Santa Ana winds

Wind is a fact of life here on the plains. It is with us all year round, from Amarillo to Albuquerque. This invisible force of nature can do significant damage. The roofers here at Quail Country Roofing have seen the effects of it all over the place. After a high-wind storm blows through, power lines go down, trees fall over, walls collapse, and signs go tumbling. And wind can do terrible damage to your roof also. We have seen whole sections of roof shingles stripped off of a roof deck.…

At the rightful age of thirteen and three days, I learned of the fine line between what was and was not important in life. My home was a wind gust and a dirt road away from being burned down all while the next three years of my life were waiting two miles away. While juggling the events of the county fair on Saturday, August 17, 2013, I looked over my shoulder to see a sight I never wished to see, black smoke. A view seldom seen until then but everyone knew exactly what it was from and where…

The Storm "The Storm" is a short fiction by Kate Chopin, and it is focused on how the setting-time, place, weather-of the story affects its theme. It takes place in the south region of the United States (Louisiana) and it is developed while a storm is passing by; being this, the theme or center of the story. The storm(climatic) symbolizes the lives of the characters - Calixta, Alcée, Bobinot, Bibi and Alcée's wife- their struggles within themselves and their families, their affairs, and…

The chill of fall was brushing down my neck, causing me to shiver and look towards the window. Wind swept through the cracks and leaked into the barn in which I was staying, causing my nose to take in the beautiful smells. My body tensed up, ready to go out and play, but I couldn’t, not yet. Once it gets dark, I told myself, then I can. The muscles in my arms and legs loosened a bit, realizing that they would not be needed, but my heart still pumped madly in my chest. The beats that sounded as…

Clutching the brown paper bag in her right arm, Sarah Prescott settled her purse securely on her shoulder, switched the bag to that arm, and dug into her coat pocket for her keys. A gust of wind slammed into her from behind, shoving her forward a step and slipping under her coat, and even her sweater, to send a chill up her spine. She hated fall. She hated winter more, but she really hated the fall because that meant winter was just around the corner. Where the hell were her keys? She pulled…

warning came through on the UHF radio. This was my brother and I's first tornado so it was a big and scary thing for us. We had only heard of them through our parents and the news. All the windows started to shake and fly open and you could tell the wind was getting stronger and stronger. Mum and dad grabed our emergency suit cases, our photos and our pet dog, Roderick. We all hurried to our underground bunker where we had supplies of food and water. When we all safetly got into the bunker we…

Blocking highs Blocking highs are strong high-pressure systems that form further south of Australia than normal and remain almost motionless for a long amount of time. Blocking highs mostly affect southern Australia, they can take place during any time of the year and can last from several days - several weeks. Blocking highs can impact Australia in numerous ways depending on where they occur and how strong they are, they are able to produce hot and cold spells as well as wet conditions and dry…

I did not dare let go. As the apathetic wind blew, my grip tightened on the wooden spool in my hand. Wound onto the spool was a white nylon string which had risen several feet above me. The blue, diamond-shaped tissue paper at the end hovered in the sky, but it did not stay for long. The next thing I knew, the delicate kite collapsed down onto the ground after the umpteenth time that afternoon. But this did not discourage me because I knew wind was something not possible for me to control.…

whole career. One day on the weekend the meteorologist notices a strange reading in his forecast. He picks up a strange cloud group coming towards his city. A Blizzard with high winds of over 100 mph, hail, frozen rain, and it dropped to negative 10 degrees. The blizzard demolished peoples homes from frozen trees and high winds, power lines tore town from tons of frozen rain, hail destroyed cars and windows citywide. The storm destroyed city generators and left people without hope. The Salvation…

Snow gently danced down from the sky, gracefully landing atop the heads of the dense crowd below. For late December in Ireland,it was extremely cold, especially since they were near the sea.Yet no one minded it.They were waiting eagerly at the port for their steamship to dock and for them to board it.The boat that would bring them to freedom.The boat that would bring them to prosperity.The boat that would bring them to America. Surrounded by people, Grace stood as tall as she could, trying to…