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Last Updated: 7:03 AM GMT on July 11, 2009
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| Posted by: MNTornado, 5:07 AM GMT on May 16, 2009 |
Note to Surfmom: It works! How do you like my new header? Comments welcome from everyone who visits my blog. Just keep it nice and clean. As I heard Dale Evens, wife of the late Roy Rogers, say at our church once. If you can't say anything positive or nice, don't say anything at all. I thought that she was a very wise women.
See post #400 to see "chinook the crazy 50 pence dancing hip hop cockatoo parrot"
I had my subscription expire with out the normal 30 day notice. I notified the Weather Underground Administration about it. Update: Well I got an email back from Dr. Masters and the Administration acknowledging that I should have gotten a 30 day notice. They are going to look into it. I discovered this afternoon that there is a notice on the settings screen, but this information used to be posted in the upper right hand corner of the screen for subscribers before all the changes were made to the user interface. I wrote back suggesting that this user info be put back on the main screen at least when a subscription is due in 30 days. I was surprised that Dr. Masters gave me an additional 30 days on my subscription. I didn't expect this, I just wanted them to acknowledge that they made a mistake and fix it, which they have acknowledged.
Please take time to read comment post #287 for some new prayer requests. Update: God has answered our prayer regarding our income and being able to stay here for at least another month.
See post #319 for the newest prayer request. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ WEATHER INFORMATION LINKS
College of DuPage Meteorology Severe Weather and Flash Flood Warnings
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NWS SPC - Today's Storm Reports

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GOES East Imagery - 30 Minutes - Water Vapor (IR3)

GOES East Imagery - 30 Minutes - RGB Combination of Visible and IR using a three channel technique to make features stand out
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NOAA NWS GRAPHIC FORECAST Bismarck, ND

