Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 The last few days have been bitter, bottomed out this morning at MINUS 5 F!!!!!! Not bad to say the average low is around 28F....Yesterday it got to around 6F, not the sort of day to be outside, especially with a windchill of around minus 20!! Shorts out Saturday, 51F forecast...LOL Hundreds of records broken for lows all across the midwest, northern and southern states..Some places sounded like towns in Alaska with their record lows. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,454 Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 The world's weather has gone mad. As Ayupmeducks says, the USA is getting a mega-freeze; In the south west of the UK they are getting storms, massive winds, floods, and giant waves. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25633693 And yet here in Nottingham we've (so far) had the mildest winter for a long time, with no more than two or three slight frosts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mudgie49 401 Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 Yesterday at mid morning it was 78 f, at the same time today it was 39 f, with the wind chill. I had to wear ' winter clothing' this morning ( jeans, socks and a sweater), and put the heating on. Dug out the duvet for tonight, the weather man says it will last for the next few days, but that will be the last of the 'Winter weather', back to seasonal weather by the week-end. If 'they' have cracked weather manipulation,I don't think they will let us know untill we are in the grips of a 'new ice-age', then blame it on ' global warming'. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poohbear 1,360 Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 I wouldn't have said change so much as cyclical...it's all happened before in human memory. Decades of cold and decades of drought. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bilboro-lad 294 Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 Yes, connected to the earths wobble, volcanic activity, solar activity etc. All have been ruled out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poohbear 1,360 Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 Remember in the sixties that often heard comment in the local snug from the old timers whenever there was bad weather? "I blame it on them there rockets!" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,454 Posted Tuesday at 09:49 AM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 09:49 AM A small area in West Bridgford was hit by a tornado yesterday and caused a spectacular amount of damage in around 10 seconds. https://westbridgfordwire.com/west-bridgford-tornado-30-images-show-extent-of-damage-caused-by-freak-weather-event/ 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,427 Posted Tuesday at 01:14 PM Author Report Share Posted Tuesday at 01:14 PM Never saw anything like this in my 26 years in Notts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,115 Posted Tuesday at 02:39 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 02:39 PM If it had hit Radford Road you wouldn’t have noticed! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,577 Posted Tuesday at 03:04 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 03:04 PM It wouldn't have been reported Phil, but because it's bread and lard island it makes the headlines Rog 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 9,507 Posted Tuesday at 03:47 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 03:47 PM Shame it didn’t take a few trees down around Mapperley Park so we could get some sunshine in the garden. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Pianoman 1,532 Posted Tuesday at 05:08 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 05:08 PM 2 hours ago, philmayfield said: If it had hit Radford Road you wouldn’t have noticed! I walked down St James's Street yesterday. Would have had the same effect there! Never seen any area of Nottingham look so bad. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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