Tag Archives: weather

Arizona Dreaming !

Posted on June 1, 2016 by annetbell

Gary, Brandan, and Sheila Douglas my amazing hosts for the weekend of celebrations in Mesa, Arizona. They invited me to Brandan’s graduation party and wanted me enough to send a ticket on Southwest Airlines ! I have never had such … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel, Uncategorized, USA | Tagged Arizona, food trucks, friends, High School graduation, memories, students, teacher, Teaching, weather | 4 Comments

Kansas Sky Drama

Posted on May 31, 2016 by annetbell

Taken yesterday near Wichita Kansas ~ Add this to your tornado pictures. I have never seen anything like this! There you can see the green black sky !

Posted in Uncategorized, USA | Tagged Kansas weather, photography, tornado, Tornado Alley, weather | 4 Comments

Tornado Alley

Posted on May 25, 2016 by annetbell

May is the busiest month for tornadoes or storms as they are called in Tornado Alley. How do I know that? We lived in Manhattan Kansas for three years. We knew that storms were taken very seriously as the “alarm” … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel, Uncategorized, USA | Tagged Dodge City Kansas, green sky, Kansas, storms, Tornado Alley, Tornado chashers, tornadoes, weather | 2 Comments

Troy, New York On Snowy April 04, 2016

Posted on April 4, 2016 by annetbell

Posted in Uncategorized, USA | Tagged April 04th snow, New York, photography, Troy, weather | Leave a comment

Heavy Rain On March 1?

Posted on March 2, 2015 by annetbell

Yesterday morning we were awakened at 6AM with pounding on the tin roof and loud thunder in the distance ! Honestly, we were not surprised as the weather forecast called for downpours and thunder. Well, during monsoon season this would … Continue reading →

Posted in India, Travel, Uncategorized | Tagged Ahmedabad, Amdavad, climate, India, Monsoon rains, thunder, water in the street, weather | Leave a comment

More Rain on the Way to Arizona

Posted on September 17, 2014 by annetbell

Last week in Tucson and Phoenix, there was heavy winter rains and flooding from a tropical hurricane. The sky warns of the coming storm. . . . . . . . . All through the Southwest, are dry creek or … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel, Uncategorized, USA | Tagged Arizona, arroyo, floods, Gilbert, Mesa, Phoenix, rain, Southwest US, Valley of the Sun, water, weather | 4 Comments

Haboob ?

Posted on July 8, 2014 by annetbell

What is a haboob? It is derived from the Sudan, and is an Arabic word meaning violent wind storm. There are three places on the planet that experience haboobs, Sahara Desert, parts of the Middle East , and Arizona. … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel, Uncategorized, USA | Tagged Arabic, Arizona, AZ, blogging, Gilbert, haboob, Middle East, Sahara Desert, Sudan, Valley of the Sun, weather, wind storm | 31 Comments

Brrrr!

Posted on January 27, 2014 by annetbell

Posted in Uncategorized, USA | Tagged cold, Polar Vertex, snow, USA, weather, winter | 10 Comments

Syracuse #1 Snowiest College in the US

Posted on January 24, 2014 by annetbell

The 10 Snowiest Colleges in the US Published January 21, 2014 AccuWeather While many are used to the cold that comes with the winter season, not all regions are ready to handle the snow. However, to some students, faculty and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized, USA | Tagged blogging, lake affect, photography, snow, storm, Syracuse University #1, weather | 13 Comments

Snow, the Winter Four Letter “S” Word

Posted on December 16, 2013 by annetbell

Last year, when our son was coming from Phoenix to interview in Auburn, New York, one of the questions was, ” Have you been in Upstate New York during the winter?” Chris laughed and said, that he was raised in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized, USA | Tagged cross country skiing, New York, photography, snow, snow removal, United States, weather, winter | 23 Comments