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Horse with no Name Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-24-05 03:40 PM
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What is worse??Heavy rain or squalls?
Weather types?
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WritingIsMyReligion Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-24-05 03:43 PM
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1. I'd have to go with
heavy rain, but that's just me.
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TomInTib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-24-05 03:48 PM
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2. Don't you live in E TX piney woods? If so- squalls
Strong gusts can raise hell there.
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Horse with no Name Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-24-05 03:57 PM
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3. Yeah.
Forecast was for heavy rain/winds...starting at about 6 until 9.
Now it is squalls starting at 6 until midnight.
Wasn't sure what the difference between heavy rain and winds and squalls was.:shrug:
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TomInTib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-24-05 03:59 PM
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4. wind
stay away from the windows.

buena suerte
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soup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-24-05 04:02 PM
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6. squalls
a sudden bout of heavy rain/winds

then nothing for a bit after it passes

then

heavy rain/winds
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patdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-24-05 04:00 PM
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5. I guess if you live in a place subject to flooding heavy rains would be
worse...what a squall is?? I have no idea...
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RC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-24-05 04:13 PM
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7. squalls
Especially if it is someone else's squalling kid.
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