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Old 12-07-2009, 08:16 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Yeah we had some rain to day, but we have had some unbelievebale wind gusts this afternoon. Too dark to check everythig, but I could see what looked like 8 or 9 bananas folded on the perimeter of the jungle. Supposed to get worse tonight and tomorrow. 1st rain (worth reporting) in 8-9 months and it is a wild, wild storm.
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Old 12-07-2009, 08:24 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Had 1.30" rain Northern County S.D. 40 mph snapped my 18ft AeAe. Luck was with me though because when it fell it missed the pups. Hope they survive the winter?

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Old 12-07-2009, 08:29 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Got plenty of rain but no wind here in West LA. It's supposed be sunny here tomorrow, then rain until Sunday. Hope you don't find too much damage come morning.
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Old 12-07-2009, 11:10 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Right next to lake okeechobee last weekend I measured gust in excess of 40 mph, yeah my tissue culture plantlets just loved that!
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wow hope things are not to bad
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It is also very windy and cold here in Santa Barbara! I had to pick up a few potted plants. I staked my AeAe's. It is supposed to get down to 33 tonight. I hate the cold!
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Jon,

The prediction was for 30 mph wind gusts in San Diego and I had some here. It's currently gusting to 20 mph.
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Old 12-08-2009, 09:41 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Rain 1.79" high winds and seven banana plants down.
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Didn't look good in daylight. Hopefully will get home in time to take pix. Don't know what the wind speed was, but easily the worst wind in close to 20 years. Blew clay tiles off the roof of the house. Had to be gusts over 60 mph. The last time we had wind like this, it blew the neighbor's patio cover over the house and 200 ft into the street.

On the bright side, at least one hanging bunch of Misi Luki was still standing up straight. That may be the ultimate banana.
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i guess were all getting hit one way are another good luck everyone
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If the wind doesn't upset you the cold certianly will. I spent an hour putting tender potted tropicals in the greenhouse. On the bright side, with the air movement you are less likely to freeze.
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Talking about winds, we have strong North wind named "Bura" here.
Blows from North with aprox speed of 60-80 km/h. Few times a year we have strokes of 180-200 km/h.
This is pix taken in our harbour during "windy" day:

This is how pines grow here. They are all narrowed to South by force of Bura blowing all year arround

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Didn't look good in daylight. Hopefully will get home in time to take pix. Don't know what the wind speed was, but easily the worst wind in close to 20 years. Blew clay tiles off the roof of the house. Had to be gusts over 60 mph. The last time we had wind like this, it blew the neighbor's patio cover over the house and 200 ft into the street.
We do get 60 mph winds here in San Diego, during either winter storms or the hot "Santa Ana" winds from the Great Basin. This got me wondering how our local member Bryan Kale is doing with his hydroponic bananas out in the open on his rooftop:

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Hope he them strapped down!

We never got any wind at all here. I'm not complaining though!
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Hope you didnt lose too many nanners diego,

I miss the cali weather. I used to like the Santa Ana winds
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Whats left of my White Iholena. Don't know if the fruit will mature on this one.




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Old 12-08-2009, 05:24 PM   #17 (permalink)
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Looks you guys in South Orange County and San Diego have some frost warnings tonight.
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WoW Tony,
that Iholena looks quite damadged. Cuting leaves in half was a big help for me in Summer wind storms. I didnt do that whan first strong winds blowed my DC off and next time whan I cut leaves it was allmost undamadge. It is good prevention for me.
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WoW Tony,
that Iholena looks quite damadged. Cuting leaves in half was a big help for me in Summer wind storms. I didnt do that whan first strong winds blowed my DC off and next time whan I cut leaves it was allmost undamadge. It is good prevention for me.
I'll be doing that in the future. Thanks
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Old 12-08-2009, 05:47 PM   #20 (permalink)
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News just said Sacramento had record break cold. I'm waiting for snow & ice storm here tonight. Very bad ice in Nebraska & OK. Schools around here will be closed tomorrow.
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