoralizing.

Amen sister, 90's on the way and my water bill is going to be brutal.

Amen sister.

Well, when I started growing banana plants outside, hot and humid weather was a bit less annoying. Zone 8 climate too cool to get bananas out of them but there are ways around that. Still when it's hot at least my plants are growing well. You would be surprised how much it does help.

0.0 in all categories including fantasy storms to watch.

My definition of a good winter has changed, I don’t really expect snow but cold rain is ok by me.

My brother in Austin TX got 5” of snow and is looking at lows of 11 degrees with no power. First time he ever shoveled snow since moving to TX. Meanwhile I have booming thunder storms with my low being warmer than his high for tomorrow. Is it me or is the weather getting weirder every year?

Lots of rolling thunder here, lighting and radar showing possible hail or tornadoes from some of these storms. No warning yet but damn thunder like this is February is quite a surprise.

Amen Brother.

Well that is likely very true. I have had to adjust my thinking about winter. A cold fall is not cutting my grass in December. A cold winter is pulling the heavy coat out of the closet for 3 days in a row. Winter weather is a cold rain and a frosty windshield the next morning. Getting snow is like putting a fresh pair of jeans on and finding $20 in the pocket you didn't know you had. Doesn't happen often, you didn't get much, it will be gone before you know it, but it made your day anyway. When our crappy winters get me down, I just drink a glass of bourbon and enjoy not cutting the lawn that week.

You know a 20 min snow shower that melts on contact would be a win here.

Truth!