I swear! That must be South Dakota.........

15 years ago

.....Plastered on the side of our house!

I thought we had strong wind for the past couple days! Yikes! this is crazy today! I was in the WalMart parking lot and I had to lean into the wind, just to hold ground.

A tree (granted it didn't look healthy) 2 doors down is snaped off. The sky is all dust. The weather channel says we are having gusts up to 50 miles an hour.

I know there are parts of the country that often have strong winds, but that is not normal here in mid- Minnesota.

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grinch_gut
15 years ago
LOL we always have wind here....but I so hate it feel for you!! One day I was pushing my cart in the parking lot at walmart and my sack with syrofoam cups when flying thru the air...had to chase them half way across before I finally caught them!! Crazy....Stacy
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nodakgal
15 years ago
We had 50 mph winds last week. DD#1 had her car at work and a big tree blew down on it! That hard of wind is scary! The boys thought it was really something that a tree fell on Mommie's car! LOL
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ronf_gw
15 years ago
I hear ya. I worked outside all morning and feel sandblasted. It's nasty out there.

Ron
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grammahony
15 years ago
45 MPH winds here. And 84Â°
Leslie
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hayjud_mn
Original Author
15 years ago
Leslie, We have 91* right now, and that is in the shade.

I wonder if the leaves on the trees (that are just coming out) could get dried up from wind-burn. That would be a real shame.
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mariend
15 years ago
57 and wind from the North and windy. (ND)
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Rudebekia
15 years ago
I live close to the Cathedral in St. Paul, and today I thought it would be nice to walk downtown and do some research at the history center. On the way home--up hill--I was fighting the wind all the way and had to work on regaining balance several times. When I came home I noticed that my kitchen countertops felt kind of grainy. I was wondering, what did I spill? until I realized it was a solid layer of gritty dust that had blown in the windows. I guess that gritty layer is on everything in the house at the moment.
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hayjud_mn
Original Author
15 years ago
Marita, I would not want to be walking in this wind. You must have been peppered with sand at times. It's a good thing many of the streets have already been swept of the winter buildup. You made me go and check some of my surfaces in the house. I must have good windows, cause I only found the usual fluffy dust (you know, those dust bunny seeds!)

Glad you made it home, If it was up-hill, I know I could never do it.
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patti43
15 years ago
That would be tropical storm winds here in Florida.

Our weather is whacky--right now it's 60 degrees and it's been raining for almost a week now--every day and night!! Who'd think MN and ND would be warmer than FL in May?
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Rudebekia
15 years ago
We've had an exceptionally windy spring this year (if there ever was spring--just a few day's ago I still had the heat on). I feel sorry for roofers today!
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neesie
15 years ago
I'm in Minnesota too, and yes, it sure is windy today. But the weird thing is that it's hot, 97 degrees and windy! Cold and windy we're used to but not hot and windy.

I just had my newly planted annuals covered at night a few days ago. Seems like summer is here now.
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ronf_gw
15 years ago
Hot and windy, yes. But remember the frost just a couple days ago?
Monday morning the grass was white with frost; Tuesday afternoon we had 92 degrees. No wonder Bigbaby can't get comfortable.

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cynic
15 years ago
I think it's all the southerners coming up here and exhaling! Currently 94Â°and the winds have dropped to only about 30mph. Yesterday was about 98Â° with higher winds. Been keeping the place closed up to keep some of the hot air out. Otherwise I'd open up and let the wind dust the house for me.

Checked Houston Tx temp yesterday and it was about 25Â° cooler. But tomorrow it's supposed to return to seasonable temps.

Both the cats have been like motionless blobs. They don't like it warm either.
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patti43
15 years ago
Cynic, you're probably right. All the snowbirds have gone back up north now.
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joyfulguy
15 years ago
Planting garden yestyerday.

Needed goggles.

None vailable.

Gritty eyes.

Guess I'm nort seeing too stright.

ole joyfilled
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