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MineralMan

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5. I'd tune into your local radio station. We have some weather here, too,

Reply to siligut (Reply #3)

Fri May 31, 2013, 04:30 PM

May 2013

and I have WCCO 830 up and running. They'll let me know right away if I need to be concerned. We also have sirens. It may be, though, that in some more primitive parts of the country, down near the border, they don't have such things as radio stations that broadcast important news about fires and storms. I don't know. I live in a big city, and we have all of those modern conveniences.

Keep your eye on the sky and your ear on the radio.

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Thank goodness the big storm bypassed [View all] MineralMan May 2013 OP

It got cloudy here for a minute... oh wait, the sun came back out. FSogol May 2013 #1

Thanks for keeping us up to date on the state MineralMan May 2013 #2

There is a tornado watch in Missouri siligut May 2013 #3

And again in Central Oklahoma the weather is looking bad again. maddezmom May 2013 #4

Yup. There are some real weather concerns today. MineralMan May 2013 #6

There is some concern for TX too siligut May 2013 #11

The only concern in my area right now is it is hot as hades maddezmom May 2013 #13

Apparently the high in NYC was 99 degrees and humid 36% siligut May 2013 #14

I took a 2 mile walk earlier and felt like I was going to melt. maddezmom May 2013 #20

We don't even have an air-conditioner here siligut May 2013 #21

I keep mine about 80 -82 during the day in the summer and it still can't keep up maddezmom May 2013 #29

Sunny and 96 in far West Texas today. rl6214 May 2013 #15

Make sure to drink water. zappaman May 2013 #16

I've heard that before rl6214 May 2013 #17

Supposed to hit 100 here in Los Angeles as well... zappaman May 2013 #18

I might just try floating in the water rl6214 May 2013 #19

Not so much humidity away from the gulf? siligut May 2013 #23

You are absolutely tight there. rl6214 May 2013 #25

I'd tune into your local radio station. We have some weather here, too, MineralMan May 2013 #5

I live in the PNW, if there is an earthquake and tsunami, I will be on the alert siligut May 2013 #12

Whew! zappaman May 2013 #7

Everyone comes to the Twin Cities sometime. MineralMan May 2013 #8

Just in case I change my plans this weekend and fly in... zappaman May 2013 #9

Well, there's some serious construction on I-35 that could MineralMan May 2013 #10

I saw a burning van by the side of the road petronius May 2013 #26

No plans on going soon, but... zappaman May 2013 #27

No. It turns out that strawberries are immune to fire, according to my research... (nt) petronius May 2013 #28

You sure? zappaman May 2013 #30

They are not immune to being added to my sangria. FSogol May 2013 #33

it's hot and dry here Kali May 2013 #22

Stay safe and keep hydrated Kali! zappaman May 2013 #24

When I lived in Scottsdale my car had no AC maddezmom May 2013 #31

Heresy! FSogol May 2013 #34

Well at least I don't add ice cubes to my wine maddezmom May 2013 #35

Oops. n/t FSogol May 2013 #36

Dry hot air can be an issue for many people. MineralMan May 2013 #32

Gorgeous here--about 92, dry, soft breeze. panader0 May 2013 #37