amo_mea_filiis. Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Lots of rain, thunder and lightening, but so far pretty mild here and should be almost over. Who else is in the path? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astrid Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Hasn't hit yet--- glad to know it wasn't so bad for you guys. They're certainly making it out to be positively apocalyptic here. astrid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithManor Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 It was wild and crazy here last night, but no lasting damage in our area. Several hours of good hard rain and we were thrilled! The drought is just terrible and this was very welcome. It was still raining when I went to my friend's farm this morning to do chores for her. The sheep and llamas were getting completely drenched but they wouldn't come into the barn. The horses frolicked in it when we turned them loose from the stable, but at the first thunder-clap they bolted for the arena barn and chose to stay inside. It rained steadily for another couple of hours before clearing off. I do think that on the west side of Michigan, there were some sporadic power-outages. Faith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vettechmomof2 Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 We are fine and hubby at work is ok. I have no cell service and power keeps flickering though. The elmira tornado took off some roofs but last i heard no injuries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly1730 Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 We are in south central PA and so far just rain, wind and thunder. Some really dark clouds though. We are in between mountains so it often misses us. Hope everyone is safe and we just get some good rain out of this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doodle Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 South Central PA here. I was about to head out the door to my karate class, but decided home is the best place right now. The clouds look ugly. So far I see a lot of wind and a bit of rain, but there are still plenty of ugly clouds around... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amo_mea_filiis. Posted July 26, 2012 Author Share Posted July 26, 2012 We were at the park before the clouds came in and the local police were driving around warning people! I took that seriously and we went right home. It's still raining with a little thunder, lightening and power flickers, but nothing really. I have never been in any truly serious storms and i would probably take this back if i am, but i love storms. I love the thunder and lightening and the sound of rain. This is so far still mild over here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly1730 Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Oops, spoke too soon. I looked out our front windows and we have a big branch down over our driveway. The good news is that no one needs to go in or out so it can wait until tomorrow to deal with it. I hope dh doesn't have to use a chain saw, that makes me very nervous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer in MI Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 It was wild and crazy here last night, but no lasting damage in our area. Several hours of good hard rain and we were thrilled! The drought is just terrible and this was very welcome. It was still raining when I went to my friend's farm this morning to do chores for her. The sheep and llamas were getting completely drenched but they wouldn't come into the barn. The horses frolicked in it when we turned them loose from the stable, but at the first thunder-clap they bolted for the arena barn and chose to stay inside. It rained steadily for another couple of hours before clearing off. I do think that on the west side of Michigan, there were some sporadic power-outages. Faith My husband and 11 yo are tent camping up at Cole Canoe base with their Boy Scout troop!!! Dh said last night was wild. Ds couldn't sleep and actually napped today. Luckily their tents have stayed dry. I hope everyone stays safe!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amo_mea_filiis. Posted July 26, 2012 Author Share Posted July 26, 2012 Oops, spoke too soon. I looked out our front windows and we have a big branch down over our driveway. The good news is that no one needs to go in or out so it can wait until tomorrow to deal with it. I hope dh doesn't have to use a chain saw, that makes me very nervous. I hope removal goes smooth and that its just in the driveway! We're in the middle of the mountain with a street above us and one below so we don't usually get too much damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doodle Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 (edited) And it's here! Heavy rain, lightning and thunder now. Edited July 26, 2012 by Doodle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandra Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Northern NJ here. It started to get dark about 15 minutes ago, really dark. The sky is full of charcoal grey clouds. I'll post when the rain comes, if we still have power. My radio station is talking about tornados in northern Westchester County (NY) and parts of CT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Y'all send it up this way so it will cool off 'round here. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 My shade canopy blew into the pool and snapped in two places. Don't think we'll be able to use it anymore. I didn't know this was coming or I'd have anchored it down. The German girl who is staying with us for 5 weeks was supposed to fly to my city from Philly and the flight got cancelled. They are rerouting her to another airport later this evening, so now I have to go pick her up at midnight. Swell! