Arcticdude
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I really don't give two shits about the eclipse. I just want some rain. We're getting close to 3 months now without a single drop.
I really don't give two shits about the eclipse. I just want some rain. We're getting close to 3 months now without a single drop.
I hope so. The wind has picked up here and has blown most of the smoke out. I can see some clouds moving in over the mountains from the west and south. Better pick my tools up just in case it does rain.We finally got some coming in tonight.. hopefully it will come your way.
I'd trade right now, 10 straight days of rain here.I really don't give two shits about the eclipse. I just want some rain. We're getting close to 3 months now without a single drop.
I'll take it. Well, maybe not 10 days worth. If we got that much rain here we'd have some major flooding. Not to mention that it'd be hot, humid and buggy like back east.I'd trade right now, 10 straight days of rain here.
We worked on a big sign yesterday. It was the best chance of no rain for the first time in a week. Even without rain we were drenched with sweat. It was so muggy and uncomfortable, but at least the job is done now and billable. On the way there it was so foggy I never got over 50mph, on the way home it started raining and I couldn't go over 40mph with the lack of visibility. I guess I should be greatful we didn't get rain while working on the sign but it was so hot I almost would have welcomed it.I'll take it. Well, maybe not 10 days worth. If we got that much rain here we'd have some major flooding. Not to mention that it'd be hot, humid and buggy like back east.
We're in pretty much the same weather zone. I'm on a high spot here so don't have to worry about flooding at home at least. I'm appreciative of the moisture as we were in a dry spell at the beginning of it for a month. Most things in life are feast or famine. Canning helped fix one aspect of that!Dry and sunny here today with storms rolling through the next 2 days . Ground hasnt dried out in over a month .
We did get some rain yesterday, but only .06". Hardly enough to settle the dust.We finally got some coming in tonight.. hopefully it will come your way.
We did get some rain yesterday, but only .06". Hardly enough to settle the dust.
Same here. I always like to get out at night & watch the skies during the Perseids but could not because of the clouds. Plus side is that we've had over 7" of rain so far this month. Makes my garden happy.I don't know how well the eclipse will be viewable with the weather but I do know I was really disappointed with the perseid meteor showers this year. We were going thru the best meteor event all last week, culminating this past weekend. It rained and had cloud cover every day. I didn't see a single flash in the sky.
Damned tourists! I grew up near Daytona Beach and never care if I see souvenir or t-shirt shops again....lolEntire city of Ben Oregon is out of fuel and most of the rural towns are running near empty because of the eclipse. All I can do is shake my head :-/
I hope it clouds up and rains on their little festival. I don't see what the big deal is. People are nuts.The sad thing is this whole area is a tinder box, very little escape rout in case of fire, it's generally windy! You will have a very fast grass fire that can sneek up on you before one would even know till too late.
And it's only Thursday!
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. -- Despite the total solar eclipse still being days away, heavy traffic in Central and Eastern Oregon started mid-day Wednesday and continued Thursday.
This is just the beginning. About 1 million people are projected to visit the state of Oregon to see the total solar eclipse Monday.
The Deschutes County Sheriff's Office expects about 30,000 people to arrive in Central Oregon Thursday, then 37,000 Friday, 44,000 Saturday, and 43,000 Sunday.
The vast majority of those people are expected to leave Monday afternoon and Tuesday.
In Madras, traffic was picking up Thursday but so far there were no traffic jams. The town of about 6,000 is considered one of the best viewing locations in the nation and is expecting at least 100,000 people to pass through over the next four days.
Police and the Oregon Department of Transportation rerouted festival traffic in Prineville due to a standstill on Highway 26. They plan to send people on a another route to Big Summit until Highway 26 is no longer blocked.
"Event coordinators are working fast to get people into the event, and will work all night and into tomorrow to do so. Please be patient, you will be there soon," police said.
Motorists were advised to stay in the their vehicles during traffic delays, and to not drive in wrong lanes of travel.
In Eastern Oregon, Tripcheck showed heavy traffic Thursday morning on U.S. 395 from the community of Dale to Middle Fork Lane. Traffic was also heavy in the Burns area on 395 and around John Day on 395 and Oregon 26.
For months, ODOT has warned that the eclipse would lead to the "biggest traffic event in Oregon history." ODOT recommends travelers leave early, be patient and be prepared.
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