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Re:Ophelia became a major hurricane where no storm had before by nejenendn on Monday October 16, 2017 @01:46PM (#15485149)
Heh, we have a similar experience here in the bay area from all the wild fires.
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Re:Ophelia became a major hurricane where no storm had before by theyregreat on Monday October 16, 2017 @03:13PM (#15485833)
Confirmed. The iOS weather app even listed “Smoke” instead of “Cloudy” or “Overcast.” It’s not funny though. For example, my folks live on a mesa surrounded by pine trees and vegetation on three sides. Last week, an intentionally-set fire (quickly contained) took out their phone lines.
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