We were front row with our chairs and the grandkids were so excited!
Here you see Bode – Taylor – Cassidy and Sherry.
It was a joyous celebration of our nations birthday!
OIB – JULY 4th. GOLF CART PARADE – and then the RAIN CAME!
The day was uneventful until late afternoon – the sky turned deep gray – and the clouds seemed to be rolling!
A storm was coming!
It was like this in front of the house also – the wind picked up and we could hear thunder in the distance
to the West.
In the distance – sort of pink clouds – but overhead – dark gray!
Lightening began and then the rain came!
The wind picked up – looking out the front window – I could see the major portion of the storm –
coming over the hills toward us – flashes and then the thunder.
The electric went out!
The rain came in hard – beating against the front windows!
The lights came back on!
The thunder continued and flashes of lightening!
The electric went out several times and came back on – the rain got harder – later we learned trees had come down
and one house was struck by lightening out Winchester way and burned down.
We all decided after it calmed down – with no lights but still a little daylight to see –
to just go to bed while we still could see.
Later – the electric came back – I think it was out a couple hours – and then we had to get up and turn lights off!
A eventful first night back at our daughters house in Leesburg Va.
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Morning sunrise – calm – warm – partial clouds – then blue skies – a start of a beautiful day!
It started out with sunshine and we walked the beach – and the neighborhood –
But – the storm was out there – coming up from the South – West!
We did get all our steps in and had dinner – a beautiful day here in S.C. North Myrtle Beach – Ocean Keyes!
The sky turned from blue to gray – clouds were rolling in – thunder and lightening!
The wind picked up – Sherry started to go out the front door – the side of the condo the storm was coming from!
She had a hard time holding the door so she closed it!
This was the first real storm in the day light we have had since being here!
I have to admit – it got a little bit scary!
The wind just whipped the rain almost sideways!
I do like a good storm to fall asleep with – lightening – thunder and rain – but can do without the wind!
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I walked outside – we are staying with Tammy and Marcus.
They were on vacation – Sherry & I were alone.
Everywhere I looked to the sky –
was just awesome!
Sherry told me that she had a weather alert!
That is when I walked out onto the front porch.
I turned to the left and saw this after looking straight to the West.
Our new car parked alongside the road
as they were sealing the driveway the next day!
Then I walked to the edn of the porch and snapped this picture.
It was different in every direction!
I then went back inside and out the back door –
Again it was different!
There was yellow – orange – purple – blue – white – gray
and some deep pink!
The storm was suppose to start around 9 PM.
Flash flood alerts –
Stay off the roads –
High winds and take shelter!
The calm and beauty before the storm.
Later that night it hit –
Lightening – thunder and lots of rain.
I love a storm – and it will drum me to sleep!
And this one did!
Midnight – Sherry thought to wake me up and move the car.
The next day we were suppose to have the driveway sealed.
So – I had parked by the road and ditch.
She was worried the ditch would fill –
So – after trying to wake me up to no success
Off she went in the rain and moved the car back to the driveway!
She is a angel – me – for some reason I would not wake up!
We had FIVE INCHES OF RAIN IN THREE HOURS!
She had 18 alerts on road closings –
wash outs and rescues being taken – nine people!
I slept right through it!
The calm before the storm got me!
Always loved a good storm –
Next time I vow to be more alert!
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We had to be at the library at 3:00 PM. on Thursday –
We had stopped at Marcus & Tammy’s to pick up library books
We had the twins and Bode –
and then it started – lightening and thunder.
We drove the short distance –
I was going to let them all out in front of the library !
I pulled right into a space right in front of the entrance –
Then literally –
ALL HELL BROKE LOOSE !
The rains came so hard – going sideways with the wind.
It was like a fire hose had been trained on us !
The wind picked up – we tuned to 103 TOP news radio – DC.
Gusts of 60 MPH – torrential rain – take cover –
Then the lightening picked up –
Sherry checked her google weather app –
Instead of showing rain –
it was SOLID YELLOW LIGHTENING strikes.
The kids got scared –
the twins went to the floor in the back seat –
Bode came up front to Sherry’s lap –
We could not see out of the car for more than 10 feet!
We calmed the kids down – telling them we had rubber tires beneath us.
There was no chance of getting out and running into the library –
The lightening and thunder was continuous.
Cassidy got real quiet she was so scared.
Taylor clutched her build a bear – talking to Cassidy –
telling her not to touch metal –
we would be okay because we had tires !
We were parked right in front – the over hang was just across the sidewalk
What was really scary was lightening would hit –
A very loud crack and then the wind –
Bending those trees you see almost over touching the sidewalk.
Legacy park was right across the street –
about a football field away –
This is a 15 acre park –
They closed it right after the storm quit
TREES WERE DOWN !
Branches were everywhere – it was a mess and so close to us in the car
When it was over after almost 40 minutes –
we went inside.
It continued a soft rain –
We got home and I discovered shingles from our roof in the yard
The flag – flag pole and the bracket had been ripped right off the porch.
Small branches were everywhere
The top 12 feet of our neighbors tree came off-
and lacked the width of a finger
from going through his living room window.
On our walk this morning –
this pond came up 3 to 4 feet
and the feeder streams ares still rushing water into it.
Less than 300 yards from where we sat in the car.
Some of these trees – the roots were bigger than garage doors !
We have not had much rain in the last two months –
and I think that weakened the root systems where the soil
was extremely dried out !
So much for all those in Government who say
” THERE IS NO CLIMATE CHANGE ” !
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