This is another day here where the main news in the weather. We have had high gusty winds since last night up to 80 km/hr in the night and over 100 km/hr this morning. It has still been up over 90 km/hr this afternoon, and this is supposed to continue tomorrow. The highest wind at Regina hit 104 km/hr, Lucky Lake was up to 117 km/hr and Swift Current 115 km/hr. In the south the high wind is blowing dust, but farther northwest there is a snow storm. It is a good day to stay in if you can.
I worked from home today except that I had to go out to a doctor appointment just before noon when the winds were the highest. I was glad that Elaine dropped me off at the front entrance of the hospital so I did not have to be out long in the wind. The good news is that the respiratory specialist was very happy about how I am doing and said I can come back in 2 years to see him again. I am very thankful for that.
UPDATE: Today (Saturday) the winds are still up to about 70 km/ hr a little less than the storm yesterday. Here is a link to a news story about the storm damage. Yesterday the SGI building downtown had some panels come loose in the wind and people were evacuated and 11th Avenue was closed causing some major chaos. Houses lost some shingles and siding. There were a lot of power outages around the province. A section of highway 11 between Regina and Saskatoon was closed due to semi trailers blown over by the wind. It sounds like the worst of the blizzard in the northwest was in the Rosetown up to Lloydminster area. All in all quite a wild day.
2 comments:
Good news from the Dr!! That is such good news.
Those winds are crazy strong. Any damage? Sorry to hear about dust blowing. Not good, ever. I know some seeding was done. I hear the west side is very dry?
I posted an update about the storm damage and a link to a news story.
It is quite dry in the west/northwest but I have not seen any definite reports.
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