Re: [VFB] Temperatures around the VFB????

[John Martinez]

Mornin Wes, Mornin Jimmy-

 

It was a balmy 2 degrees above zero here in Madras at 0530 when I got up to let the cats out. They didn't stay out long. Been a while since we've had weather like this, I haven't taken the 4Runner out of 4wd in over a week.

 

 Just as an aside, one of the guys who hangs out on a guitar list I'm on lives in Montana. It was -36 a week or so ago. So...now I don't feel so bad.

 

                                                              -John

Wes Wada <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Arrgh! Record cold in Oregon, hovering around the 1 degree F mark.
Don't think it got higher than +6F yesterday in Bend. Our normal low
for this time of the year is around 27F. One place in eastern Oregon
had -31F! (Still kids' stuff, as when we lived in south central Idaho,
the temps would hit -15 to -25 nearly every winter.)

BUT, the real fun may be yet to come:


The flood in 1964 that they talk about was the worst in Oregon recorded
history. The lower Rogue River and the North Umpqua River from about
the town of Glide on down crested at 100 FEET above flood stage. The
rains melted 10' of snow almost overnight. If you are ever in the town
of Glide (home to Umpqua Feather Merchants and Spirit River flyfishing
products), stop at the river overlook on the west end of town.
Standing watching the confluence of the two rivers, you would have been
underwater in the 1964 flood. That might not sound like much in print,
but when you view the scene, the thought is utterly unbelievable.

Wes


Jimmy D. Moore wrote:

> 27 degrees in Woodway, TX at 10:05 CST. Wind chill is 12 degrees.
> Ahhh,
> Texas wind! Just think, it was 77 on Sat, 75 on Sunday and the
> forecast
> is to be back in the 60's by the end of this week. But, that's Texas
> weather. If you don't like it, wait a day or two and it'll change.
> I've seen it go from a 93 degrees on a February day all the way down to
> the 20's the very next day.
>
> Oh well, maybe it'll stay cold enough for a few days and kill the bugs.
> My grass was green through yesterday, don't know what this blue norther
> will do to it.

The River-

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