Thunderstruck...

SKY WATCH FRIDAY time! I am busy busy with stimulus yuck, so I might not get a chance to say hi. Please don't take offense. Our hosts: Klaus Sandy Ivar Wren Louise Fishing Guy

Thanks, also,to Dot and Tom, who were instrumental in the success of this blogging event. You should definitely come fly with us! I figured that with thunderstorms expected to dampen about 2/3 of the country today (much of it severe, even, including in much of Georgia--slight risk for severe weather exists inside the green area), I would post a pic of one of my favorite thunderstorms. It was a very isolated thunderstorm with a large and dramatic and perfectly time explosion of cumulonimbus. This was such a memorable storm for me. I was amazed first by its impressive size. Then, of course, the sun hitting it just right, offering a Georgia peachy thunderstorm. At one point, there was a faint field of mammatus present, which I haven't counted in my 4 times because it lasted 2 seconds, and it wasn't terribly impressive. The storm fired cloud-to-cloud lightning for more than an hour, and it was completely stationary. It lit up the sky as day turned to night. OK, OK, it was pretty spectacular with the sunset lighting it up with pink and orange (and everything in between). It was just so short-lived.

Looking at it though, there is some significant thunderstorm activity expected over a great deal of the country. Besides hail, wind and tornadoes, which can be expected in severe conditions, folks in the brown outlined area should be mindful of conditions around them, especially during the summer while people are outdoors more and swimming... flash floods are possible, and a great threat exists with lightning, which has seemed to take lives daily lately. If you hear thunder, GET INDOORS. It's as easy as that. If you hear thunder, you ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK!!! Be safe.

Have a great day!
~Dewdrop