Holy cow!

[GunnyMack]

What a storm here last night!
Power went out about 10pm. With my Mom needing a lift chair i had to go out and start the generator. About an hour later I had to go back out as it sounded like it was going to blow up. Seems the mud daubers had packed mud all around the gas cap and it was vapor locking. When I turned the cap lose I got a shower of gas & fumes in the face. I kind of expected that so I had turned my head away.
Power is still out. Cable just came back.
About the storm, the most lightning I can remember in a long time. Rain, at least 3"! Limbs, trees down all over- town looks like a war zone.
Still raining but much lighter. Waiting for it to stop to go help the neighbor clean up a tree in his driveway.
Gonna be a long day with less than 4 hours sleep!

[AJMD429]

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Glad you got through it ok.

[Bill in Oregon]

Will, sounds like what you got was much worse than what we got here in Grant County NM. A large and powerful cell drifted south out of the Gila National Forest. For a short while I was seeing five or more strikes a minute. We had a torrential downpour, but only lasted maybe 20 minutes. Rain gauge says .6 inch -- nothing like your three inches, but a blessing here in the desert. Glad you made it through and could be there for your Mom.

[gamekeeper]

Glad you're ok Will, our weather has been all over the place lately hot days then thunderstorms followed by high winds and showers.