 |
| Sunday |
 |
| Tuesday |
It's been a week of weather warnings here, but until today, just where I live, nothing much has come of the warnings to do with thunder, rain and flooding. This Friday afternoon we did get our share of it though: with lightning, several clashes of thunder so close and loud that they made me jump, and "the heavens opened" to suddenly let all the water down at once. For a while, the footpaths that I see from my windows seemed to turn into little brooks... The rain fell pretty much straight down, though; and a few hours later, the earth seems to have managed to absorb most of it around here (as far as I can see from home).
From the local newspaper's website I gather that it was worse in other places, though! (The photo below is a screenshot from the local newspaper's website; photographer anonymous.)
(not my own photo)
Linking to Skywatch Friday
I'm glad you were spared the worst of the rain. I should think the earth soaked it up like a sponge.
ReplyDeleteWow, that's a LOT of rain! We have had some minor flooding as well, but not as bad as yours.
ReplyDeleteThere's been lots of flooding lately.
ReplyDeleteWorth a Thousand Words
It’s always humbling to see nature unleash its power so suddenly, and remarkable how quickly the earth can soak it all up, even as nearby areas face far worse
ReplyDeleteIt was similar here yesterday afternoon: as you say, "the heavens opened" and looking out from my kitchen window was like being behind a waterfall. (Well, I'm exaggerating here, but the rain really came in sheets.)
ReplyDeleteI could hear thunder but the thunderstorm was too far away from my immediate area to make me jump :-)
And same as in your area, there was some flooding not too far away, as was shown later on the news. It's high summer, after all...
As always, I love the sky photos!