Wednesday, April 15, 2009

I listened to KMJ today because they had the big march from Mendota to Firebaugh. Heard several of the politicians try to speak over the wind in the phone to the radio station. At one point ex-mayor Jim said the wind was louder than the one speaking. So, it was windy. On the local news later today they should have videos of how windy it was.

How windy was it?
It was so windy you could hear voices in your head telling you that a coalition between Republicans and Farm workers will turn out just peachy.

Must've been a lot of dust blowing out there, too.

Dust Storm Warning today
http://www.weather.gov/alerts/ca.html...

DUST STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT WEDNESDAY
FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY...
WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST IS OCCURING...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO NEAR
ZERO AT TIMES. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 40 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A DUST STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERELY LIMITED VISIBILITIES ARE
EXPECTED WITH BLOWING DUST. TRAVEL COULD BECOME EXTREMELY
DANGEROUS. PERSONS WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD MAKE
PREPARATIONS TO STAY INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES.

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD