Rice harvest in Jeopardy

Insect influx threatens rice production Spero News

Sakon Rice farmers complain 500 rai destroyed in one night RYT9

L.A. traffic was never this bad

Another International Event

More details at Sakon Nakhon Rajabhat University

Mindulle dissipating

Storm Mindulle brings (heavy) downpour  Bangkok Post

This storm is expected to downgrade to the low pressure cell.  Thai Meteorological Department

Blue line indicates the expected path of the storm

Where did I put my Rubber Boots?

Tropical storm Mindulle also known as 06W,  formed Aug 22 in the South China Sea.
It is now moving in a west-northwest direction.
NASA Report

5:50 AM,  Aug 24

 

Suspect truancy in large numbers today

Splish Splash Football: The Video

Weather warning continues

Thai Meteorological Department Weather Warning Aug 22 (SakonNakhon not included)

Rainy season weather pattern is coming from the east.


The next weather system has reached the Vietnam shores, with the worst of this storm moving south of us (see green directional lines).

Splish Splash Football: Sakon FC looses to Roi Et FC

It had been raining steady since 4 AM.
At times the rains got so heavy I was hoping it was not going to turn out like the floods of 2008.

By noon the rains stopped, but dark clouds remained for the rest of the day.
Dark clouds seemed to just hang there without moving.

Really thought they would reschedule the game, then I remembered where I am.
Light drizzle throughout the afternoon.  But it stopped by 6 PM game time.

     

The water on the field was quite obvious.

    

Yeah they were slipping and a sliding.  At least players didn't need water bottles to rinse off.
During the first half there was a lot of pushing and shoving by some Roi Et players, which really should have been penalized.
Made me wonder if the Ref was on the Roi Et payroll.

    

Roi Et quickly took the lead in the first half.
There were only three minutes between the second and third goal.
Sakon FC tried hard to score during the second half, but all they got was half a dozen close calls.
Real groaners.
The fans were a real surprise during the second half.
Even though the team was down, cheers got louder and more intense during the second half                

Weather Alert

Google Earth 7:04 AM, Saturday

Meteorological Department   Warning "Heavy Rain Flash Floods in hill areas" 


The warning does not list SakonNakhon, 
however it does list a number of neighboring provinces.

Didn't know him, but we shared a lot of friends

"Did you know the deceased?"  "No, but I know his family."

Surprisingly I was greeted by many people I knew, and some I should have remembered.
Lot's of folks from my neighborhood. Some folks I had met years ago.