First REAL Storm Of What I Call Summer...

Wednesday was a wild one up here! It was a fairly calm morning and if I recall even a bit sunny. Toward afternoon the clouds starting moving in and a few sprinkles of rain fell. Around 3:40PM all of that changed! I was picking the wife up after work...the rain started coming down with a bit more intensity and quickly turned into buckets of rain coming down with thunder and lightning. The sky kept getting darker and the rain came down harder and harder. I heard a few clunks on the windshield and it all turned to 3/4 inch hail! The wind picked up even more so I decided to high tail it to some shelter. I made my way into the parking garage at the hospital...mainly to keep the hail from injuring the truck. Luckily, no dents. It all kept up for about five minutes and shortly after was turning mostly cloudy with a few peeks of sun. I actually got a bit nervous being in the middle of that one!

It looks like the weekend might have a few small storms in store for us...but should not be like that. Just some rain and possibility of a quick thunderstorm or two. Should make a good weekend to clean the garage!

-Derek