Lesbian Fiction ForumWe had an interesting night here in parts of western North Carolina.
First there was the wave of storms producing winds in excess of 60mph up to 75mph (75 is considered a Category 1 hurricane). We got some wind from it but luckily (for us anyway) it stayed just north of us although we were included in the watches and warnings. We could see the heavy clouds and hear the thunder. That was around 9:30pm to 10pm.
Another wave came through a few hours later, bringing heavy rain and some wind, but not nearly as bad as before.
Then this morning I woke up to this roar at about 4am. It was as if the sky had opened up and God was pouring a bucket of marbles on the house. It was hail the size of nickles and quarters, flatish more than roundish. This kept up for about three minutes or more. The thunder was quite loud and the wind was high.
If you've never heard rain on a tin roof, you've missed out. If you've never heard hail on a tin roof, you really have missed out. On what, I'm not sure. We've had hail before, but never like this. Between the lightning and the sound of the hail on the roof and the ground, it was quite the experience.
The dogs, at least those that can hear, were freaking. Sparky was either behind the stove or crammed into the corner of the living room. Maggie was under the bed. She couldn't hear the thunder but I am sure she heard the hail and saw the lightning. PopCorn, bless her heart, can't fit under the bed so she lay there with her head under. Joella was glued to my side. Jake hadn't a clue what was going on and Casey didn't care what was going on once the noise lessened.
Lorna checked the vehicles this morning and there were no broken windows. I've not gone out and about yet to see how many limbs are down. Poor Lorna, she'd spent a good chunk of the weekend picking a bunch up!
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last modified: 04/03/06 13:49
Glad y'all are OK. Last Fri night, or was it Thurs night - can't remember - the days all run together, we had some storms and tornados around here, but it mostly stayed south of us. About 15 miles south they reported 5" hail. That's 5 inches, bigger than a grapefruit, bigger than a softball. Those babies would wreck anything in their path.
Then driving back to Nashville from Mississippi yesterday, I saw a bit of the tornado damage that hit West Tenn over the weekend. I was not near the devastated parts in NW Tenn, but just along I-40 between Memphis and Jackson there were billboards just totally shredded, along with scattered patches of trees. Yesterday my son, who works for a contractor supply house, was up in the NW corner - at least as far as he could - and saw some of the damage. He grew up and lives in tornado alley and he said this was really, really bad.
— submitted 4/4/2006 @ 5:18 am
Yeah, I saw some of the pics from there too. What a mess!
We had two cats out somewhere during the hail. All we could do was hope they were under something. They came in later and looked fine.
A few days ago I was out in shorts and sleeveless shirt. Now I'm freezing my arse off.
— submitted 4/4/2006 @ 9:49 am