I had so many weather warnings on my phone Sunday evening that I could hardly keep up with them, including two tornado warnings which are virtually unheard of here!
This time I escaped the worst of it -- my house didn't leak, I didn't lose any trees, and my power stayed on. But the wind howled and the rain came down so hard that my yard was like a lake.
Look at all the power outages from last night! I'm in Oro Valley, which is just north of Tucson.
Here are storm damage photos that were posted on Facebook. Some of these are only a few miles from me:
"This is the strongest (monsoon) event for Tucson I've seen in my almost 20 years (here)," said National Weather Service meteorologist Glenn Lader. Winds were clocked at up to 78 miles per hour and there were many inline wind events.
And we're expecting more this week. This is way too much excitement for me.
Have a colorful day
2 comments:
As I'm reading along, I'm thinking "Duck, Sherrie, DUCK!" My goodness, I'd be hiding under a blanket, in my bathtub (as I'm sure you don't have a basement). I'm remembering a time when I lived in Eau Claire when there were tornado warnings in the Twin Cities area and I could follow their progress into WI from radio reports. Then a warning for Eau Claire of 70 mph straight winds and sure enough they hit. No place to hide (except my bathroom) and it was scary. Thankful I never experienced a tornado while living out there. Thankful you have been spared damage and hope that continues. Gads . . .
Wow, we had wind up here but nothing like that. Stay safe!
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