Storms

[Diasi]

We wouldn't have been aware of any storms if it wasn't for watching the TV news.

We live in the Trent Valley area & the power stations create what's known as a reverse vortex whereby the circular cooling towers cause any strong winds to blow round them, reversing the direction of the wind so that it then blows it back into the path of the oncoming wind & cancels it out.

The effect is like being in the centre of a tornado where there isn't any wind.

[Michael Rolls]

how unusual

[klondike]

Gave up on the idea of fishing today on the wind and rain forecasts. Been dry and calm since I got up but the bad stuff was forecast later.