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Gusts may hit 70 in some areas but sustained winds up to 45, the latest I've read. Still, I've battened down my hatches and tethered my elephants. I just hope the mountains get a lot of snow when all is said and done.
As I drove into my driveway, I was pleasantly surprised to see all of those unraked leaves cleared away. That is until I rounded the corner to my front door and saw a long, two-foot deep pile of leaves looking a lot like a snow drift up against my house. Not sure about the physics of that since the wind is coming out of the east and the leaves are piled up on the West side of the garage/house.
Not sure about the physics of that since the wind is coming out of the east and the leaves are piled up on the West side of the garage/house.
Makes perfect sense.
All wind is is a difference in air pressure. High pressure in one place creates a force toward low pressure in another place.
Since your house blocks wind flow pretty good, the shadowed area of the house (west side) is a localized zone of low pressure. As the leaves blow past your house, the low pressure area kinda sucks 'em in.
All wind is is a difference in air pressure. High pressure in one place creates a force toward low pressure in another place.
Since your house blocks wind flow pretty good, the shadowed area of the house (west side) is a localized zone of low pressure. As the leaves blow past your house, the low pressure area kinda sucks 'em in.
That's a good explanation, but darn it! I was hoping they would all blow down the street.
Just wait and see what happens during Tumbleweed season...Rich
Drove from Bernalillo to Rio Rancho today via 313 and had to dodge about a dozen tumbleweeds. During tumbleweed season, as you put it, I've had to reduce my speed on Hwy 528 by half in order to avoid those things.
Power flicked for about an hour, but didn't go out here (yet). I saw a powerline sparking on the way home, at Eubank & Menaul, I'm wondering if it ever blew down or went out. Though it was landing lights on an airplane, and thought "dang, that plane is coming in LOW!". Got up to the intersection and realized it was the power line. Oops.
I want snow but not any significant amount until after 2:00 pm.
Woke up to the wind this morning and for a second I thought I was back on the Gulf Coast, until I noticed no rain. Ah...nostalgia....
Reading about all of the wind-related problems in the Albuq area, as well as across a wide swath of western states, I'm totally at a loss to explain how the southern desert areas escaped this blow. Normally my area gets winds as bad, or worse, than the northern half of the state.
Even though I'm sure it set back the city and utility providers something fierce, I'm glad my lawn has now been picked clean of the last leaves of fall.
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