Thunder and Lightning

[vonGarvin]

Well, it looked worse when I was looking at it.  So, I snapped off three or four photos, got my wife upstairs and we both agreed to (a) turn off EVERYTHING and (b) put the kids (and us!) in the basement and just wait.  Talk about pounding rain!  Kids had fun with it (we remained calm....just in case!) and played "I spy" to candlelight.

Two more shots of the "fun filled" event.

 

[Springroll]

Well, it looked worse when I was looking at it.  So, I snapped off three or four photos, got my wife upstairs and we both agreed to (a) turn off EVERYTHING and (b) put the kids (and us!) in the basement and just wait.  Talk about pounding rain!  Kids had fun with it (we remained calm....just in case!) and played "I spy" to candlelight.

Best way to handle it, too!
We've had a few interesting storm fronts move over here over the last couple years, and have done the same thing. The kids like it and it keeps them distracted, for sure!

The worst power outage we have had since moving here was only 7 hours long, and the kids were in bed, so I covered them up in extra blankets, put extra blankets in the dog crates and sat at the window watching the snow get whipped around.

I'm a bit of a storm freak though...

Those pics are awesome!

 

[vonGarvin]

The worst power outage we have had since moving here was only 7 hours long, and the kids were in bed, so I covered them up in extra blankets, put extra blankets in the dog crates and sat at the window watching the snow get whipped around.

I'm a bit of a storm freak though...

Those pics are awesome!

I'm lucky in that I have a wood furnace, so heat is never an issue.  Water?  Well, that was an issue, but it was over in a few hours.  Nice and romantic too

Thanks (re: photos).  I was thinking of sending them off to the weather network *dot* ca.  My 15 minutes of fame just may be some freak sending photos to the weathernetwork ;D

 

[GAP]

I'm a bit of a storm freak though...

If you enjoy storms, then the ultimate storm place has to be Churchill Manitoba. There are no limbs on the north side of the trees, because of the ice crystals scouring everything off. But the best part, is the constant wind. In the winter, you go to sleep and wake up to the moaning of the wind as it whistles around the buildings. I loved it, my wife hated it. The storms rolled in every other day building drifts that are packed so hard that you can drive a front end loader ON TOP of them. (different type of snow farther north you get) Neat experience.

 

[Springroll]

I'm lucky in that I have a wood furnace, so heat is never an issue.  Water?  Well, that was an issue, but it was over in a few hours.  Nice and romantic too

Thanks (re: photos).  I was thinking of sending them off to the weather network *dot* ca.  My 15 minutes of fame just may be some freak sending photos to the weathernetwork ;D

We are looking into a pellet stove for the basement since we have been told that wood stoves are alot of maintenance. Have you found yours to be? Water is no problem in our house. We have a large water system with a holding tank of 25L and the kitchen RO system holds about 10L.

I am on a weather forum full of EC types, so if you are interested, I'll send you the link to it.
They would love to see pics like those.

 

[Springroll]

If you enjoy storms, then the ultimate storm place has to be Churchill Manitoba.

Sounds like I need to make a winter trip sometime.
I would love to be a storm chaser... ;D

 

[c.jacob]

Bright and Sunny here in Peterborough ;D

OK the fun's over it started pouring rain whuke we were at the bar patio last night. Now the humidity is brutal.

 

[Mike Bobbitt]

Another day, another thunder storm... The power has flickered a number of times here, but seems to have held.

 

[Haggis]

I'm a bit of a storm freak though...

So was I until my house was struck by lightning while I was away on pre-deployment training in '03.  The storm had passed by a few minutes earlier and the sky was clearing.  My kids were out in the yard when they saw a bolt of lightning cross over the yard and strike my antenna tower.  It sheared the top 18 feet off the antenna.  The tower and antennas were very well grounded so the charge went to ground and was picked up by underground phone and cable wiring.

The strike cost me (well, my insurance company) over $11K and damaged phones and other electronics in five other houses nearby.

9er Domestic was in the house when it was hit.  She couldn't hear for over an hour.

NEVER underestimate lightning!

 

[manhole]

We live between Woodstock and Hartland NB along the St. John River........  They actually had a tornado in the Glassville, Juniper area the other night.  Lots of damage to buildings and a swath of woodlands down like matchsticks.  We have had a lot of rain this spring and I fear we may mildew 

Ubique

 

[navymich]

Rainy season (and by that I mean winter ;D) is over here in Victoria.  And thunder and lightening is a very rare occurence.  Although we did get a slight quake yesterday: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2006/07/04/bc-quake.html

 

[Hot Lips]

Thunder and Lightening here last night and more rain today...I need to move to some place where there is summer temps and weather...anyone want a border

HL

 

[Springroll]

Rainy season (and by that I mean winter ;D) is over here in Victoria.  And thunder and lightening is a very rare occurence.  Although we did get a slight quake yesterday: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2006/07/04/bc-quake.html

My mom emailed me just after the quake yesterday. It was about 40 km from Seattle...right around Camano Island and Whidbey Island.
That thunder and lightning storm kept me awake last night, though. It finally passed over the house around 1:30-2am. I must say that some of those flashes were super bright...loved it!

 

[c.jacob]

Peterborough ON had a second flood yesterday

 

[fourninerzero]

31 degrees in edmonton, in the shade no less. my dog has taken up residence in a kiddie pool and  I forget what rain is.....

 

[Hot Lips]

I'll trade FourNinerZero...it is 17C here overcast and showers are expected again today 

HL

 

[Springroll]

I'll trade FourNinerZero...it is 17C here overcast and showers are expected again today 

HL

Just look at it this way, HL. Think of how nice and green your lawn will be for the rest of the summer....hehehe

 

[fourninerzero]

ITS HAPPENED! HL, you better be getting hot effing weather right now, cause as I write this, its 17 degrees, overcast, and drizzling a bit. smoke from the forest fires is rather abundant too.

 

[Pea]

See, we complain about how hot it is in Edmonton all week, and now it is icky out. There is just no winning.  :-\

Please send my sunshine back.. or at least some of it.

 

[George Wallace]

Well,  With the Hot Temps in Eastern Ontario, tonight we are having sporadic Thunder Storms and some gusts.......and the odd micro burst.