Sakon Nakhon

Saturday, August 31, 2019

190831 These storms seem to be getting fiercer every year

Weather direction has changed overnight.

Previously the weather was moving from east to west.

For now it is arriving from south-southwest.

My rain bucket collected 4.5 centimeter (1.77 inch) over the last 24 hours. That is very little compared to other areas. Sakon Nakhon is not listed in today's weather alert. Udon and Khon Kaen are still under heavy rain warnings.

Some of the worst flooding reported in Esan is Roi Et, Nakhon Phanom and Mukdahan.

Aside from flooding, most damage locally was caused by extreme winds felling trees and damaging countless metal roofs .

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Friday, August 30, 2019

A loud blast right around 8 pm last night

One of those blasts when a transformer explodes. Residential lights went out immediately. Street lights stayed lit.
Big screen tv went black, the movie continued on the laptop. WIFI switched automatically to the portable transmitter. I do consider buying a few extra USB fans.
Electricity restarted at 3 am.
Overnight rain accumulation was half an inch

Expect a mix of rain and clouds with occasional wind gusts all day today, Friday, August 30

I would not recommend any travel through mountain highways today

http://weather.tmd.go.th/kknLoop.php	https://www.yr.no/place/Thailand/Sakon_Nakhon/	https://www.wunderground.com/forecast/th/
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Thursday, August 29, 2019

190829 Tropical Storm Podul downgraded to tropical depression

As I had mentioned in my morning post: "The center of the storm may veer either north or more likely south of the City of Cities."

Expect rain throughout the night. The depression is moving south-southwest of the city.

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"Tropical Storm PODUL, category 3 "

Expect HEAVY WINDS, HEAVY TO VERY HEAVY RAINS beginning today (Thursday, Aug 29)
Had been monitoring the tropical depression 13 earlier this week. It's since been upgraded to Tropical Storm PODUL.
The weather system had been forecast to head into Laos has since been 'updated' and is pretty much headed straight at us. The center of the storm may veer either north or more likely south of the City of Cities

RP5.RU forecasts 68mm rain this evening during a 6 hour period

Thai Meteorological Department - Announcement

Thai Meteorology Satellite Animation

NOAA West Pacific Loop (Flash)

Tropical Storm Podul | Weather Underground Tracking

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Extended use of mobile devices

My 1300mAh power bank recently died. It lasted two years and was frequently used.

I replaced it with a 3000mAh power pack which has three USB ports, a flashlight and a digital readout of the capacity percentage.

I use the power bank most often on my $10 boom box which I hook to my motorcycle.

Power outages are quite frequent during the rainy season. The power bank extents the use of various USB devices from mobile phone, portable wifi, headsets and fans