Jonger

The pines are gonna show damage for years.

It smells like someone went through the area with a chainsaw. Grass, cedar, tree smell. 

The forest lost about 1/3rd of it's leaves, gonna be a weird summer. I have a TON to cleanup, will probably rent a stronger push behind leaf blower.

19 minutes ago, Stebo said:

A coworker of mine lives between Howell and Pinckney, he had 1.25" hail.

That's exactly where I live. He's probably close to me.

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT81csfHt/

So we had some hail

16 hours ago, Lightning said:

Storms by me had lots cloud lightning.  Saw a few streaks but nothing that hit the ground.  Lots of rumbles.

In May of 2022 I recorded over 10,000 strikes and my station started recording May 11th 2022. 10,000 strikes between May 11th and May 31st.

This May, for the entire month -- 57.

29 minutes ago, Lightning said:

I wouldn't mind if Thunderstorm were on tap with the heat!!  Just unrelenting blistering heat, then I agree, no thanks.

Recorded 67 lighting strikes yesterday. Getting wild locally.

0.38 yesterday. First precip since May 19th.

20 hours ago, nwohweather said:

Dude we live by Great Lakes, it’ll be okay this isn’t Phoenix. Wasn’t that long ago they were full to the brim 

Exactly. If we're going to endure 6 months of gray shitty weather, let us bask in the fact we have ZERO water issues. We're pretty much the least freshwater deprived place on earth.

On 6/4/2023 at 11:00 PM, Stebo said:

I hope you are hit with water restrictions. Talk about an arrogant yard.

Why you be hating?

Let's see if next Monday's system holds together, would really dent the drought situation. 

8 hours ago, WaryWarren said:

According to Jonger, it's a bunch of bored arsonists. Next question.

85% isn't 100.... so there's a big of wiggle room in there for natural causes.

That's a wrap. Just to compare, May 2022 had over 10,000 lighting strikes.

On 5/25/2023 at 3:47 PM, WaryWarren said:

Poor Stebs and his Bustcation.

It's tough out there

2 hours ago, A-L-E-K said:

lol

 

Looks perfect 

10 hours ago, Torchageddon said:

The last rumble and storm were Apr 5 here, I'll probably not hear any til Sept. 10,300 strikes in one month is incredible, I only get around 2000 a year on my station and its radius is 40 km!

August 2022 I actually had 17,000!

I haven't detected a lightning strike in 17 days. 

Here's May 2022 versus May 2023 for severe weather.

This has a 30 mile radius of detection.

34 minutes ago, OrdIowPitMsp said:

Native tallgrass prairie plantings are much more aesthetically pleasing then Kentucky Bluegrass imo. Not to mention lower maintenance. 

I don't water or fertilize mine, I just burn about a gallon of gas every 7 to 10 days mowing it. Grass is primarily a uniform erosion control, which native grass would accomplish. Cutting your lawn does work as a rodent and pest barrier for the home, so that's one unmentioned perk.

20 hours ago, frostfern said:

I just read the AB fires are so bad the bogs are literally burning.  Apparently lowland boreal forest in northern Alberta has a lot of thick peat mats.  Without a soaking rain that stuff could take months to fully burn.   Looks like the smoke is not going away any time soon.

I don't need sunglasses.... saves on eye strain. 

35 minutes ago, A-L-E-K said:

lawns should be illegal 

It's a giant waste of time for myself, but it keeps old men busy.

This smoke overhead absolutely sucks. It has an September vibe.

59 minutes ago, Geoboy645 said:

Err these fires are from Alberta and not California. Alberta decidedly did not have an incredibly wet winter. And yes, it is involved with climate change because this ridge pattern that is giving Alberta such bad fire conditions is almost an exact carbon copy of the June 2021 heatwave that oh you know led to the very natural 110 degrees in the Olympic Rainforest. A pattern that almost assuredly couldn't have happened without climate change. And this super unprecedented pattern happened again all of not even 2 years later...  Which has led to consistent 80s to 90s and very low humidity and wind which are like the best pattern for fire spread from literally any ignition source.

I read "ca" and thought that was California, kind of a weird abbreviation when California is synonymous with forest fires.