Little Breezy Today

[Ear Mountain]

Melody, are you hangin on?

My anemometer is showing 10 minute average wind speeds at 50 mph this afternoon with several gusts to 66. Interesting water spouts on the lake.

Below is the graph of winds on US 2 just east out of East Glacier. Looks like tops was 75 mph with a fairly lengthy time above 60 mph.

[scott-atl]

my st mary/babb neighbors have always said that november is the breeziest month. looks like some precip is coming in as well.

[Ear Mountain]

Still dry out on the prairie at 8 PM. Breezy too. Out peak winds were 70 mph. 1 - 2 feet of snow forecast for high elevations with 6 - 12 inches down to 5,000 feet. I hope it turns white.

Power has been going off and on all evening. Not at all a common occurrence. Was out for almost 2 hours then back on but with periodic blinks. Keeps the clocks all flashing. Good thing for backup power supplies on the computers.

[Ear Mountain]

Just saw on the Great Falls Tribune website that a roof was blown off a house in Cascade and a tractor-trailer was blown off Interstate 15. Also several grass fires were reported near Wolf Creek, Bowmans Corners and Geraldine.

[Ear Mountain]

An update in an article in the Great Falls Tribune reports a gust neat teh Choteau Airport was 81, Bowning 77 and Two Medicine 91.

The highest gust on my anemometer was 70.

Read all about it at:
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/apps/p ... /711130303

[calicotraveler]

A little breezy is right~

I understand that in Florida they call winds above 75mph hurricanes. In montana they call this type of situation just "wind".

[llholmes1948]

An update in an article in the Great Falls Tribune reports a gust neat teh Choteau Airport was 81, Bowning 77 and Two Medicine 91.

Something tells me that there must be little demand for street sweeping businesses on the east side.

Lyman

[Ear Mountain]

Something tells me that there must be little demand for street sweeping businesses on the east side. Lyman

We don't have many trees out here on the prairie either. On my little patch of ground we have 5 cottonwood trees and sometimes in the fall I'll see a leave or two. But they don't stick around very long. I'll bet there is a spot in North Dakota that has a big drift of leaves.

[scott-atl]

spoke w/ my st mary/babbalonian neighbor today. he said that they think it blew around 90mph at divide on hwy 89. said they went up there the next day and there were trees all over the road and strewn about. he said they stayed in the basement for the worst of it.

[Ear Mountain]

spoke w/ my st mary/babbalonian neighbor today. he said that they think it blew around 90mph at divide on hwy 89. said they went up there the next day and there were trees all over the road and strewn about. he said they stayed in the basement for the worst of it.

Glad they made it OK. It was definitely a good time to be in the basement. Another High Wind Watch for tonight and Thursday but this time gusts only forecast to 65. Maybe a little more in the "favored" areas.

[wjlapier]

My mom came to visit for Thanksgiving but was glad to be back in Browning. We had our typical cold cloudy weather with no sight of blue anywhere--it will be like this for a couple of months. She got back to Browning Saturday, called to tell me it was sunny and a bit breezy ( 40mph ). I think I'll take breezy and sunny over cloudy overcast skies anyday.

This reminds me of a time back in the mid 80's. The Blackfeet tribe paid out over $2000 per enrolled member and there were lots of $20.00 bills to be found on barb wired fences after a nice breezy day

[Ear Mountain]

It was a little breezy Saturday and the left over snow was skittering along the ground. But as your mom pointed out, it was sunny and pleasant.

[scott-atl]

wjl, you live in the nwest. right? spoke w/ my neighbor russ in babb/stmary on thanksgiving, and he said it was 40's sunny and beautiful. we need to hook up.

[Ear Mountain]

But as your mom pointed out, i was sunny and pleasant.

Glad to read that you were in good spirits, Ralph.

Darn typos. I edited my post. My fingers never seem to hit the right keys. But I was feelin pretty perky that day, as usual.

[wjlapier]

wjl, you live in the nwest. right? spoke w/ my neighbor russ in babb/stmary on thanksgiving, and he said it was 40's sunny and beautiful. we need to hook up.

I live in College Place--a small town connected to Walla Walla ( SE Washington State ).

When the weather is clear my mom drives up to check on her trailer, especially after highwind. A couple of pics XMas '06. Browning was about 40ish so we drove up to the lot Christmas day and had lunch

Shot from the bench:


My kids with new shoes:


They found some snow to try out the snowshoes

For now in College Place, snow on the ground, cold, and slick in some areas.