Winter storm brings blizzard conditions and dangerous wind chills to US Upper Midwest

[hamsterjill]

7. I'm in south Texas and the wind has been horrific.

First of all, I stipulate and agree here that I'm a weeny compared to all of those who have posted prior to my post here. You guys are dealing with some bad stuff, and I probably shouldn't even be complaining. But I need to get this off my chest.

We are seeing winds gusting up to 60 mph and it's tearing things up. The actual temperature is around 47, but the real feel is in the 20's because of the wind.

I dare anyone to tell me that we are not witnessing climate change. I'm so sick of the bastards who keep trying to deny science. I'm in my 60's and I have NEVER seen winds like what I've seen the last several months. It was 80 here yesterday afternoon. The weather people around here are an absolute joke. It's probably not their fault. They don't have the tools any more to accurately predict things. But you cannot even remotely rely on what they put out. The wind is supposed to die down at around noon, but then again, it was predicted to start yesterday at 5:00 p.m., and we didn't see anything until about 9:00 p.m. So, does that mean that it will be four hours later than predicted for the wind to lessen? It makes a big difference when you are dealing with cold and dark.

I have a cat sanctuary and keeping things in line with these vast temperature changes has been a challenge. I lost it this morning and just sat down and bawled my eyes out. Absolute fear and disgust. I have tarps up on some areas and I'm just sitting here watching it all be destroyed - knowing that I'll have to redo it, and it'll probably be ruined again.

Still, I know that I'm luckier than a lot of others.