At 6:28 am: I’ll have to hope for the best today. It isn’t raining just now; but the wind is already 22 mph! Thanks to the wind, I decided to go ride a few circuits of the local park; and I made it a short ride.
I think it will be wise not to ride to work today. The forecast predicts storms and strong wind right at the time I’d be riding home; and I’m going to chicken out. As to getting back home on foot, I’ll have to hope for the best.
Waiting for the Storm
At 2:20 pm: I got to work dry; but by 10:40 am we were under a tornado watch. The wind had risen to 21 mph; and we hadn’t seen the sun all morning.
About half an hour later, the sun came out for a brief time; but then the clouds moved over it again. We had been under a wind advisory for several hours already; and when we were given the option of leaving early I seized the opportunity. I jumped ship, so to speak, at 1:30 pm; and got home about 2:00.
Perhaps that was premature; but when potentially severe weather is looming, I’d rather err on the safe side. During the walk home, it didn’t seem that storms are on the way; except perhaps for the strong wind. The sun came in and out of the clouds; and it actually wasn’t bad out there.
Who knows, though. With wind like this, a power outage is always possible; and during the last hour or so that I was at work, there was an occasional flicker of the lights. At 2:15 pm, the wind was SSE 21 mph; and both wind advisory and tornado watch were still in effect.
I’m glad I didn’t ride a bicycle to work! For at least half of the ride home, that wind would have been right on my nose; and strong winds also make me nervous about falling tree limbs and flailing power lines. When I do ride when it’s so windy, I just hope for the best.