Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Living in a Drum...

The monsoon rains began here in early July, and we often see afternoon thunderstorms over the mountains. Sometimes we even get lucky and receive rain here in the valley!  Last weekend an thunderstorm turned into a full-blown hail storm, and it seemed like we were living inside a drum for about ten minutes.


The hail was pea to dime size, and the sound of it striking the roof and skylights was pretty impressive. 


The hail knocked a bunch of leaves and sticks out of the cottonwood trees in our yard, but didn't seem to do any damage beyond that. It all melted off within about an hour, and we know that the plants appreciate the moisture.



Mark


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