I think I'll keep the kites in the bag today.

We had that wind a few days ago, along with a lot of rain. The wind left but not the rain.

We are getting hit by this storm now. 30 knots plus since yesterday, with gusts to 45 forecast today. I fear we might lose some more of our favourite beaches and spits by the time it's over. Our lake has suffered from high water levels the last 2 years in particular and pretty much any windy day (20 knots+) and our launches are under the waves. One of our parks (one of our best wave sites) goes completely under with no access to the launch without 4x4 also means launching in the parking lot. We have lost almost 100 feet of dunes in the last 10 years at this site.

Another site we need to hike in 3/4km to get to the spit where we once drove into. This trail and the spit may get washed away.

Another spit has turned into an island. We must cross water where the trail used to be.

Here's a shot from a webcam on the lake at 5:20pm. It shows the lot and pier under water and the dock floating above the parking lot. A truck just drove through the water. I tried to capture the wave blowing over the pier but could not time it (cam refreshes every 30sec). This is just from the wind pushing the water down from the north part of the lake.