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Seattle Thunderstorm and Lightning
« on: September 08, 2019, 02:37:27 PM »
I don't think that I have ever posted a weather thread before - there's seldom much to remark about. Yesterday was quite mild and lightly overcast. I spent the day constructing a 10' x 10' shed to house my wood splitter and yard tools. In the early evening I noticed a few flickers - reflections of lightning strikes. Soon the sky was filled with flashes and thunderclaps.

Please understand that we get lightning storms here - but I have never seen one as intense! It is typical to have a storm and see up to a dozen strikes. This storm featured hundreds and lasted for several hours. Someone posted this video to u-toob - it captures a small part of what we were treated to. Enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnTf8FNYFVw

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Re: Seattle Thunderstorm and Lightning
« Reply #1 on: September 08, 2019, 02:53:18 PM »
Wow.  Impressive.  Like the guy said, 'the power of Nature, man'.
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Re: Seattle Thunderstorm and Lightning
« Reply #2 on: September 09, 2019, 08:14:04 AM »
Nice!  I'm a weather junkie.  That looked a lot like our summer here...lots of storms, few gentle...mostly crash n' bang.  At home I pop the garage and have a drink and a cigar and enjoy the show...unless it gets a little too close for comfort.  Love cloud watching too.  At the lake it is even more fun watching stuff roll in, see wind & rain march across the lake.  A lot of times the north side might be getting hammered while we are dry and safe and boaters still tooling about. 
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Re: Seattle Thunderstorm and Lightning
« Reply #3 on: September 09, 2019, 09:45:20 AM »
And . . . remember . . .

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Re: Seattle Thunderstorm and Lightning
« Reply #4 on: September 09, 2019, 11:24:23 AM »
Watch it...that recipe has issues...

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Re: Seattle Thunderstorm and Lightning
« Reply #5 on: September 09, 2019, 04:56:22 PM »
Maybe its a Colorado thing.. we don't typically get storms with that much rain or duration -- but lightening? Every half second to  a second and a half while its passing.. depending on the storm that is 5 minutes to 60 minutes.
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Re: Seattle Thunderstorm and Lightning
« Reply #6 on: September 09, 2019, 08:34:18 PM »
Quote from: Weisshaupt on September 09, 2019, 04:56:22 PM
Maybe its a Colorado thing.. we don't typically get storms with that much rain or duration -- but lightening? Every half second to  a second and a half while its passing.. depending on the storm that is 5 minutes to 60 minutes.

It rained so hard that it tore a section of my gutter loose. I fixed it yesterday - and just in time cuz we got another gully-washer today.
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Re: Seattle Thunderstorm and Lightning
« Reply #7 on: September 10, 2019, 08:01:03 AM »
Quote from: Alphabet Soup on September 09, 2019, 08:34:18 PM
Quote from: Weisshaupt on September 09, 2019, 04:56:22 PM
Maybe its a Colorado thing.. we don't typically get storms with that much rain or duration -- but lightening? Every half second to  a second and a half while its passing.. depending on the storm that is 5 minutes to 60 minutes.

It rained so hard that it tore a section of my gutter loose. I fixed it yesterday - and just in time cuz we got another gully-washer today.

Flex tape is rapidly outperforming duct tape in my pantheon of things that fix stuff.   ::thumbsup::
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Re: Seattle Thunderstorm and Lightning
« Reply #8 on: September 10, 2019, 11:30:45 AM »
The older I get the less flexible the world is becoming...
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Re: Seattle Thunderstorm and Lightning
« Reply #9 on: September 10, 2019, 12:32:13 PM »
Have you met my friend, Mr. Hammer?   ;D
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