November 16, 2008: Old barn burned on the farm

  Well, the only remaining barn on our old farm was burned last week.  It was in bad shape and the person who owns that part of the farm burned it to the ground.  I knew he was going to try and tear it down.  I was just up there a few days ago and it was still standing.  Dione called last night and said it was down.  Looks like it is more than down!

  It was a beautiful day to be out and about.  Temperatures were a bit chilly and the winds were blowing strong up on the hill.  I would guess that the gusts were over 20 mph at times.   I love the winds up there – straight off the fields – not much to block their way.  Can’t wait to get my anemometer up and running.  Can’t wait to get all my weather instruments up and running.

  Spent part of today working on the new weather center.  Changing out the television sets on the wall – getting some different ones – a little bit bigger, but not too much.  Still going to have three on the wall – one for ABC – CBS – NBC.  That way during severe weather outbreaks I can monitor each local channel.  Had a bit of a time finding television sets that still have antenna inputs.  I want to make sure I can use digital channels in case the satellite goes down…which it will! 

  I would imagine the most difficult part of the weather center will be the wires.  Jason and Tony are going to help me with that.  Less wires the better!

What is left of the barn

Check out this forecast – western New York 🙂  Lake effect snows!

Tonight: Snow, mainly before 2am. Low around 29. West wind around 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches possible.

Monday: Snow showers, mainly after 2pm. High near 34. West wind between 11 and 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

Monday Night: Snow, mainly before 9pm. Low around 23. North wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Tuesday: Snow likely, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. North wind between 10 and 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday Night: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. North wind between 6 and 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Wednesday: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Wednesday Night: A chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 21. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday: A chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 32. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday Night: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Friday: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Friday Night: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday Night: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Chance of precipitation is 30%.