Gayle in MD
07-05-2012, 11:20 AM
Looks like the worst part, where there are white flashes, went right over us here. I had thought that we had gotten some hurricane force wind gusts during that storm.
I have never seen a storm come on so fast! There was virtually no warning of its approachm, other than a predicted possibility of scattered thunder storms. Doesn't quite describe what we got, that's for sure! I suspect they fired up extensively after they past the muntains, and hit the Washington D.C. heat and humidity. Usually, one can hear approcahing thunder and lightning, I didn't hear nor see anything coming, and I was going out on the porch, checking for it up until twnety minutes before it hit here.
I sure hope we don't get another on like that one for a very long time! Somehow, I think that is truly very wishful thinking.
http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/120629-30_g13_ir_derecho_anim.gif
I have never seen a storm come on so fast! There was virtually no warning of its approachm, other than a predicted possibility of scattered thunder storms. Doesn't quite describe what we got, that's for sure! I suspect they fired up extensively after they past the muntains, and hit the Washington D.C. heat and humidity. Usually, one can hear approcahing thunder and lightning, I didn't hear nor see anything coming, and I was going out on the porch, checking for it up until twnety minutes before it hit here.
I sure hope we don't get another on like that one for a very long time! Somehow, I think that is truly very wishful thinking.
http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/120629-30_g13_ir_derecho_anim.gif