So now I am two stories behind - my first Virginia trip, and now my other Virginia adventure. I definitely need a laptop. My computer is in my room, in the basement of my parent's house, and after sitting down here too long I go a little nuts... I'd be much more inclined to write if I wasn't cooped up down here!
Anyway, it figures that while I was away enjoying the beach, crabs, and alcohol, Detroit got a wicked storm. I love wicked storms, and I missed it! I was watching TV in Chincoteague and they showed Detroit underwater, so I called up Steve to get the lowdown. He works for the city and said that the emergency sirens went off, hailing everybody into the emergency shelter area. I later talked to my buddies at the garage and they said they all went outside to watch, of course. Which is exactly what I would have done, hee hee.
He said that the sky was an eerie green and the clouds actually looked like sine waves. Others said the rain was so heavy that it would come down in sheets, and wind was up to hurricane-level speed - 60 mph or more! AND I MISSED IT! Also, two funnel clouds were sighted over Northville and Plymouth but didn't touch ground. Steve also said that the ~80 ft. cottonwood tree that hovers directly over his house fell down - and incredibly missed the neighbor's and their own house and other trees. Couldn't have fallen any better. The tree was so sketchy in the first place, that they were going to have it removed this summer. Guess it's cheaper this way. ;)
I'm hoping this constant cloud cover/rain turns into another "Great Lakes Hurricane" this week so I can drive my car through it. Yeah, I'm crazy like that. Anyway, here are some pics from my aunt in Dearborn that day. Keep in mind that it is only 3 or 4 pm and it is that dark!
Lisa...I'm with you on this...I LOVE storms! I remember one time, I was living on a lake with my ex. A major thunder/lightning storm came through, across the water. I stood on the deck through the whole thing. As I lifted my arms up to the sky, the wind picked up and rushed up my body and over the top of the house. I felt as though I was commander of the weather, Zeus if you will! I always go outside during the storms. Its such a rush...nature at its most powerful!
ReplyDeleteWow, I can't believe it was only afternoon when those pics were taken and she's really captured that creepy, greenish sky. I'm well familiarized with conditions like this living in Tornado Alley. You'd think I'd know better than to run outside with my camera, but I do the same thing! ¤Holly
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