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Flooded, soggy Southeast braces for more rain
The West Pearl River, already more than four feet above flood stage at about 19 feet, had emergency officials in St. Tammany Parish, La., bracing for flooding, particularly in low-lying areas. The National Weather...
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Was watching the news on 5 p.m. news on Channel 17 yesterday when anchorman Jim Scott responded to the weather report with the following line:
"I'm a sucker for a big moon."
No one knew what to say next.
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Wonder how many of us have been feeling the same thing these past few days?
From a Sarah Castle tweet:
I would hate bakersfield a lot less if the sky wasn't clogged with smog. Those mountains are beautiful!
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I always say that I have driven the 58 between Bakersfield and Tehachapi so many times, I could do it blind. Well, I got to prove it last night. I left work looking forward to home, where my nice warm cats, a mug of homemade soup and a relaxing vodka tonic awaited me. Normally it...
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According to the National Weather Service, we are in for much colder and snowy weather for the next several days. Preparing your home and family for winter weather is critical for mountain residents. Consider the possibilities.
Loss of electrical power will render most home heating appliances...
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For those of you who appreciate getting your news on the go, we’ve just launched some mobile alerts for local school fog delays and southern San Joquin Valley air-quality forecasts.
Fog-delay alerts
The fog alerts are free, and are sent as soon as a particular district issues a fog...
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This place is a dirty ol' town at the best of times, but at the moment it's plain disgusting.
Perched on top of the downtown parking structure a few minutes ago I was squinting just to look through the camera lens, the particles of grime were swirling so maniacally.
There was a dead pigeon on...
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Blowing dust prompts health warning; Air district cautions that air pollution levels climbing
Gusty winds in the San Joaquin Valley have prompted local air-pollution officials to issue a health cautionary statement from Thursday afternoon through Friday evening.
Winds in the San...
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Doesn't it look lovely outside?
Cloudy, almost sultry if you will.
What's it gonna be today? 65º? 70 perhaps? Will this wonderful day crest the 80º-mark?
Too right it will. It's predicted to be 97º today. It was 99 yesterday.
We're sure we're not the only ones who've had enough...
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Today, meteorologist Miles Muzio from KBAK Channel 29 posted his prediction for "No More 100" days on his blog at BakersfieldNow.com. He cites a trend of "trofiness" (I can't find a definition of this word) and medium- and long-range computer models. He also says his "No...
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1. A desert.
2. Willie Nelson's bank account in 1990.
3. Mitch Hedberg's sense of humor.
4. Bakersfield, California.
A quick list of dry things.
Everyone back home keeps asking me how the weather is. Dry. That's probably the easiest way of putting things. I don't think I've ever gone this...
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It seems like every summer people freak out about the heat like they've never felt it before, like it's not an eventuality.
Guess what, people. Bakersfield is hot. It's kind of our thing.
This seasonal amnesia happens back East during the first snow of winter. Motorists forget that snow is...
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Drought conditions in the Oklahoma Panhandle "worse than the Dust Bowl"
"This area is starting to look like the Sahara Desert," said Ann Boyd, a 76-year-old rancher in Cimarron County, at the western edge of the Panhandle. "There's just nothing here. Even the weeds are...
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The weather of this past week may cause West Nile virus problems from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean.
First, let's start locally.
The hotter it gets the faster mosquitoes breed and the faster the virus replicates.
It reached 110 degrees Saturday, according to Weather.com. And while...
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Pismo is currently 98º.
Bakersfield is currently 96º.
Wasssuuuuuuuuuuuuuup!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(temps taken at 2:05 p.m.)
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Has anyone else had enough Ann Barnett and the gay marriage issue?
The cost of gas has also been discussed to death.
But what about the weather. It's forecast to be 99 degrees today. At last, something else to talk about!
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What a weekend for weather! Wind! Rain! Chill in the air!
My family met up at my uncle's cabin in Tehachapi for a few days, and it felt like winter. The clouds surrounded us in the mountains and the drizzle dampened everything but our spirits. With the warm fire in the fireplace, and blankets...
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No, but seriously, isn't it a little too early to be this hot?? Or am I just naive being new to the area? :)
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Well it passed 100 degrees for the first time this year.
As of 12:54 p.m. the temperature had reached 101 degrees, according to the national weather service.
Temperatures are expected to reach 104 today.
Here are some facts about hot weather in Bakersfield.
• Consecutive high...
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Well, after being a homeowner for a little over two years, I finally got to make use of my insurance policy today! I filed a claim for damage to my fence and roof due to the strong winds over the weekend. Yesterday my neighbor and I had to prop up the fence with tree stakes and poles. Then this...
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So that was it?
What I experienced at my house in Oleander around 9:45 last night: One flash of lightening, one clap of thunder and one minute later a loud downpour. Then it slowed to a drizzle and fizzled out.
What's up with that? I wanted a big storm! Lots of flashing and rumbling! Lots...
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I'll never forget the day I covered Latino family day at the Kern County Fair four years ago. As I interviewed a Folklorico dancer, our makeup dripped down both of our faces. Then, suddenly, I was blind. My mascara had run into my eyes and they were on fire. I squeezed my eyes shut. The dancer...
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Every morning,
When I get up 'round 6;30-7;30 am, today 7;15am, I always go outside n look at my thermometer gauge. if its under 70, I think it will be an alright day, not too hot, If it's over 70 I know it will be really hot, To my surprise when I went out...
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Everyone knows iPods are evil, just like Starbucks and SUVs are evil.
But now it looks like that sentiment is being sent down from up on high as well.
The New England Journal of Medicine has a letter this week from a doctor who treated a man hit by lightning while listening to his iPod....
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It may be too soon to tell if the recent gusty winds in Bakersfield are going to cause an increase of valley fever cases, but medical professionals are telling people to watch out.
(Read "Recent winds expected to stir up valley fever" in Tuesday's Californian.)
Valley fever is a...
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I see the state has decided to pass out 1.75 million bucks to help the farmworkers pay their bills due to layoffs after the "Big Freeze". I suppose it's a compassionate thing to do, but when I(along with many others)got laid off in 1980 when work ran out on the RR, nobody offered to...
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Oh come now! Another one? It seems that whenever a golden child/cause of the left is called into question it is automatically a cover-up or a vast right wing conspiracy. Today it is Global Warming and it's all Dubyas fault! I wasn't aware that it was a subject that was a secret to the masses or...
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I went to bed at 2 a.m. last night, and as soon as I jumped in bed I saw a rather large flash of light through my window. The blinds were down, so I knew it was something huge since I could see it through the blinds. I had no idea what it was until I looked through my window and saw massive bolts...
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For everyone who doubts global warming, pay attention. Global warming is not a "myth" that some people think it is. Glacours are retreating, ice is melting, and the weather is getting worst. Some people think that global warming is real, but we can't do anything to...
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My contact at the air district passed along this graphic, which shows during our heat wave Fresno and Bakersfield had better air quality than the rest of the state.
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Our editor Davin McHenry raised a good point about air quality. Usually, when temperatures go up, the air gets worse. But if you look at our 108+ degree days, the air did not get appreciably worse. In some cases, the air was better than it had been when temperatures were cooler.
There are a...
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Reader: Must we again endure the annual stream of articles/columns in The Californian comparing Bakersfield’s hot summers to the depths of Hades? Every summer, people whine about Bako’s hot, dry weather and feign surprise at our first 100-degree day in May or June. (The chorus of...
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