June 5, 2008
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Still blogging from amid the puddles
Severe weather, the likes of which the news and weather people say has never happened here before, rolled through Northern Virginia yesterday dropped heavy rains, tearing apart trees and a few houses and power lines. Lots of schools are closed in the DC metro area because of power outages which has also made a normally crappy commute a nightmare with traffic signals out and many roads closed for the downed trees.
Luckily, our power here at the house is on, despite a few flickers yesterday, so I can tell you all this.
The super-thunderstorms that rushed through the region at 60 mph spawned something like 70 rotational events, but only 4 tornadoes actually touched down, I think.
Me and the dogs hid out downstairs for the 45 minutes that the worst of it passed over out neighborhood. We're all fine and have no known damage.
It's supposed to be hot and humid over the weekend, with a chance of isolated thunderstorms in the afternoons. I hope the campsite won't be too muddy and the rain holds off.
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Wow! Is that something you go through often over there? It must be pretty scary at times I'd imagine.
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