Tag: Wind

Erosion: Losing a Valuable Resource

By: Patrick Troyer, Paulding SWCD In a matter of minutes, one rainstorm can undo thousands of years of hard work of building a fertile soil surface and carry it away. What are we talking about? Soil erosion of course! Soil is a precious natural resource that we rely upon every single day to grow the…

Surprise Severe Weather in Paulding County

By: Josh Steiner On May 18th, 2017, a few scattered thunderstorms impacted Paulding County, bringing sporadic straight-line wind damage to parts of the county. The two main areas impacted were near Haviland and Cecil. In Haviland, some power poles and tree limbs were snapped from the first storm. The second storm caused more significant damage…

24-hour Windstorm Takes Land from the County

This past Friday and Saturday there was a large windstorm passing through the region with high wind gusts. This happens quite frequently in the winter with snow and will even fill in the ditches with the pretty white stuff. This time it happened when the temperatures were hitting 50+ degrees, where the ground was bare…

Wind Chill Warning Announced

In Effect Now Until Noon WednesdayOccasional snow. Blowing and drifting snow. And bitterly cold temperatures. An Arctic airmass will continue to overspread the area today causing bitter cold. Lake effect snow showers. And blowing and drifting snow. Strong winds this morning will gradually subside today resulting in decreasing blowing and drifting snow as the day…

Paulding County Receives Payment from Wind Farms

The first payment for taxes received from the Timber Road windmill farms was taken in Wednesday, January 30 by the Paulding County commissioners, Treasurer and Auditor. Representatives from the company were on hand from EDP Renewables US headquarters in at Houston, TX. Several years ago the commissioners worked very hard to bring EDP renewables to…