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandamom Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 (edited) It is almost here. It got dark quickly with some wind and light rain to start. The kids, who were out running around playing with friends in the neighborhood, just called to ask for a ride home. They normally bike and walk home so this was very unusual. Hopefully the storm will ease up some. It looks scary on radar. Edited July 27, 2012 by Mandamom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 (edited) Northern New Jersey. It's very dark with clouds but so far we've only had about a half hour of somewhat heavy rain with loud thunder and some lightening. If that's all we're getting, it was pretty lame. We lost our satellite dish signal but still have power. I just double checked and evidently the severe thunderstorm watch is in effect until 11pm, so it may not be over yet. Edited July 27, 2012 by dottieanna29 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiramisu Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 SJ. I think it might be quieting down. It was really bad here until a few minutes ago. I was driving as it started and things were hitting the van hard. At first I thought it might be hail, but then thought it was branches. A little scary. After that, I took the route home that had smaller, younger trees just in case. I'm hearing sirens now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefly Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Still waiting here in my part of CT. According to the radar it should be coming through very soon... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 South central PA here. The storm wasn't too bad; it blew over quickly and wasn't as violent as the one we had last week. However, it knocked our power out for about an hour and a half. Thankfully we had finished dinner and were getting ready for bed anyway, and with the daylight (and then a little flashlight time) and an open window for a nice breeze, it was tolerable, and I spent an extra long time reading to the children. The power came back on just as I was finishing up anyway, and the children are grateful to have their AC units on in their bedrooms. (I hear thunder again. Hope that doesn't mean power going out again.) My 3yo was precious. When the power went out, he looked a little worried, but not too scared, and he asked that we pray for Jesus to make the power come back on, so we did. He was so happy that it was back that he immediately bowed his little head and told Jesus thank you multiple times for fixing it. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckens Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 We had high winds, and one could tell the INSTANT the cold front moved in. The electricity flickered a few times, so I sent Loverboy to check the weather report. (The rest of us were in the middle of bathtime). The computer was rebooting...... The tv was down, because we have a TIVO that needed to reboot, too....... Loverboy found his weather radio, and the report was "seek shelter; if you live in a trailer, move to the storm shelter." .....and we live in a trailer. So in the worst of the storm, we packed up the kids, put tennis shoes on everyone, grabbed our disaster bag and a couple of flashlights, and ran through the thunder, lightening, and high winds for the storm shelter around the corner. Within an hour, we walked home to wet streets and dry skies. We're too grateful for the rain to complain too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommaduck Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 (edited) So far, it hasn't been bad. We were at the barn when the first bit hit. It made the horses skittish. It's just now raining again. It was sweltering hot one minute and cool & breezy the next. Edited July 27, 2012 by mommaduck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanvan Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Seems it has passed, or we are in a lull. Glad we can finally let the dogs outside and plug the computer back in (2 friends recently had their computers fried by lightning--even with a surge protector). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandamom Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 I was just updating to write that it wasn't too bad. Some lightening and thunder and some much needed steady rain. As soon as i got the page loaded the rain is now beginning to pick up quite a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandra Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Northern New Jersey. Nothing much happened here. Locally, acc to radio, there were some downed trees, electricity out for a few hours for a smallish number of houses. Very minor in comparison to the early snowstorm last October. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekland Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 We essentially missed it though we heard it all around and spent some time outside admiring the clouds. The mountains to the west of us break things up, then they reform just to the east of us, so we miss most severe storms. I'm not complaining - other than I wish we had more rain from it - but we're not (yet) in any sort of drought, so compared the much of the US, yeah, I can't complain even about missing most of the rain. The clouds were very impressive and thunder rumbled a good part of the afternoon and evening. Middle son and I sat out on our picnic table watching it and playing Gobblet... a really nice evening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly1730 Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 I hope removal goes smooth and that its just in the driveway! We're in the middle of the mountain with a street above us and one below so we don't usually get too much damage. Thanks! Dh was able to move the branch off to the side of the driveway but it's still connected to the tree. I think he'll have to use a chainsaw to take it apart. I'm not going to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 The wind was pretty scary for a few minutes, but our mountain broke up the red cell nicely, keeping us from the worst of it. Our power only flickered once, and now we have huge tubs of water to empty out this morning, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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