Okra and storms

[altivo]

Okra is finally ripening. Gary made a big pot of chicken gumbo today.

The afternoon was one long series of weather alerts and warnings. There were severe thunderstorm warnings, tornado warnings, flash flood warnings, and special marine warnings. Oddly enough, it never rained a drop here, but areas fifty miles on any side of us got plastered real good, I guess.

Coming home the sun was shining on huge cloudbanks, including the major squall line to the south of us that had caused so many of the warnings. Those clouds were tall! In some areas, it looked like they might have reached up three miles or more into the atmosphere. No wonder they heralded severe weather.

Evidently I didn't sleep well enough last night, because I'm folding up and it's not even nine. Gone.

Comments

[alaskawolf.livejournal.com]

geez you have a lot of warning down there, good thing none of the stuff happened in your area.

[altivo.livejournal.com]

We're used to it, but not usually at this time of year.

[marzolan.livejournal.com]

OKRA!!!

*whimpers* I'd love to have some fried okra... *sniffles* Damn diet.

[altivo.livejournal.com]

Well, you didn't miss that here. I like it fried (in small quantities) but that's just too much mess and bother so I never do it that way. ;p

[marzolan.livejournal.com]

Still, you reminded me of it... Meh, I'll survive. And probably longer for it.

[captpackrat.livejournal.com]

NOAA received 36 reports of tornados since 6 am this morning. I hope this isn't typical midwest weather.

[altivo.livejournal.com]

It's not very typical for this time of year. We could speculate about climate changes and all that but it's hard to say. In spring and early summer, this kind of storm pattern is not too unusual, especially where you are. I'm at the northernmost edge of the pattern, and we don't usually see this much of it even then. I don't remember ever getting so many warnings in September, though. September and October are typically clear, dry, and chilly at night. The days are blue skies and pleasant temperatures.

[cabcat.livejournal.com]

The only warning we get for flash flooding is usually after it happens

Hmm a lazy equine *dangles a salt lick just out of reach* Come on...up up and you can have this :)

[altivo.livejournal.com]

Not lazy. I was really tired. I'm awake now though. Thanks for offering the salt but I'll have to pass it up. No good for my blood pressure, ya know. :)

It's amazing how much salt horses can take, actually. Sometimes mine go through a one pound block each in just a week or two. That seems to relate to weather that makes them sweat, though. In winter they don't use much of it at all. We actually asked the vet about it when Tess was eating so much salt this summer, but she said not to worry. As long as there is plenty of water available, it's OK.