Who's Afraid of a Sub-Tropical Low

(c)2023 Douglas W Davis
@DWDavis (25805)
United States
May 26, 2023 8:41pm CST
Not us. We are camping along the river and hoping against hope that the water doesn't rise high enough to reach our campsite. The top two pictures in the montage above are a couple of the tent sites along the road leading to the dock. As you can see, the wind has pushed enough water up the river to overrun the road and flood these sites. The bottom two pictures are of our site. Thus far, we are in no danger from the rising water. Tomorrow is supposed to bring more wind and some rain. I will be keeping a close eye on the water level to determine if we should stay or go. My history and experience along this river tell me we should be fine. In these times of climate change and odd weather, I will trust my gut but verify what it tells me with what I see. How is your weekend shaping up? I hope you're having better weather than we are.
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@wolfgirl569 (108824)
• Marion, Ohio
27 May 23
Hope you don't have to go It's warm and dry here
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@DWDavis (25805)
• United States
27 May 23
As it stands this morning, the water won't make it up to our site. It's windy and did start raining overnight, but it's light rain.
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@wolfgirl569 (108824)
• Marion, Ohio
27 May 23
@DWDavis Glad to hear that.
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@JudyEv (342491)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 May 23
I hope your site doesn't get flooded. As long as the road out stays clear, then you should be good. Does it take long to pack up if you need to go?
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@DWDavis (25805)
• United States
27 May 23
Our site will be safe based on what I see this morning. I was 99 44/100% certain it would, or I would have canceled our trip. If I have to, I can be ready to go in 15 to 20 minutes.
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@JudyEv (342491)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 May 23
@DWDavis So it's all good.
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@AmbiePam (94518)
• United States
27 May 23
Well, you’re doing good to stick it out. The weather here is warm and humid, which is probably normal for most of us around here now.
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@DWDavis (25805)
• United States
27 May 23
I've learned this river's moods over the many years I've boated, fished, and camped along it. It would take a much stronger wind to put our site in danger. The rain is light and won't make much of a difference.
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@jstory07 (140370)
• Roseburg, Oregon
27 May 23
If it looks bad you need to leave really fast.
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@DWDavis (25805)
• United States
27 May 23
We should stay safe and dry at our campsite. The winds were light overnight, so the water didn't rise much, and the light rain falling today won't add much to it right now. We'll be gone by the time the runoff from upstream gets here.
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@Ronrybs (19621)
• London, England
27 May 23
Certainly looks damp there. Right now we are having a spot of sunshine with the temps hitting 21C, nearly 70F
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@DWDavis (25805)
• United States
28 May 23
Happy you're having nice weather. We're now awaiting nighttime thunderstorms.
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@DWDavis (25805)
• United States
29 May 23
@Ronrybs As thunderstorms go, if you like them as I do, they were worth waiting for. NOT. The first woke me up just enough to hear the rumbles and listen to the rain. The second jolted me upright in bed, and it took me a while to get back to sleep. There may have been more, but not close enough to wake me. There were still bands of storms moving through the area most of this morning.
@Ronrybs (19621)
• London, England
28 May 23
@DWDavis Always something to wait for!
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@thebos (5960)
• Kisumu, Kenya
27 May 23
I have just gone to church, tomorrow I'll spend more time on mylot
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@DWDavis (25805)
• United States
28 May 23
I am hoping to sleep late tomorrow before picking up lunch and taking it on a visit to my mother.
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@DWDavis (25805)
• United States
29 May 23
@thebos For me, sleeping late is getting up at 6 a.m. instead of 5:30.
@thebos (5960)
• Kisumu, Kenya
28 May 23
@DWDavis sleeping late, don't you think it's unhealthy
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