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GNN: Non-News Update on Weather Non-Event

Joanne Huspek @ September 16, 2008 # No Comment Yet

Dateline: Royal Oak, Michigan
This non-weather report is brought to you by the Bead Show recently held at the Rock Financial Showplace. No, it’s not really, but you knew that coming in. This weather report is, however, fashionably late, all dressed up in a tuxedo, of course.
Weather Report: Hurricane Ike
This intrepid non-reporter was thousands of miles […]

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GNN Weather Update: The Promise of Hurricane Rain

Joanne Huspek @ September 3, 2008 # No Comment Yet

Dateline: Southeastern Michigan
During the month of August, the area was treated to ONE, count ‘em, ONE rainstorm.
This has left the area rather crispy. It takes about 10 minutes to mow my lawn now. There are rather nice fluffy green areas, and then there are the drought-stricken, bone dry areas.
There is late word this morning that […]

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GNN: What Constitutes Rain

Joanne Huspek @ August 7, 2008 # No Comment Yet

1. Must fall from sky, not other way around.
2. Must be wet.
3. Must be substantial enough to soak what it touches.
1,893,647 drops of water in a minute and a half does NOT constitute rain.

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