Wind

[tikkalover]

It’s ugly out

 

[Jiffy]

I’ve found a 450 lb motorcycle gets pushed around A LOT more than a 850 lb in this wind.

Big surprise I know!! I just didn’t think about it and wasn’t expecting it!!

WOW is all I can say!

 

[1lessdog]

 

[Davy Crockett]

Today is by far the most dirt I've ever saw blow in the hills. We are 7 miles east of the prairie here in the hills with almost solid timber between us . There are sand hills to the west of the hills and this is heavy sand flying from the prairie and falling out. visibility about 1/2 mile even in sheltered areas. Sand that fills your eyes ,lungs and hair. I was out side for maybe 5 minutes total today and I feel sand in my eyes and hair and my bald head.

Story time.
Dirt storms like this really meant something to the old timers and the very reason most of them were so conservative. My parents would have been 10 in 1930 and the oldest old timer I knew would have been 52 in 1930. Back in the day when neighbors went back and forth to each others houses to visit over a cup of coffee and cookies they would sometimes share stories about the depression and WW days , I was intrigued with the stories and join in the conversation with questions and they were happy to share and compare both the good times and bad times of life ,along with some great friendly advice they acquired along the way.
Back then weather forecast was crude or non existent so all they could do is read the farmers almanac and the Bible and wonder. It was by far the biggest event in these peoples lives , fresh on thier mind was they were one drought away from some very hard times . Makes a guy wonder about todays weather forecast , how much advance notice would we have for a repeat of the dirty 30s ?


Two of my favorite old timers were my uncle born in 1892 and a neighbor born in 1879 Thanks to Google I got the ages right.

 

[Davy Crockett]

Yikes, This isn't AI.

 

[sdtransplant]

The dust right now looks like fog, here at Ft KDM. The whole river valley is bathed in tan. Not good. We need rain. A good 2-4 inch soaker that lasts 3 days would be just fine with this old guy.

Not to highjack your thoughts ,but just seen an ag report that the sandhills here in nebraska are between 16 to 20 inches short from last year till now, and more fires started by last nights lightening storms but no moisture

 

[tikkalover]

Couple things about the weather today with all the dirt blowing around.

1. Makes you wonder what the dirty 30's were actually like with dirt drifted into drifts as high as houses.

2. With all the dirt that is heading east, Minnesota going to have to change their slogan from "The Land of 10,000 lakes." to "The Land of 10,000 mud holes."

 

[lunkerslayer]

Yikes, This isn't AI.

Did you take this pic?

 

[Rowdie]

Yikes, This isn't AI.

Where was this?

 

[Davy Crockett]

A news station on facebook posted it from Montana.

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1613563333036498

 

[lunkerslayer]

A news station on facebook posted it from Montana.

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1613563333036498

I dont know what's worse this dust or the Canadian fires

 

[lunkerslayer]

 

[Davy Crockett]

I dont know what's worse this dust or the Canadian fires

For sure it's the dust , smoke will clear itself out of the lungs , this stuff goes in and stays there causing permanent scarring

 

[lunkerslayer]

 

[riverview]

I heard a very large rrv farmer say when asked why take out the trees, never made any money farming trees

 

[Davy Crockett]

I'm surprised theres still quite a few shelter belts in the RRV south of Hwy 2 compared to north central part of the state.

 

[Traxion]

Wind and warm for another two days. Maybe a respite after that. Fires all over, been non stop air tankers headed to a big fire I eastern WY today. Too early for this. The dust and thought of a drought to that magnitude is unnerving to me right now.

 

[Auggie]

There are white caps in my toilet bowl.

 

[Allen]

Makes a guy wonder about todays weather forecast , how much advance notice would we have for a repeat of the dirty 30s ?

That's a tough question. Forecasting a drought is difficult for a number of reasons, not the least of which is the fact that being dry for weeks at a times is actually very normal here in the northern Great Plains. By definition, a drought is more than just being "dry", it has to be unusual and come with impacts. Some of which is VERY dependent on the season of the year. Not very many people care if we are dry in the fall for weeks at a time, same goes for winter, but being dry for weeks at a time in the spring is really hard on agriculture, especially when it comes to forage.

So, yeah, forecasting dry weather is difficult, but forecasting a drought is much more complicated as seasonality and impacts have to also be considered.

 

[Allen]

There are white caps in my toilet bowl.

There was a a guy by the name of Ben Gravy up at New Town yesterday surfing what were some pretty solid 5-6 ft waves. He's been trying to catch a legitimate surfable wave in ND for over a year now.

If you look him up, you'll find he's kind of a big deal in the surfing community.