Storm-August 16, 2017

Last Thursday we had a storm here that reminded us of storms we went through on the Gulf coast. To say it rained in buckets would diminish the effect of the storm. It didn't last long but it left an impact.

This was taken from our front door. Just rain at this point.

 

We were sitting quietly waiting on the storm to pass when lightning struck something nearby. The impact of that lightning strike caused percussion that gave me a headache. The noise was something we have not heard in years. And it was close. Then the electricity went off. We waited on sirens to go by heading for what the lightning had struck. Nothing. It was not until the next day that we knew what had been hit.

 

Here is the victim. Multi hundred year old cottonwood tree. Poor old tree.

It is very close to us, just across the street. So glad nobody's house was hit.

 

 

We will be happy to not experience another storm with lightning that strong and that loud.