Re: Thunder

Glad all is going well....Keeping an eye on the storms but as
usual...very spotty!  2 inches of rain one place, none 1 mile away!!! 
Be curious as to the John report!  LOL
This should be good!!!
Vera

On 7/28/05, Donna <gossiper@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Last rain here was Tuesday- heard we got some at
> home...I am hoping it stays dry here thru Sunday!
> 
> Did run into Cathy for a few minutes here and there...
> planning on doing breakfast in the morning. I am sure
> she will have some stories to tell you all about John,
> as he was her bus tour host today :)For those who have
> never meet her, she is absolutely charming!
> 
> Donna
> 
> 
> 
> --- Vera Metzke <vmetzke@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > This week we have had some really awesome storms.
> > They are more
> > violent and lightening...brighter than I have ever
> > seen...Please be
> > careful!  The rain amounts.  Well one did give us
> > about 1.5 inches in
> > 30 minutes.... but not a significant amount on any
> > other days.  Fires,
> > branches, trees, houses all getting hit so where
> > thunder you know
> > there is lightening somewhere!!!  Temps a reasonable
> > mid 80s!  Thank
> > you!!!
> > Vera
> >
> > On 7/28/05, kmrsy@netzero.com <kmrsy@netzero.com>
> > wrote:
> > > Auralie, whenever I've been very dry here for
> > awhile and rain is on the
> > > way, I attempt to water my beds a bit before it
> > arrives, so the rain
> > > will have a better chance of some of it soaking in
> > rather than running
> > > off. Much of the hard rain you described may run
> > off anyway, but most
> > > would surely run off if it hits dry, hard soil.
> > Now that yours is
> > > moistened, I hope you get some more. I think we
> > have had plenty here for
> > > awhile. Our temps dropped dramatically too after
> > the storms arrived but
> > > are starting to climb a little. Last night I
> > hand-trimmed all my front
> > > beds and mowed and barely broke a sweat at all. It
> > was wonderful!
> > >
> > >
> > > Kitty
> > >
> > > -- Aplfgcnys@aol.com wrote:
> > > Had a violent thunder and wind storm yesterday
> > afternoon about
> > > 6:00 PM.  Really scary.  Lasted about 20 minutes.
> > Rain came
> > > down hard for part of that time, and the
> > temperature dropped
> > > from 93 degrees to 71 in the same period.  We are
> > thankful
> > > for small favors - every bit of rain helps but
> > this was so hard
> > > and lasted so short a time that it didn't help
> > much.  When I
> > > tried to dig in the garden this morning, the soil
> > was not even
> > > moist more than two inches down.  Hope yours
> > amounts to
> > > more than ours did.
> > > Auralie
> > >
> > > In a message dated 07/28/2005 1:34:13 PM Eastern
> > Daylight Time,
> > > islandjim1@verizon.net writes:
> > > We've had thunder in the distance, like a war was
> > going on in the next
> > > county, since 2 AM this morning. Now looks like
> > we're finally gong to
> > > get a tad of rain. Orange spots on the radar. That
> > should cool it down
> > > a bit.
> > >
> > >
> >
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