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Report on the Hail Storms
Apr. 18th, 2008 09:37 amSo yesterday, my headache got so bad that I had to leave work and go to the local doctor. Said doctor refused to treat me. No, I'm not kidding.
This morning, I still have the headache.
But enough on that; I'll eventually pursue it - probably tomorrow, at which point the infection will have only gotten worse over the extra two days.
Has the news been reporting anything about the massive hail storms we Texans received last night? It looks like a war zone here!!
Here in Hometown, we went from pea-sized to dime-sized to nickel-sized to grape-sized. There were a few quarter-sized pieces (and when I say few, remember I'm referring to a storm. lol), but we didn't get hit as bad as many places north of us. Reports went from golf ball-sized to even baseball-sized hail!
The bro and I went out after the storm in search of pizza. The search was fruitless, but the... er... minor devastation was incredible! Mist covered the roadways like some eerie horror movie from the sudden hot contrast to the ice that littered the ground. The trees and flowers and even grass has been shreded. Everything was covered in bits of leaves, grass, and little clumps of mud. And 'round here, parts of the asphalt streets have been kicked up and eroded away, pebbles scattered across the roadways. And we only got grape sized!
My camera's dead and out of room for piccies, but I do have some pics of the storm from last night.
Minni, Jezebel, and Mr & Mrs Bird freaked out. I had Minni, Kidd had Jezebel, and the Birds my bro put in the bathroom so they'd be more protected - which they liked because there was a big mirror. ^^ I ran around with my bro unplugging everything in the house. And... OH!!! Something I couldn't get a picture of was the flash flood on our street!!
The entire street was filled with rushing, frothing water. It was still hailing and pouring at this point, but it was incredible! Our street is wide enough for three cars to pass each other with a bit of breathing room, so you can imagine how wide this little river was! And it was deep! Deep enough to be overlapping the curb in a few rough spots - like miniature rapids!
Anyway, that's my report. Cars are, miraculously all right! I've decided that since I live in Texas, I should probably keep a storm journal, so this'll count for my second '08 entry. ;)
This morning, I still have the headache.
But enough on that; I'll eventually pursue it - probably tomorrow, at which point the infection will have only gotten worse over the extra two days.
Has the news been reporting anything about the massive hail storms we Texans received last night? It looks like a war zone here!!
Here in Hometown, we went from pea-sized to dime-sized to nickel-sized to grape-sized. There were a few quarter-sized pieces (and when I say few, remember I'm referring to a storm. lol), but we didn't get hit as bad as many places north of us. Reports went from golf ball-sized to even baseball-sized hail!
The bro and I went out after the storm in search of pizza. The search was fruitless, but the... er... minor devastation was incredible! Mist covered the roadways like some eerie horror movie from the sudden hot contrast to the ice that littered the ground. The trees and flowers and even grass has been shreded. Everything was covered in bits of leaves, grass, and little clumps of mud. And 'round here, parts of the asphalt streets have been kicked up and eroded away, pebbles scattered across the roadways. And we only got grape sized!
My camera's dead and out of room for piccies, but I do have some pics of the storm from last night.
Minni, Jezebel, and Mr & Mrs Bird freaked out. I had Minni, Kidd had Jezebel, and the Birds my bro put in the bathroom so they'd be more protected - which they liked because there was a big mirror. ^^ I ran around with my bro unplugging everything in the house. And... OH!!! Something I couldn't get a picture of was the flash flood on our street!!
The entire street was filled with rushing, frothing water. It was still hailing and pouring at this point, but it was incredible! Our street is wide enough for three cars to pass each other with a bit of breathing room, so you can imagine how wide this little river was! And it was deep! Deep enough to be overlapping the curb in a few rough spots - like miniature rapids!
Anyway, that's my report. Cars are, miraculously all right! I've decided that since I live in Texas, I should probably keep a storm journal, so this'll count for my second '08 entry. ;)
