Sunday, October 16, 2016

The storm that wasn't

 Ha ha

Well, the weathermen have egg on their faces this morning.  All week their scientific models predicted one of the biggest windstorms to ever hit the state, whipping a few million people (myself included) into a state of fear and anxiety as it got closer.

Just a few hours before the storm stuck yesterday, the forecast was still for 70 mph wind gusts and widespread damage in Seattle.  And a catastrophe along the ocean coast.

What happened?  A violent but short rain squall blew through, followed by a stiff breeze for a few hours.  End of story.  John's worst nightmare, that the power would fail in the middle of the Ohio State game, did not happen. Everyone in Seattle can take a deep breath again. 

Boy oh boy, it's wet though. We had more rain just this weekend than is typical for the entire month of October.  That's really saying something.  Everyone needs a bit of sunshine and good news for a change.


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