January 10 was a day for weather in the United States, as reported by relatives. All kinds of things swept the country.
In North Carolina brother Bob and Beth had a geyser at the street, runoff from their gutters in Winston Salem.

Nathaniel took a photo of flooding in Charlotte, NC.
My neighbors had water flowing through their French drain, still going today — 48 hours after the rain stopped.
Daughter Kate and Michael had downed limbs in their yard after a wind/rain storm in New Jersey.
I would have chosen Rose and John’s snow in Washington state. They celebrated by hiking in it.
I’m happy that none of us experienced tornadoes. I heard four touched down in Florida, as well as numerous other reports of twisters in other states. We have many things to be thankful for.






Great photo of Rose and John! They look marvelous. Our rain had come and gone, but it was really windy yesterday and the day before! I am sure I will have a mess in the yard again; I spotted a few in the back this morning.
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We have more wind in our forecast!! I think we’ve had enough, but it really wasn’t bad here.
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Yes we do! All of the harsh weather was north of us I think.
John and Rose are such a cute couple! If it was snowy but not too, too cold, I might hike in it. 😊
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We also escaped harsh weather. There was some flooding but not like you see on TV.
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Your photos were dramatic, though, showing before and during flooding.
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Thanks. Nature is dramatic! It was back to normal the next day.
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More rain tomorrow and really cold coming first of next week….After all it is Winter time even in the South. Doesn’t last long…we just have to deal with it…and stay home if possible.
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I shall enjoy thinking of other people staying home because of weather. I stay home for other reasons.
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The weather all over is so erratic. We have rains at night, but it is not yet rainy season here. Keep safe Anne.🥰
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I’m keeping my head down!!
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I much prefer our temperate climate. It rarely gets hot although in the past few days we have recorded 30 and 30+ degrees That is unusual for us. Summer temperatures hover around mid to late twenties. And in winter we complain if it gets below 10.
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I didn’t realize you don’t have the wild swings in temperature that we have. I enjoy very cold weather, but I could do without extreme heat.
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Thanks. I don’t like the cold and hated living in Montréal in the winter months and in Glasgow during the winter months. As I say, I much prefer our temperate climate
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I’m glad you like your weather. Think how much your friends appreciate your not complaining!
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Ha ha
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Oh my you had had some weather!!!! Stay warm and dry my friend and never stop smiling and enlightening us with your adventures 💕
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I exercise my smile every morning while walking. I smile at passing cars, and then I lift my arm for an enthusiastic wave. Most people respond.
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As it should be! But I had no doubt that you were a smiling one😃❤️
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That’s a great photo of John and Rose – yes, they are the only ones smiling with this weather. We have a “Bomb Cyclone” event and supposed to have a 45-50 mph winds all weekend. I did hear about Charlotte’s weather and thought about Nathaniel. I hope everyone stays safe as this wicked weather takes its sweet time wrecking havoc.
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Winter weather is covering the country.
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Yes, it’s terrible here and 200,000 people/businesses without power and with high winds and cold here (wind chill between -5 and -20 tonight and next few days), those people won’t have power back until Sunday night/Monday time frame. We had four inches of snow, thunder snow, then rain, then a flash freeze. Hardly any snow left, but ice everywhere. I won’t be pulling the car out of the garage for a long time.
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Whoa! That’s serious stuff! John in Washington has temps well below zero tonight, too.
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I follow a blogger who lives in Washington State and she is visiting her daughter in San Diego but remarked on how cold it was – similar to our temps/windchills. I awoke to -25 windchill/real feel and 0 air temps. They say 30 minutes of exposed skin and you’ll have frostbite. We got more snow – good as it covered the ice, but it came in drifts. Snow was frozen.
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We may get some snow tonight. I read the forecast this morning and don’t want to find out it’s not true.
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The weather is wacky everywhere. It’s quite cold in the house right now – thermostat is at 75 but the cupboard doors are open and it feels almost breezy. I hope you get your hoped-for snow. 🙂
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My fingers are crossed for snow. The weather forecasts light snow for my walking time tomorrow.
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It will be pretty to see it there at your place, not just in the mountains. I was watching “All Creatures Great & Small” (PBS – have to stream it as I don’t have TV) … it’s at a good part and the weather alarm went off – figured I’d better run down the hall to hear what it said. We’re having -25 to -30 windchill overnight. That is dangerously low and we have people who still have no power from Friday’s storm – northern suburbs. Our part of SE Michigan had no power loss issues this storm.
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Winter is dangerous!
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John and Rose are such a pretty couple! I hope everyone stays safe as this wicked weather takes its sweet time. Stay safe,Kim!
Tack care!
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Our family loves snow.
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The weather up here in British Columbia is crazy too! We went from sweater weather 68 in a matter of days! It’s been a freezing couple of days here, but thankfully it’s warming today and over the next few days we’ll be back to above freezing.
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Rapid temp changes can be brutal.
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I would have chosen the snow, too.
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