Now is the time to enjoy the simpler things of life. We have reached a time when I want to switch off the media of TV and radio just to distance myself from the news. Covid is plastered across all the news now showing very little to celebrate. I am generally a positive, happy person, […]
Adding insult to injury my worse fear has come to the surface. As we are supposed to be locked in our homes due to the virus now bad weather comes into the picture. A tornado moved through Jonesboro, Arkansas, on Saturday. According to the National Weather Service, the tornado made its way through the city […]
Looking at the figures yesterday on the world population I found that there are more than twice as many people now than when I was born in the 1950s. We have over 7.8 billion humans we share the earth with today of which I am only one. It kind of sets your perspective of insignificance […]
Yesterday you may have heard your city sirens go off at 1 pm for the Michigan Statewide Tornado Drill. Due to Covid, we haven’t had our Skywarn classes across the state which teaches pretty much all the aspects of storm safety. I have the Skywarn booklet here for you to read. The page also includes […]
Weather History March 22 1938: Temperatures soar into the 80s during one of the warmest March days in Lower Michigan. Grand Rapids ties their record high for the month at 82 degrees and Lansing sets a record for the date of 81 degrees. March 23 1956: A snowstorm drops from 6 to 10 inches […]
This is Chippy one of the three chipmunks who visit my bird feeders every day, they love the sunflower seeds and corn I put out. He is becoming tame enough to approach to keep a closeup photo. Not much bothers him when he is feeding, I can get within a couple of feet and talk […]
We are coming into the time of year when storms producing thunder and lightning become more prevalent. Florida is the lightning capital of the United States. The top five activities that have the most lightning deaths are fishing, camping, boating, soccer, and golfing. 82 percent of lightning victims are male. 70 percent of lightning strikes […]
Positivity is the practice of being or tendency to be positive or optimistic in attitude which in these times may be hard to assume with all that is going on. We are being bombarded from the left, right and middle by all manner of bad news and negativity from the news services. As I stated […]
I am trying to keep things on a happier note here at the Weather Center even though stuff seems frightening around the world. The Lions aren’t helping matters with their recent trades which are bent on failure for another season. We had the National Guard pull into town yesterday setting up a tent at the […]
Spring begins tonight at 11:50 pm. Astronomically speaking, the first day of spring is marked by the spring equinox, which falls on March 19, 20, or 21 every year. The equinox happens at the same moment worldwide, though our clock times reflect a different time zone. This date only signals spring’s beginning in the Northern Hemisphere; it […]