Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Tornado Warning

It was 80 and muggy today, which resulted in this:


Paul Douglas noted:

THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS
STORM...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...WHICH CAN
SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGE ROOFS...WINDOWS...SIDING AND VEHICLES. SEEK
SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

(his full, original post is here.)

Yes, indeed - there was hail!!!

 (I'm taunting you with an out-of-focus shot of Mike's tattoo in the background! tee hee!)

Thankfully there were no tornados, although the sirens did go off and we all (me, Mike, Lucy and Mac) huddled together in the basement. There were, however, some crazy clouds so big/tall that my widest lens couldn't even capture them:
(And, yes, I was already in my pajamas by 8pm, so I was totally outside in our front yard taking pictures in my pjs after the worst of the storm passed!)

Hope everyone is safe!

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