Storm of the Century

Well maybe not quite the storm of the century but last night we had a pretty spectacular monsoon storm. We knew it was going to be big because the radar showed two storm cells merging and both of them were full of red (red means a severe storm). It started with a lighting show. It was non-stop lighting for 2-3 hours with a constant rumbling of thunder. Then while out talking to Marie, it got really still and quiet. Then I was concerned because I knew that something big was about to hit. I truly thought a tornado might be on its way. It wasn't five minutes later when it hit full force. The storm lasted for hours with two more big storms hitting after the first.

This morning the paper said that there were winds up to 101 mph in parts of Tempe and Central Phoenix. Chris said that the neighborhoods near his work looked like they had been hit by a hurricane. There was a condominium complex that had glass blown out and Arcadia doors shattered from the storm and ASU just opened a new $8.4 million practice facility which was destroyed. Palm trees were snapped in half and big trees were uprooted on peoples houses. It was a pretty intense storm. It also brought 2" of much needed rain.

The video is of the constant lighting we had. Everyone kept saying that this is the type of storm they get in the mid-west, not here. I hadn't seen anything like it here before.

Well I seem to be experiencing technical difficulties with uploading the video. I will try and get it uploaded in the morning. Also keep in mind this actually happened on Aug. 28th. I couldn't get the post published until today. Sorry.