September 2, 2020

September 2nd is the 246th day of the year. There are 120 days remaining until the end of the year. 5 days until Labour Day.

The Chatham-Kent Public Health Unit has reported 7 active cases, 354 recovered and remains at 2 deaths as of Tuesday,

September 1, 2020.

Yesterday the province recorded 112 new cases. There are now 42,421 confirmed cases.

Environment Canada has ended all severe thunderstorm alerts for southwestern Ontario. 

Forecasters were tracking a line of thunderstorms across southwestern Ontario Tuesday night, which prompted a severe thunderstorm watch for Windsor-Essex, Chatham-Kent, including Rondeau Park, Sarnia-Lambton, Elgin, London, as well as Elgin and Middlesex counties.

Environment Canada warned of heavy rainfall that could reach 50 millimetres in an hour, winds approaching 90 kilometres per hour, and hail about two centimetres in diameter.

The final full moon of the summer rose into the night skies with peak illumination at 1:22 A.M.  EST early this morning,.  Known as the “Corn Moon,” it only happens once every three years. September’s full moon was given its name by the Algonquin tribes living in the northeastern U.S., according to The Old Farmer’s Almanac. They named it for the time of year when they harvested staple crops like corn, pumpkins, squash, beans and wild rice.

Typically, September’s full moon is called the Harvest moon, because it is the closest to the fall equinox on September 22. But every third year, a full moon comes in October that is closer to the equinox, allowing September’s full moon to use its traditional name, the Corn Moon. The moon will appear full for two more days.

What do you get when you mix fashion and fast food?

Dairy Queen is selling a new ugly Christmas sweater even though it’s only September 2nd.  The front of the elf-themed sweater has their logo and a pair of elf legs. The sweater sells for $35 and is available online and at participating restaurants. You can get them here  UglyChristmasSweater.com 

Amazon.com has been approved for 30-Minute drone delivery. Their drone delivery fleet is called Amazon Prime Air. 

This will allow Amazon to deliver small packages within 30 minutes. Most of the drone deliveries will occur within 7.5 miles of a warehouse. UPS has also been approved for drone delivery.

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This post was written by Jen Marsh