# Bad, bad, bad weather for Arkansans (and surrounding states) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 10, 2020, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-weather-for-arkansans-and-surrounding-states/846252 "2020-01-10T23:23:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2020, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-weather-for-arkansans-and-surrounding-states/846252/1 "2020-01-10T23:23:32Z")
Fill your tub, charge your devices. Buy extra milk whether your lactose intolerant or not. Get the spiders out of your storm shelter. Find flashlights and candles. Pack a bug out bag. Be careful fellow Arkansans (and others in the path of this storm) :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2020, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-weather-for-arkansans-and-surrounding-states/846252/2 "2020-01-10T23:45:37Z")
Just got the Alert. The whole state, nearly, is under a Tornado watch til tomorrow morning. ---
**Author:** ![VOW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vow/32/3043_2.png) [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2020, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-weather-for-arkansans-and-surrounding-states/846252/3 "2020-01-11T02:02:53Z")
If you have to bug out, for GAWD’s sake, don’t forget your kidney in the Everclear jar! Now, go crawl under the bed with the Meezers! ~VOW ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2020, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-weather-for-arkansans-and-surrounding-states/846252/4 "2020-01-11T02:09:58Z")
~VOW, I got all my kidneys all packed. I may need a swig of everclear to get through the highwinds. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2020, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-weather-for-arkansans-and-surrounding-states/846252/5 "2020-01-11T14:35:17Z")
Saw the radar pic and NWS warnings earlier. Going to take a while before it gets here so maybe it will settle down by then. 65 degrees at 7:30AM. High today of 70. The week ahead forecast has 3 days with thunderstorms predicted. Winter??? ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2020, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-weather-for-arkansans-and-surrounding-states/846252/6 "2020-01-11T23:22:56Z")
Did you stock up on corndogs? (not too many, because NaCl) ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2020, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-weather-for-arkansans-and-surrounding-states/846252/7 "2020-01-11T23:46:39Z")
It cooled off 30 degrees from yesterday. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2020, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-weather-for-arkansans-and-surrounding-states/846252/8 "2020-01-12T00:05:58Z")
You would never survive up here. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2020, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-weather-for-arkansans-and-surrounding-states/846252/9 "2020-01-12T00:36:41Z")
Even in Kansas the predictions have been bad. Yesterday, Friday, there was a last minute email from my church about a special service for today, that was postponed until tomorrow, Sunday. There was supposed to be an ordination to the priesthood for one of our deacons in transition. Can you imagine, everything ready to go, and it’s put off? All for the best of course, and safety, but still. She will be ordained tomorrow, during the 10:30 service, though. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2020, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-weather-for-arkansans-and-surrounding-states/846252/10 "2020-01-12T05:50:22Z")
A true act of God, wouldn’t you say? ---
**Author:** ![RioRico](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f04885/32.png) [@RioRico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RioRico)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2020, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-weather-for-arkansans-and-surrounding-states/846252/11 "2020-01-12T06:52:17Z")
San Diego enjoys the best weather in CONUS. But don’t all you Arkansans head there. Prices are higher. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2020, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-weather-for-arkansans-and-surrounding-states/846252/12 "2020-01-12T07:26:24Z")
Stay safe! ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2020, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-weather-for-arkansans-and-surrounding-states/846252/13 "2020-01-12T07:27:58Z")
> [@RioRico](#): > > San Diego enjoys the best weather in CONUS. But don’t all you Arkansans head there. Prices are higher. Isn’t there those pesky earthquakes out there?:eek: ---
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2020, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-weather-for-arkansans-and-surrounding-states/846252/14 "2020-01-12T09:25:02Z")
we got ~3 inches of rain yesterday and now it’s below freezing. ---
**Author:** ![VOW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vow/32/3043_2.png) [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2020, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-weather-for-arkansans-and-surrounding-states/846252/15 "2020-01-12T14:23:44Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Isn’t there those pesky earthquakes out there?:eek: Tsk, tsk. Don’t buy into the earthquake hype. In California, earthquakes are entertainment. ~VOW ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2020, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-weather-for-arkansans-and-surrounding-states/846252/16 "2020-01-12T16:20:42Z")
We’re likely to get a vicious flurry this week. The hysteria machine is already spinning up. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2020, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-weather-for-arkansans-and-surrounding-states/846252/17 "2020-01-12T19:48:32Z")
It really did settle down by the time it got here and it was over quickly. Not much wind and very little thunder. Rain didn’t seem all that much until I checked the rain gauge this morning: 1.21". The NSW warnings in order were: Wind advisory, tornado watch, severe thunderstorm warning. It did cool down to around 48 overnight but it’s back up to 66 and sunny now. Drove around earlier with the windows cracked and blowing fresh air. (I am _not_ going to run the AC in January.) ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2020, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-weather-for-arkansans-and-surrounding-states/846252/18 "2020-01-12T19:57:49Z")
38° in south Arkansas. I think that’s the high today. Kinda chilly. ---
**Author:** ![RioRico](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f04885/32.png) [@RioRico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RioRico)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2020, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-weather-for-arkansans-and-surrounding-states/846252/19 "2020-01-12T20:12:21Z")
> [@VOW](#): > > Tsk, tsk. > > Don’t buy into the earthquake hype. > > In California, earthquakes are entertainment. > ~VOW And no big faults run near San Diego. It’s safer than Palm Springs. I’m a lifelong Californian (absent time in New York, Kansas, Arizona, Chiapas) and I trained for earthquake response but I’ve missed the big ones. Our Bay Area house didn’t rock during Loma Prieta. I heard plate-glass windows rattle in a Central Valley eatery during a trans-Sierra quake. But I’ve usually been in a different part of the state when it shakes. Now, when I feel the bed moving, I don’t attribute DTs, but I could just be twitching anyway. Yes, quakes are entertaining - when they affect someone else. I barely notice. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2020, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-weather-for-arkansans-and-surrounding-states/846252/20 "2020-01-12T23:38:01Z")
Ya OK Beck? Watching the news now, looks like AR and LA got some tornadoes. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-weather-for-arkansans-and-surrounding-states/846252.md?page=2)