Bodhi Cove

Winds jumped from 5mph to 31 mph in approximately 90 seconds. Of course this was probably 7 minutes after watching a pontoon boat w/ over five people on it, bugging out of the creek headed for the river...

Being on the Bay last Saturday afternoon/evening, with those storms, was a fatal miscalculation. Numerous rescues. One body found, 3 still missing.

^ In the Tahoe Basin, Squaw Valley ski resort has seen so much snow it plans to keep its slopes open until least July 5. In May alone, Squaw recorded 37 inches (94 centimeters).

JFC. What the hell just hit South eastern Baltimore county?

Here it comes, sitting in SE Baltimore County.

Looking ugly in the Edgemere, Sparrows Point, Fort Howard area. Actually contemplating heading down stairs.

Now this is how I like it! Temp dropped to 29

Started snowing Bayside at 7:45am

We had a 20 minute part 2 around 4pm. And that burst probably added .25"

No need to hope, it's ripping with gorgeous flakes (in SE Balt Co. and looks to be heading their way as well)

5"

Sure! Why the hell not? (I lean towards Mt. Holly 70% of the time.)

Yay!! Snow just started across the river from you. Fort Howard/ North Point Park

Update time = Wed Aug 24 1:14:35 UTC 2011 MAP 4.2 2011/08/24 00:04:36 37.912 -77.951 7.9 11 km ( 7 mi) SSW of Mineral, VA

Never mind. They keep switching the 4.2 back and forth between the lists for M1+ and M3+ (I have no idea why)

Listed in the M1+ (not M3+)

Q: Is there earthquake weather? There is no such thing as "earthquake weather". Statistically, there is approximately an equal distribution of earthquakes in cold weather, hot weather, rainy weather, etc. Very large low-pressure changes associated with major storm systems (typhoons, hurricanes, etc) are known to trigger episodes of fault slip (slow earthquakes) in the Earth’s crust and may also play a role in triggering some damaging earthquakes. However, the numbers are small and are not statistically significant. FAQ's USGS Earthquake myths

True. But an asteroid wave in your Ark would be a fun ride.

Yeah, not likely.. On another note, in the realm of things happening in 3's Hurricane - Check Earthquake - Check What next? Asteroid into the Bay?

EarthSky interviews a geophysicist about the August 22 and 23 earthquakes in Colorado and the U.S. eastern seaboard. Just before midnight on August 22, a 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck southern Colorado. It was the largest earthquake in that region since 1973. Half a day later – on August 23, a 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck the U.S. eastern seaboard. It was the largest earthquake Virginia seismic region since 1897. EarthSky’s Beth Lebwohl spoke to Rafael Abreu, a geophysicsist with the National Earthquake Information Center of the USGS about these two relatively large U.S. earthquakes coming so close together. Is the August 23 in Virginia related to the August 22 quake in Colorado? At this point, we don’t think they are related. Basically, the earthquake in Colorado happened in an area which had pretty significant seismic activity in the past. The quake in Virginia was rather unusual. The possibility of earthquakes occurring in the areas always exists, though. In other words, there is is no such thing as an aseismic area – an area without seismic activity. Virginia does not lie in in area close to a tectonic boundary, but that doesn’t rule out the possibility of Virginia having a 5.9 magnitude earthquake Why did Virginia (and the East Coast) experience an earthquake then? We don’t know. Seismology is a young science. We’ve got only 50 years of hi-tech information. And this earthquake is probably several several million years in the making – before humans were walking on the Earth! There were several millions years of tectonic stresses being accumulated in minor cracks and faults near the U.S. eastern seaboard, and at some point, these faults are going to give way. And in my scientific opinion that is likely the case for Virginia quake. Image Credit: USGS Earthquakes often happen in series. The 5.3 Colorado quake was one of eight that happened yesterday. Is the Virginia quake a foreshock? Will there be others? In the case of the Virgnia quake, we can definitely expect more aftershocks. Earthquakes of this magnitude do generate aftershock sequences. Very likely possibility. There could be earthquakes in magnitude 5 range. We could see those. As for this earthquake being a precursor…we don’t know. For example, the big Japan earthquake earlier this year had a precursor quake of 7.2 magnitude a couple days before the 9.2 big one happened. But at the time the 7.2 occurred, we didn’t know that it was a foreshock. In the Pacific area, earthquakes are common. Could a really big earthquake – say, a magnitude 8 – hit U.S. eastern seaboard, in the same way that big earthquakes might hit Los Angeles or San Francisco? Well, we’re not talking about the same kind of seismic hazard. Because of the San Andreas fault system in California, we can expect large earthquakes. We know right away there’s a pretty big seismic hazard potential in California. But on the U.S. eastern seaboard, where there’s no nearby, clear tectonic boundary, we would not expect to see as many or as large earthquakes as we see in California. We see this event and say, “Wow!”

Pictures fell over and slid off shelf on third level of townhouse, and tube TV was hanging off the edge of the tall dresser. So much for pets sensing these things... Mine bolted for cover at the same time I did, lol. And engineers heading to bridges to check their integrity.

5.8 2011/08/23 17:51:04 37.936 -77.933 6.0 depth 8 km ( 5 mi) SSW of Mineral, VA

That's what I am finding a bit odd. A quake that strong, yet that shallow.

Chances are fairly good. They may be so subtle you only feel what you perceive as dizziness.

Memo to file: quakes higher than 5.0 are better experienced while in bed.... (Guam 1989 5.3 quake in the middle of the night)