"Come here! You have got to see this!" We stood in our garage listening and watching as the storm came closer. It sounded like a jet plane overhead, yet the rumble ceased to stop. The sheet lightning was relentless. For 10 minutes we watched the light show. Early this morning we awoke to rumbling and howling wind. We peered out of our front window to observe the wind and hail. The wind pushed the lid of our BBQ shut and pushed it along. This morning we were amazed to see the damage. Our mesquite tree blew down and was in our pool. A lot of our neighbors lost trees. One neighbor had two trees crash down her concrete block wall. Another had their solar panel destroyed. It is reported that we experienced 85 mph winds which is equal to a category 1 hurricane. The low reached 64 degrees and there were at least 5,000 strikes of lightning within 2 hours. Workers are all along the streets repairing wires and moving trees. Some streets are closed due to flooding. Today we have someone coming to remove our tree.
How exciting!
