I was driving home from work this evening and about a mile from my house, the weather got absolutely nasty. Strong winds, rain so hard that I slowed down to about 5 mph and still could barely see the road in front of me. Lightning struck the road next to me then the hail started pelting the car. The wind was blowing leaves off the trees and they were hitting my car as I drove. I pull into the driveway, run into the house, and ushered everyone into the basement. My heart has finally settled down a little bit.
I went thru a tornado in 2003. The signs of a coming tornado are heavy lightning, hail, strong winds, and debrie (such as the leaves) flying thru the air. You don't always see them coming when the rain is so strong that it blocks your view.
There's another small wave of storms coming in about 10 minutes, and a large wave that may come thru in about 30 minutes. The second one has serious damaging winds and looks like it could form tornadoes.
I'll be back later. Can't risk the computer on with all the lightning in this storm. Wish me luck in riding this out!
I went thru a tornado in 2003. The signs of a coming tornado are heavy lightning, hail, strong winds, and debrie (such as the leaves) flying thru the air. You don't always see them coming when the rain is so strong that it blocks your view.
There's another small wave of storms coming in about 10 minutes, and a large wave that may come thru in about 30 minutes. The second one has serious damaging winds and looks like it could form tornadoes.
I'll be back later. Can't risk the computer on with all the lightning in this storm. Wish me luck in riding this out!