Mike Goad on May 13th, 2008

Here we go again!
40% chance of storms today; 60% tonight.
Then for 70% chance Wednesday and Thursday, tapering off on Friday, with totals of 2 to 3 inches, more in localized areas.
Rain, rain, go away.
Come again –
in a couple of months when it’s HOT!
At least the weekend is predicted to be dry and, since I’m currently [...]

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Another rough day and night for parts of Arkansas.
After nothing but weatherman chatter on the local TV stations, we had tuned the sound out.
Then, at about 7:15 P.M. our home phone started ringing. Less than two seconds after that, my cell phone was ringing — I forgot I had it in my pocket. [...]

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Mike Goad on May 3rd, 2008

Arkansas has been hit once again by bad storms. We had a lot of rain, lightning and thunder, but the really bad stuff developed after the front was past us.

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Mike Goad on April 12th, 2008

Stout’s Point on Petit Jean Mountain
Petit Jean State Park, Arkansas
This part of the park is separated from the rest of the park.
It is on the east end of the mountain and
overlooks the Arkansas River and the river valley.
November 18, 2007 at 10.22am CST
Camera: Pentax K10D
Exposure: 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture: f/9.5
Focal Length: 55 mm
ISO Speed: 100

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Mike Goad on April 9th, 2008

All that stuff in the middle of the radar image below is heading straight towards us. It’s about an hour and a half out.
Tornado warnings, flash flood warnings, and severe thunder storm warnings.
The weather service is calling for the really heavy stuff to come in tomorrow during the daylight hours.

Update: April 10th, 6 A.M. [...]

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Mike Goad on April 4th, 2008

This abandoned farmstead stands in ruin from blasting winds which
have shifted topsoil from field to cover the house and improvement.
The old turning plow in foreground was left at the end of row in the field.
Date: 1935
Photographer: B. C. McLean
Location: Bacca County, Colorado
Watershed: unknown
(see digital image source)

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Mike Goad on April 3rd, 2008

From early March — first of two heavy snowfalls in three days — 12 1/2 inches this time; 8 1/2 three days later.
March 4, 2008 at 12.13pm CST
Camera: Pentax K10D
Exposure: 0.006 sec (1/180)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 300 mm
ISO Speed: 100

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