I’ve been living in downtown Chicago since 1995. This is only the third time I’ve heard the tornado warning sirens go off in the city. pic.twitter.com/cQzwbRxCtW
— Therese Flanagan, MA / UF 🟧 (@thereseflanagan) June 14, 2022
Bonkers extreme weather day. Just today, 130 million were under heat advisories/warnings in the US; wildfires erupted in AZ+Calif., forcing evacs; Yellowstone flooded, closing the park and threatening towns; & Chicago was blasted by a supercell. Ok then.
— Andrew Freedman (@afreedma) June 14, 2022
The weather in downtown Chicago is quite dynamic as the Tornado Warnings. The Tornado Sirens are still going. pic.twitter.com/diYxaahMBO
— Rylie is enjoying a warm Chicago 🏃♀️🌞🌇 (@darkpanictwitch) June 14, 2022
Extreme storm across Chicago.
Dramatic fire pics from Flagstaff.
We can look at these images and ponder our gratitude to Exxon.
EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR early in the day on the Pipleline fire. This is some of the most extreme fire behavior you will see. The massive energy release here is stunning. Thanks to the Substack subscriber who sent this in. #PipelineFire #flagstaff #azwx #wildlife #arizona #Fire pic.twitter.com/5xCdLZQpC3
— The Hotshot Wake Up (@HotshotWake) June 13, 2022
“Hazardous” flooding shuts down Yellowstone.
Yikes! One of my favorite places in the world is the Boiling River, a river of hot water that flows into the Gardiner River at the 45th parallel, where one can soak in the river where the hot water meets the cold. The place will be radically transformed after this. https://t.co/gFgXYQUZEC
— Jeff Masters (@DrJeffMasters) June 14, 2022
Incredibly destructive, record-shattering precip event ongoing in @YellowstoneNPS. Evacuations, stranded towns, bridges wrecked, extensive roads closed. Lamar River's 81-year-old gauge crested 17 ft: 2 more ft than the "operational limit" and 5 ft more than the record!!! 😳😳😳 pic.twitter.com/0eyxXPay0O
— Mike Koshmrl (@Koshywrites) June 13, 2022
Wow! It's 3AM EDT folks, and there are still many 80°F+ readings on this chart. There is going to be a large number of daily record high mins set for June 14th across the United States. @MichaelEMann @WeatherProf @DrJeffMasters@extremetemps @bhensonweather @MatthewCappucci pic.twitter.com/pVIySrm2Es
— Guy Walton (@climateguyw) June 14, 2022
Just saw a string of helmeted kids go by on their bikes and checked the current local temp: 100°F
Not sure they had water.
Regarding the video of the road torn up in multiple places from the raging river: This is the time we have to stop and re-evaluate whether a road like this should be rebuilt at all, rather than taking it for granted that it should.
Yes, it might be that there are many worthwhile benefits to rebuilding the road, but when making the decision, we should assess the new costs associated with it. (Don’t know in this case, but it sure looks expensive.)
For example, many counties have learned how to save money by down-grading roads from, say, asphalt to gravel, because the local population or economy has gone down and they aren’t used enough to merit expensive paving. Another example is converting oft-flooded neighborhoods into OK-to-be-flooded greenspace parks. We have to stop taking things for granted and be grown-ups about things.