Wow - the white is usually underwater? Why is it white?
Littlek, my guess would be minerals of some sort. It looks like calcium, doesn't it?
And yes, to your question of the white part usually being underwater.
I was trying to figure it out. Calcium would be an obvious answer, but why would there be that much calcium in the water? The rock is limestone, maybe it's lime. And, without the oxygen to turn it colors, it reverts to white?
My guess is that the photo is digitally enhanced to show the people the previous water level.
Lake Powell has a similar ring. Bath scum?
No, I think it is also drought. The Southwest has been in a drought for years. Some meteorologists think it will last for ten years. Already, lots of ranchers and farmers have lost their land.
Stupid meteorology!
Over here in my neck of the woods, the weather is always changing, never the same. In the winter, one day it could be 80 degrees, the next day 45. One New Year's day you might wear a thick coat, another New Year's you could find yourself in summer clothing. As I remember, the coldest for the winter has been 2 degrees, and the hottest probably 90.
In the summer it usually ranges between 78 and 102.
So many people complain about it, but I think it's pretty good. This way, if it's terribly hot or cold, you know that it will soon change!
Yep, I'm in the same boat, PS. (For all I know, in the same neighborhood!)
The high Sunday was 39. The high Wednesday was 79.
(It's 78 degrees right now, crazy.)
Holy cannoli! Aunty Em, there's a twister a-comin'!
Little bitta rain, little bitta snow.
Stay safe, soz.
Clouds, windy, blah.
It's been absolutely gorgeous until about half an hour ago, actually. When we left the playground at 4:30 the clouds had just blown in. Before that, sunny, warm, amazing.
wunderground for soz says ...
Quote:Nowcast as of 4:43 PM EDT on April 7, 2006
Tornado Watch in effect until 11 PM... Strong to severe thunderstorms continue to develop across western portions of central Ohio this afternoon. A strong storm near Washington Court House will track northeast at 35 mph and will be near Circleville by 515 PM. Another strong thunderstorm moving into Union County will approach areas near London by 455 PM. Additional storms are developing across Southwest Madison County and will approach the Columbus Metro by 520 PM. Large hail to Golf-Ball size and damaging winds in excess of 57 mph will be possible in any of the storms that develop this afternoon.
Batten down the hatches!
We just sat on the front porch and watched the first wave come at us -- it was great. Came in when it really started raining, then once we were inside it REALLY started raining (total monsoon), then it stopped.
Looks like it's just the first of several waves, tho...
Car's in the garage, teeny-tiny bit worried about my garden, we'll see. Right now we're having fun.
Eh.
Tornado watch canceled. There's a bit of rain, nothing much. What I thought was the first wave looks to be the most exciting part of the whole thing. (This is actually good, I was a bit worried about my grass which was coming along nicely and didn't need torrential storms tearing things up.)
Looks like Tennessee was hard-hit, but fizzled out by the time it got to us.
Ah, yes. I was going to resurrect this thread myself......
2 weeks straight of rain! All spring blooms have halted in mid-bloom, all growth is in the leaves. I just wish it weren't so dang cold.