Throw open the switches on the static oscillator

[mikailborg]

In the Roanoke Valley, the sound of thunder bounces sharply from mountain to mountain. Here in Hampton Roads, the sound rolls over the water, producing a deep, extended timbre.

The demonstration nature provided last night certainly made me happy to be indoors. Lightning was flashing at least once every two seconds. It was like sitting under a sputtering neon sign. Thunder echoed almost continuously as the rain torrented down. Zap-zap-zap-zap-zap. I've never seen a fiercer storm.

We lost power three times, but each time it returned withing five minutes, which was a relief. I didn't want to try to sleep through a humid 85-degree evening with no AC.

Calm, cooler, but still humid morning greeted me. I hate having to get up before dawn.

Comments

[eeedge.livejournal.com]

I've always loved thunderstorms, but the one I didn't sleep through at Chincoteague terrified me. Something about the way the water magnifies the thunderclaps shook the house as if everything was hitting *right there*.

[fixitup.livejournal.com]

Those storms were pretty damn fierce, huh? We lost power twice, also for less than a few minutes each time. The thunder was really weird sounding at times. In the 11 years I've been here, it's very rare thunder sounds like that.

Lightning Strike

[ptownhiker.livejournal.com]

I was gaming last night with Dwight and others in Virginia Beach. We joked about lightning coming in through the glass door just behind Dwight. Ten minutes later, lightning double flashed right behind the house along with a BOOM. Inwardly stunned and outwardly cursing, we looked out the door fully expecting the backyard to be on fire. There was nothing. Did lightning strike in the backyard? I don't know, but it sure sounded it like it to me.