that was intense

[low_delta]

We've had rain off an on for a few hours. More on than off, and very heavy when on.

It picked up for a while, and the thunder and lightning were really intense. I turned the computer off, and I don't usually bother.

I went out on the front porch to watch the lightning. There was just enough breeze that I'd get wet standing on the back porch, so I went to the front. Most of the lightning was to the back of the house of course. I was enjoying the show when I heard a wwhooosh and almost immediately felt a gust of wind on my back. I was standing with my back to the house! I dashed in the house and shut the door. I ran to the family room and slammed the door shut, then ran to the kitchen to close that window. I watched the trees whipping in the wind for a minute before remembering that the bedroom window was open. I ran back to close it, and then got a towel to wipe water off the headboard.

At least it warmed up a little. The furnace was on in the house around 6:00. Around 7:00, the temp got above 70°. Very damp, though. I won't complain about that, though. Too many people in the state have their basements flooded, if not their whole neighborhoods.

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[emschin.livejournal.com]

I heard them post some warnings along the lake up your way.
I'm glad you're ok. I hope Cyn and all of that group are OK, too.

We're getting tons of thunder, and quite a bit of rain. However, the wind isn't strong enough to blow down any limbs in our area. I'm hoping it's quiet enough around noon tomorrow to allow me to go out and buy a few staples.

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

Cyn's fine. Valpo is getting the storms tonight, and not Lansing, which is where she (and friends) is (are).

glad to hear from you

[likethebeer.livejournal.com]

We've been going through our own little world here, but I get the sense that things are worse in SE Wisconsin, and wondering how you are.

I've been watching the lightning and turning my computer on & off, too (both at home and at work).

Our basement is dry for now. Our cats are another story.

Re: glad to hear from you

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

I'm okay here. This part of the county is just hilly enough that we're not too bad off when it's like this. A lot of people have water in their basements, but in Grafton and Cedarburg, even most of the people who have property on the rivers are high enough to stay out of the water. Thiensville (just to the south) and Saukville (just to the north) are a different story. They're a lot flatter, and also on the Milwaukee River.

Unofficial total estimated by radar puts us right around two inches for the day. I'm guessing things are worse in south-central Wisconsin, south-east Wisconsin and eastern Wisconsin. I'm now hearing reports from Oshkosh and the like. Check this out: The 12 hour rainfall totals (http://www.wunderground.com/radar/radblast.asp?zoommode=pan&prevzoom=zoom&num=0&frame=0&delay=15&scale=1.000&noclutter=0&ID=MKX&type=NTP&showstorms=0&lat=43.32870102&lon=-87.93129730&label=Grafton,%20WI&map.x=400&map.y=240&scale=1.000&centerx=400&centery=240&showlabels=1&rainsnow=0&lightning=0&lerror=20&num_stns_min=2&num_stns_max=9999&avg_off=9999&smooth=0), estimated by radar.

I just turned my computer back on after a second shutdown. There was one particularly close lightning strike. I think it was just the other side of the field across the street. Maybe hit the power lines? The cat is nowhere to be found. I have no idea where she hides when it gets like this. Oh, she *just* walked into the room. Her fur is cool - she was definitely in the basement.