Well, that was intense
@GardenGerty (169474)
United States
April 26, 2026 2:28pm CST
We woke up to a cloudy, overcast day. By the time we got to church the breeze was picking up.
After church we stopped at Dillons, and I got gas because it was not raining and we were down half a tank. We have an appointment in Newton tomorrow.
As we drove home we began to see lightning far off to the west. Occasionally we would have a big plop drop on the windshield.
We got home and it was dry, no clouds directly overhead. Then the storm blew on in. Lots of thunder and lightning. A deluge of rain. Then showers of hail, little hail.
The storm has blown on past. All the low lying areas are full of water. The cats are hidden.
For us this was a worse storm than the one last Thursday. Since the lightning has now moved out of the area I turned the computer back on, just to see how things are for you guys.
Bob is sleeping like a baby.
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@luisadannointed (11848)
• Philippines
27 Apr
Stay safe and do not go outside unless it is very important.
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@LindaOHio (222302)
• United States
28 Apr
I'm glad the hail was small. I can imagine that the cats were scared.
@celticeagle (189833)
• Boise, Idaho
27 Apr
Sounds the Springiest of storms. We had a similar one a while back.
@DaddyEvil (174405)
• United States
27 Apr
We had storms off and on all day. There are flash flood warnings out for our area until sometime tomorrow. We also had tornado watch from 9 pm yesterday until 2 am this morning. We got a lot of hail around midnight but it's just storming heavy now. (2 am.)
I'm glad you guys made it home safely and hope you both sleep well tonight.
@JudyEv (382021)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Apr
I hope you don't get more storms. It's gentle rain here - great for the gardens.
@Ineeddentures (34487)
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27 Apr
I hope the storms stay away from you now Heather..
No wonder the cats are hidden
It's good that Bob got a good sleep though
@snowy22315 (208893)
• United States
26 Apr
I bet you are thanking your lucky stars you got home before the storm blew in.
@rebelann (117224)
• El Paso, Texas
26 Apr
I'm glad that hail has gone.
Here it's windy and very dusty, I'm staying inside and so is Roscoe.
@wolfgirl569 (135733)
• Marion, Ohio
26 Apr
Glad it's done now. Been sunny this afternoon. But a chilly wind
@RasmaSandra (98005)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
26 Apr
Glad you got back safe, I hope you both have a good evening,
@Deepizzaguy (122140)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
26 Apr
Thank goodness the storm in your area is gone.
