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Flash! Bam! Alakazam!
Apr. 10th, 2008 09:48 amAbout 3:50 this morning we were woken up by the power going out. It’s rather easy to know when the power goes out when the CPAP stops working. The power flickered on and off several times.
The wind was howling, and the lightning show was pretty spectacular. Unlike in most thunderstorms where there are flashes of light, for about ten minutes the sky stayed lit. Unlike two days ago, we didn’t hear more hail, not even rain, but just the wind and thunder. It was quite a powerful storm. Seeing that the power stayed on, I reset the clock and went back to sleep.
This morning I woke up with the dog nudging me wanting to go out. It was already 7:15, an hour later than I normally get up, and the blinking clock showed that the power had gone off again. I quickly showered, let the dog out and got in the car.
When I left the garage I saw that there was actual damage, not to our house, but in the neighborhood. Branches were everywhere, and two of the trees had been split and were down in the drive. Getting out on the streets, trees were down, a couple of homes had lost chimneys, and the new traffic light fixtures at the nearby intersection were in the street. Dallas police were blocking the north-bound traffic until the large metal fixtures could be removed.
The power was still out west of our house, and all the cars were doing the dance, as so many people do not know how to react to a four way stop on a major artery. The sign at the local Sonic had blown down, causing some damage. There was no report of a tornado in the area, but apparently there was sustained winds of 75 miles an hour for a while this morning.
Everything is A-OK with us, but I already got a couple of calls from friends and family this morning so I wanted to tell what was up.
I wish I had watched the lightning storm a little bit more, but I’m already tired from being knocked off my sleeping pattern, and I barely made it into work this morning. I'll have to take a further assesment to the damage in our neighborhood when I get home.
We’re still under a tornado watch for a bit longer, but it looks like the worst has passed us and is headed to the southeast. The weather for the next few days here shows springtime sun. Perfect to pick up a few branches.
The wind was howling, and the lightning show was pretty spectacular. Unlike in most thunderstorms where there are flashes of light, for about ten minutes the sky stayed lit. Unlike two days ago, we didn’t hear more hail, not even rain, but just the wind and thunder. It was quite a powerful storm. Seeing that the power stayed on, I reset the clock and went back to sleep.
This morning I woke up with the dog nudging me wanting to go out. It was already 7:15, an hour later than I normally get up, and the blinking clock showed that the power had gone off again. I quickly showered, let the dog out and got in the car.
When I left the garage I saw that there was actual damage, not to our house, but in the neighborhood. Branches were everywhere, and two of the trees had been split and were down in the drive. Getting out on the streets, trees were down, a couple of homes had lost chimneys, and the new traffic light fixtures at the nearby intersection were in the street. Dallas police were blocking the north-bound traffic until the large metal fixtures could be removed.
The power was still out west of our house, and all the cars were doing the dance, as so many people do not know how to react to a four way stop on a major artery. The sign at the local Sonic had blown down, causing some damage. There was no report of a tornado in the area, but apparently there was sustained winds of 75 miles an hour for a while this morning.
Everything is A-OK with us, but I already got a couple of calls from friends and family this morning so I wanted to tell what was up.
I wish I had watched the lightning storm a little bit more, but I’m already tired from being knocked off my sleeping pattern, and I barely made it into work this morning. I'll have to take a further assesment to the damage in our neighborhood when I get home.
We’re still under a tornado watch for a bit longer, but it looks like the worst has passed us and is headed to the southeast. The weather for the next few days here shows springtime sun. Perfect to pick up a few branches.
