coolest storm ever!

[mckitterick]

Wow, what an amazing light show! After sequestering myself in the downstairs amid churning animals during the actual tornado watch, I saw the weather-dude exclaiming that it was the most lightning he'd ever seen during a storm. Of course, that meant I had to go outside and watch. Wow, continual (no, really) flashes, some circular lightning, flickers everywhere, little branching flashes -- and no rain, so I could watch and watch. Ended up bringing Hope up here to the top of the hill (KU campus) which has a great view of town to watch the storm. Then the second wave of serious thunderstorms hit, hiding the flashes.

But wow.
Chris

Comments

Lucky You

[shellyinseattle.livejournal.com]

Thunderstorms are one of the few things I really miss about the Midwest (along with lightning bugs and family). Everytime I go back in the summer I stay up everynight hoping to see a really good one like you got.

Re: Lucky You

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

I know -- this is one of my favorite things about the Midwest and one that I missed mucho, too. I'm less enthusiastic about tornadoes, and thunder makes me tense because of Hope's phobias, but it was great. I wish Kij were in town to have enjoyed it!

Chris

[stuology.livejournal.com]

I completely dig thunderstorms--tornados included. If my car wasn't brand new, I would have been out driving in it. I didn't want it to hail on my car, so I stayed in.

[geekmom.livejournal.com]

I might have been up for a top of the hill run, except for the top of the hill part. I was sitting on a porch, and lightening hit the flagpole of the frat house across the street. The eagle on the pole is crooked to this day. I'm much more wary about lightening now.

[chernobylred.livejournal.com]

Yeah. It was pretty amazing. 0verdrive got some of it on the video recorder.

[0verdrive.livejournal.com]

I don't think I've ever seen lightning like that! The entire sky was lit up! Constantly! With little or no thunder!

It was really fascinating... I tried getting it off the camcorder last night, but I had to work until around 12:30, and needed to get to bed. I'll try again tonight...

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

Oh, I hope it turned out -- I want to show Kij!

Chris