NEXRAD Minot AFB, Base Reflectivity 0.50 Degree Elevation Range 124 NMI

NEXRAD Bismarck, Base Reflectivity 0.50 Degree Elevation Range 124 NMI

NOAA NWS GRAPHIC FORECAST Grand Forks, ND

NEXRAD Fargo-Grand Forks, Base Reflectivity 0.50 Degree Elevation Range 124 NMI

NOAA NWS GRAPHIC FORECAST Duluth, MN

NEXRAD Duluth, Base Reflectivity 0.50 Degree Elevation Range 124 NMI

NOAA NWS GRAPHIC FORECAST Rapid City, SD

NEXRAD Rapid City, Base Reflectivity 0.50 Degree Elevation Range 124 NMI

NOAA NWS GRAPHIC FORECAST Aberdeen, SD

NEXRAD Aberdeen, Base Reflectivity 0.50 Degree Elevation Range 124 NMI

NOAA NWS GRAPHIC FORECAST Sioux Falls, SD

NEXRAD Sioux Falls, Base Reflectivity 0.50 Degree Elevation, Range 124 NMI

NOAA NWS GRAPHIC FORECAST Twin Cities, MN

NEXRAD Minneapolis, Base Reflectivity 0.50 Degree Elevation Range 124 NMI

TDWR Minneapolis, Base Reflectivity 0.20 Degree Elevation Range 48 NMI

NOAA NWS GRAPHIC FORECAST La Crosse, WI

NEXRAD La Crosse, Base Reflectivity 0.50 Degree Elevation Range 124 NMI
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Learn about an extremely serious threat on the internet that you all need to know about. I have posted the details at comment number 164.
Please take time to read my newest posted comment at 168. I think that it's a great story.
Don
Check out my post at 173 regarding my latest experiences with computers and printers.
I just learned from the local news that the state of Minnesota passed a law making it illegal to sell USA flags made in another country. Pier-1 imports was caught selling USA flags made in China. They may have to pay a $1000 fine. They said that they didn't even know about this law. I have to say that I didn't even know about this new law. No one made any effort to publicize it so this it the first that I have heard of it. I don't know how the local new station knew about this.
Remember that the new child booster seat law goes into effect after midnight tonight (Tue. June 30, 2009). If your child is under 8 years of age or less than 4 ft. 3 in. and is to old or large to fit in a baby seat, then he/she must have an appropriate booster seat and be seat belted in. The fine is $50 for not abiding by the law. Also every person riding in your car must be wearing a seat belt now. The fine can be as high as $130 per person who is not wearing a seat belt now. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ FLU INFORMATION CONTINUED CDC Influenza Statics have been move to my other blog.
CDC - Novel H1N1 Flu Situation Update
Summary of Situation Updated June 11, 2009, 12:30 PM ET A Pandemic Is Declared On June 11, 2009, the World Health Organization (WHO) raised the worldwide pandemic alert level to Phase 6 in response to the ongoing global spread of the novel influenza A (H1N1) virus. A Phase 6 designation indicates that a global pandemic is underway.
June 25, 2009 TOTAL 53 States & Territories 27,717 cases 127 deaths
WHO - Influenza A(H1N1) - update 55 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Please lift up Preston Loyd in your prayers. The 4 1/2 year old son, Preston was backed over by accident Wed. by a riding lawn mower by his grandfather, who lifted the mower off of him.
He was air lifted to Levine Children's Hospital in Charlotte. They live in Mooresville, NC.
This happened sometime between 6-6:30pm. After 3 surgeons, 3 hours of surgery Wed. night to stop the bleeding, it is still hour by hour. He has lost his left kidney, spleen, most of his intestines, esophagus was torn from his stomach, fracture (not know how many yet) and ribs broken. He opened his eyes Wed. night (to his mother's singing) and his head appears to be OK but still lots to be determined. The doctors say that if this would have been an adult or a larger child that he would not have made it this far. Little children's bodies can make it through major things.
All major organs were damaged except heart and lungs. Such a sad situation. They are a great Christian family. Cinamon and Ashton have one other child, daughter Taylor who is 7. Friday morning updatePreston will be going into surgery this morning after 9am for them to see if the esophagus is long enough for them to reattach it to his stomach. Please pray for him that the surgery goes well and that they will be able to fix this. He needs our prayers so much! He is beginning to swell, which the doctor said would happen.
God hears our prayers and will answer them. Please pray for little Preston that he pulls through this. Please pass this on to any more Prayer Warriors that you know. I will keep you updated.
Thank you so much! Here are some links to information about Preston Loyd. Preston Loyd's Story NOTE: YOU WILL NEED TO GIVE A EMAIL ADDRESS TO ACCESS THIS SITECaring Bridge Main Page on Preston Loyd
Preston Loyd Foundation
Preston Loyd with his mother

Preston's Family

Preston and his sister

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Many thanks go to Redhead for providing addition information on Preston and supplying the link to Preston's story. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Hello my friends, you really should read post 131 if you haven't done so already. This is an amazing story of the big heart of a man named Jeff Kerr.
I am amazed and warmed by this story. It explains in detail the extent of Preston Loyd's injuries. It also explains how Preston was injured. Many of us think that we have done everything one can do to protect our children, and yet something like this happens that reminds us that the unexpected can happen at anytime. Preston's survival is amazing in it self considering the extent of his injuries. When you combine that with the way that his little body is healing despite all the possible things that can go wrong, can you really have any doubt that there isn't more to life than just what we see. Even the medical staff that are and have been working with Preston have been amazed and call this a miraculous healing. What more proof does anyone need that there is a God and that he is gracious to those who trust in him. I've been seeing and hearing of miracles like this all my life. I rejoice with Preston's family and the prayer warriors that our God has heard from heaven and is restoring Preston's body. Some may say, well why doesn't your God heal Preston instantly. My answer is because there is more to this than Preston's body being healed. God is revealing himself to those who would look with open mind and heart to see and learn the truth of God. This is proof to me that there is a God, and He is who He say is is. The God of Israel; the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; the God who created all of the universe is worth of our praise and worship. I rejoice with the Loyd's over the victory that God has given them in their son Preston and the message of God's word and grace. Our God is truly an awesome God.
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Upper Midwest Northern Basis Flooding Assessment InfoCurrently 4 stations are at minor or moderate flooding levelsNWS AHPS Red River North Basin - - - - 2009 NHPS AssessmentMarch 13, 2009General AssessmentCopious precipitation during the fall, wet soils before freeze-up, and areas of substantial water in the snow pack have produced an imminent risk of major flooding along the Red River of the North and a risk of minor to moderate flooding in much of eastern North Da...
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Shakopee, MN
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760 ft
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73.7 °F
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48.5 °F
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41% |
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| Updated: 8:48 AM CDT on July 12, 2009 |
| PWS Owner: KMNSHAKO3 — Station History |
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Shakopee, MN
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| Elevation: |
807 ft
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| Temperature: |
72.1 °F
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| Dew Point: |
53.5 °F
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| Humidity: |
52% |
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| Updated: 8:48 AM CDT on July 12, 2009 |
| PWS Owner: KMNSHAKO1 — Station History |
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Shakopee, MN
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67.1 °F
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50.0 °F
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55% |
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| Updated: 8:39 AM CDT on July 12, 2009 |
| PWS Owner: KMNSHAKO2 — Station History |
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