Squalls in Southern California

The weather is what many focus on in the Farmers’ Almanac. We are good for lots of information but I am always pleased when I get a weather report (of sorts). We know the folks in Southern California have had a rough few weeks with the fires and resulting smoke. Here is something that reminds all of us to “check the Farmers’ Almanac“.

A comical note from two hard workers that unfortunately didn’t check the weather report. On Saturday, Ken and I cleaned all the tile grout on our floors then all the windows and screens, shutters and blinds in our 3200 SQ FT Home in Corona. While we were doing that we had two hired men digging out plants and digging new holes to transplant our large Potted Birds of Paradise into our garden which created tons of dirt everywhere which we were too tired to wash down that day after all we had done. That evening we were awakened by 50 MPH winds at 3 a.m. We threw our robes on and ran downstairs to take down four 13 inch umbrellas while fighting the high winds. It actually was very comical to see us. Then a potted 12 foot tree that we didn’t have time to anchor down fell on top of me. I’m ok thank God. However, our bodies feel like we are 80 years old. Needless to say, on Sunday, we had all the loose dirt in the bottom of the pool and a layer of dust and dirt on the screens and floors.

Lesson learned, check the Farmers’ Almanac. Tired Tam

In the Southwest we called for Storms in Utah but squalls everywhere in the region. The definition of a squall is a brief, sudden and violent windstorm, characterized by a sudden onset and termination and lasting only a few minutes. Squalls are often but not always accompanied by rain or snow.

We can joke about these things once they are over but for those in Southern California are hearts go out to you as you battle the effects of fires and winds .

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