New Subject - Saturday Storm

[Villager Joyce]

Wow. It is coming down in hillsborough and loud. The cat is still on the enclosed lanai so she either has no survival instincts or we are safe.

[CFrance]

I had no sooner opened the door with the dogs for a jaunt here in Tamarind Grove when the rain started. I thought we would wait it out in the garage, as I could see sunshine. But no. Our kids are at Brownwood. Hope they found their way out of the rain.

[redwitch]

I think your cats may be missing a survival gene or two. My cat, who hardly ever comes in from the lanai no matter what the weather, heard one bolt and was gone. This storm was definitely a doozy. Glad it was short-lived.

[golfing eagles]

Pretty good storm, and if you look outside, part 2 is on its way. The wind blew the rain across 17 feet of screened in lanai and to the TOP of the glass sliders on the house. My dogs wanted no part of staying out there:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

[Nucky]

No flying cow's? Thank God!

[golfing eagles]

No flying cow's? Thank God!

Too bad. I have a craving for a hamburger.....:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

[MikeV]

I love thunder storms.

[CFrance]

We do too. The dogs not so much...

[Topspinmo]

Yep, I got few sprinkles, about every storm either goes by to the north, south, east or west of me. Sure I get all the lighting, thunder, and humidity. But little rain :shrug:

[Villager Joyce]

And the neighbors sprinklers are running. So much for that water sensor gizmo working.

[DeanFL]

And the neighbors sprinklers are running. So much for that water sensor gizmo working.

Not to be a know-it-all, but the sensors do not react immediately to rain. It takes a while for the absorption material inside to...absorb the moisture, and it needs to have enough to reach the lower limit.

During the last week+ here in Gilchrist East, every single approaching storm would go north, south or split as it came close. Virtually no rain at all. Geez did yesterday make up for that, like feast or famine. The wind was certainly tropical storm-like and I'd guess 2++" of rain. Finally.

And yes, about an hour later, my (out of town) back neighbors irrigation switched on.

[Carla B]

What a wonderful rain shower, FINALLY! The vegetation, wildlife and we humans all needed a good rinsing.

[kcrazorbackfan]

Our "girls" and I just got back from our Sunday morning golf cart ride and wow, there are a lot of palm fronds down. Also, saw several bottlebrush trees snapped over in yards on Pinellas. Finally, some rain.

[ukbill70]

What Storm ??. Nothing in Glenbrook

[Schneil]

Your neighbors may have to replace their sensor, we had to do that recently.

[photo1902]

2 1/2" (Lake Deaton area) according to my rain gauge.

[Sandtrap328]

What Storm ??. Nothing in Glenbrook

Right. Just some dark sky, wind, and a bit of thunder.

[photo1902]

And the neighbors sprinklers are running. So much for that water sensor gizmo working.

Might be malfunctioning, or they could have it set to "Bypass".

[asianthree]

Sitting in our screenhouse up north. Big storm coming through now . I loved watching the rain, have a bloody Mary bar set up reading a book and occasionally looking at TOTV. Waiting for the cow to come thru, could use a good steak for dinner, othwise its pasta

[2BNTV]

I was renting for one week and a thunderstorm burned down a home in the NW corner of TV. WOW - That had me shaking in my boots, for a couple of minutes.

I have had lightning rods installed on my home and don't fear the storms as much as I use to but they are something to behold, when we have a big one.

I have several solar tubes in my home and I know when we have a big one, as my living room becomes a disco tech with the lightning array.

"When the thunder roars, go indoors", is an apt saying.

[patfla06]

In Gilchrist West we had a tropical like storm.
Rained so hard it hit our sliders.
The lake behind us looked crazy.

Tomorrow we're having our lanai glassed in.
Best decision we've made!