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Bristol R.I. USA

We had some big time wind the other day that ripped through the patch that almost doomed the season. Last night we get nailed again with more wind. Forecasters say that the wind wasn't tornado strength but as far as pumpkin growing its just damaging to the plants. Then after all that comes the rain blasts through and hits us with the thunder and lightning......lol ugh. Crazy New England area....Anyone else get whacked with this wind....lol

6/9/2011 9:41:51 AM

Sharon, MA

Get ready for record heat today. Someone just turned on the KennytheHeat. Supposed to hit 102F this afternoon. Lots of leaves will be wilted when I get home tonight....

6/9/2011 12:49:59 PM

N.e. Ct.

Thunder, lightning, Rain like I ahven't seen in a long time. Filled my 275gl rain barrel. don't think there was much wind check the patch when the sun came up all looks good

6/9/2011 1:08:21 PM

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Almost record high yesterday, our record was 92, we hit 91, and hazy hot humid today but severe storms coming thru this afternoon will drop the temps back into the lower 70's for the weeekend. Somewhere in between would be good. 102F yuck! 91 yesterday was hot enough.

6/9/2011 1:13:45 PM

Putnam Ct.

I had a really bad thunder storm here at about 2 am and it tore through my patch! Took some of the silt fence down and just about ripped the 1596 Wallace out of the ground . I think it is pretty much done, 2nd time in one week that the winds did damage .I also have trees down in my 2nd field so I guess I'm lucky there wasn't more damage to patch.

6/9/2011 1:17:37 PM

Pocatello ([email protected])

Three days in a row with highs in the 50's here, with heavy overcast skies.

6/9/2011 1:44:33 PM

Preston CT

2 thunder cells last night one at 11pm and one at 2am. I have not looked at plants yet...and the heat!

6/9/2011 2:01:19 PM

Bristol R.I. USA

Gene, my 1596 Wallace got slammed to. I dont have the heart to pull it I tbink it could produce a decent pumpkin. Sorry about your patch its a real bummer.

6/9/2011 3:10:32 PM

The bottom of New Jersey

From May 14th to the 23rd it rained 9 out of 10 days here. Immediately followed by 16 days without a drop, including two heat waves. The extremes seem to be getting extremer.

6/9/2011 5:11:48 PM

Buffalo, New York

been very windy here also.....looks like the heat wave is almost over though

overall cant complain this year so far.

6/9/2011 5:27:18 PM

Anamosa, IA [email protected]

We had strong winds last night. Tornado warning with a funnel sighted 2 miles away. I haven't taken a close look but the pumpkins seemed to survive OK.

6/9/2011 5:39:30 PM

Massachusetts

here it comes again!, tired of covering the plants with the cold frames and bricks! whew!!!!!, i wonder how matt d. is doing? he has to travel to his patch, (miles)!!!!

6/9/2011 5:40:13 PM

Www.extremepumpkinstore.com

We just got hit with a real bad storm, 44 mph gusts recorded, heavy rain and goflball size hail (the hail missed us), the wind took a few sections of silt fence, stakes and all, and moved them as far as they would move. The melon plants were literally tossed in the opposite direction. The Pumpkin Plants made out fairly well....dodged this bullet.

6/9/2011 6:55:26 PM

Utah

Record Cold around here ... 64°F for the high today mostly cloudy, 46°F for the low tonight and high winds too 50 mph yesterday... this weather sucks !

6/9/2011 7:51:33 PM

Preston CT

I just picture Chris Stevens hail pictures from last year and then he ended up with a world record! That is helping me get through this windy and rainy spring/summer!

6/9/2011 8:29:17 PM

Sorry to hear about the bad weather everyone. Heat is all I have had to deal with (so far). So Im crossing my fingers.

6/9/2011 11:49:12 PM

Cameron

We got nailed twice in one day. Plants took a bad beating, but I think they will survive. It will set us back at least a week though. We lost many leaves. Good luck.

Jane & Phil

6/10/2011 9:44:38 AM