Crazy weather

rgphib · 06-29-2006, 07:50 PM

Why does it always do something weird outside when Dh leaves? DH picked up a 2 day today (it was supposed to be rainy today and tomorrow) since they were offering time and half to CA who picked up trips. He calls around 3pm and says to check the radar, apparently we were about to get pounded with a severe thunderstorm with possibilites of strong wind and large hail. I'm like, oh great, here we go. The windows on the porch at our lake house are crap. So if it is raining heavy with strong winds, the rain comes in and the sills get pools of water.

So around 3:30 is gets really dark and you can hear lightning. I figured no big deal.....until all of a sudden it started gusting wind, I honestly thought the trees were going to blow over....and then the thunder got lounder and lightning got more intense...and all of a sudden I hear this loud noise ponding out side....of course what is is hail. I immediatley think of my poor volvo outside, the hail was huge. it had to be about 1-1.5 inches in diameter (it seemed so big, I even went outside and got some to put in the freezer to show DH), I have only ever seen pea size hail. It was so loud on the windows, deck, ground and car, I immediatly went to the basement away from windows. All I could think of was that we were going to have a freak tornado (they rarely happen in NH). It went on for a good 15-20 min. I was actually a little scared!

Of course, where is DH tonight...Canada so I can't talk to him.

What a fun afternoon for me. After it ended I had to clean up the windows and check for damage to the poor car (it looks fine). I went out after to Walmart and the roads are covered with limbs and leaves, some trees down in the area.

I hope that doesn't happen again. Rain and wind I can take, the hail really scared me. I thought for sure the windows on the porch were going to break! There was so much hail!

flygirl813126 · 06-29-2006, 08:27 PM

Well I am glad everything is ok. We have had a lot of storms lately...

roz · 06-29-2006, 08:46 PM

I'm glad you are all ok!

We've had major storms here in Philly--the Delaware River and others are big problems--people are dead or missing. It's not pretty.

Hang in there!

Kimberly · 06-29-2006, 09:43 PM

AAAAHHHHHH!!!

A day in the life of a pilot's wife...... isn't it fun???

Sorry for the yucky day

rgphib · 06-29-2006, 10:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kimberly

AAAAHHHHHH!!!

A day in the life of a pilot's wife...... isn't it fun???

Sorry for the yucky day

It is funny that all this stuff only happens when our DH's are not around huh! At least it was eventful

Kristie · 07-01-2006, 10:22 PM

we had some pretty nice storms today too over in Orlando... it's what scrubbed the shuttle launch!!

we don't usually hear a lot of thunder with our monsoon type storms over in Az so it was actually kinda nice to hear a lot of thunder in the area! yea... i'm weird weather wise like that....

06-29-2006, 07:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
rgphib Jetgirls Ol' School Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NH Posts: 818 Recipes: Thanks: 0 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Crazy weather Why does it always do something weird outside when Dh leaves? DH picked up a 2 day today (it was supposed to be rainy today and tomorrow) since they were offering time and half to CA who picked up trips. He calls around 3pm and says to check the radar, apparently we were about to get pounded with a severe thunderstorm with possibilites of strong wind and large hail. I'm like, oh great, here we go. The windows on the porch at our lake house are crap. So if it is raining heavy with strong winds, the rain comes in and the sills get pools of water. So around 3:30 is gets really dark and you can hear lightning. I figured no big deal.....until all of a sudden it started gusting wind, I honestly thought the trees were going to blow over....and then the thunder got lounder and lightning got more intense...and all of a sudden I hear this loud noise ponding out side....of course what is is hail. I immediatley think of my poor volvo outside, the hail was huge. it had to be about 1-1.5 inches in diameter (it seemed so big, I even went outside and got some to put in the freezer to show DH), I have only ever seen pea size hail. It was so loud on the windows, deck, ground and car, I immediatly went to the basement away from windows. All I could think of was that we were going to have a freak tornado (they rarely happen in NH). It went on for a good 15-20 min. I was actually a little scared! Of course, where is DH tonight...Canada so I can't talk to him. What a fun afternoon for me. After it ended I had to clean up the windows and check for damage to the poor car (it looks fine). I went out after to Walmart and the roads are covered with limbs and leaves, some trees down in the area. I hope that doesn't happen again. Rain and wind I can take, the hail really scared me. I thought for sure the windows on the porch were going to break! There was so much hail! __________________ ~Robyn~ Wife to a new Southwest FO....and Mommy to Jack! Last edited by rgphib; 06-29-2006 at 07:59 PM.

06-29-2006, 08:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
flygirl813126 Jetgirls Ol' School Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Northwest Suburbs, IL Posts: 773 Recipes: Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Crazy weather Well I am glad everything is ok. We have had a lot of storms lately...

06-29-2006, 08:46 PM	#3 (permalink)
roz Jetgirls Ol' School Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Philly Posts: 2,188 Recipes: Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Crazy weather I'm glad you are all ok! We've had major storms here in Philly--the Delaware River and others are big problems--people are dead or missing. It's not pretty. Hang in there!

06-29-2006, 09:43 PM	#4 (permalink)
Kimberly Jetgirls Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Garland (Dallas Area) TX Posts: 282 Recipes: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Crazy weather AAAAHHHHHH!!! A day in the life of a pilot's wife...... isn't it fun??? Sorry for the yucky day __________________

07-01-2006, 10:22 PM	#6 (permalink)
Kristie Admin/Owner Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Scottsdale, Arizona Posts: 6,576 Recipes: Thanks: 7 Thanked 15 Times in 15 Posts	Re: Crazy weather we had some pretty nice storms today too over in Orlando... it's what scrubbed the shuttle launch!! we don't usually hear a lot of thunder with our monsoon type storms over in Az so it was actually kinda nice to hear a lot of thunder in the area! yea... i'm weird weather wise like that.... __________________ www.jetcareers.com

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