Going Out with a Bang!

They say that the severe weather season is winding down for 2008 ... but if it is, it's not going quietly! We had a wild night with wind, torrential rain, and a quick trip to the basement when a tornado warning sent the sirens a blaring. No damage here but a local tv station had a chopper in the air just south of our home and you could see the power lines exploding as they were hit by a small tornado. Number of tornadoes in Kansas this year thus far? 172 ... No.1 in the nation! There was a pretty rainbow when the evening's storms had passed.

Sunday Storm

The weather radio was busy Sunday afternoon with severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings in the area. In the end, there wasn't any damage outside of a lot of rain, some spectacular lightning, and a photo opportunity.

Severe Weather Spring 2008

Despite all the record tornadoes in 2008 ... despite the fact that Kansas has had more tornadoes than any other state this year ... despite the fact that we live in Tornado Alley ... we have had very little severe weather here in our neck of the woods this year. There's been:

• A Hail storm
• Some strong winds and downed branches
• One trip to the basement

Kinda disappointing in a way ... but at the same time it's nice to know that we've been safe (thus far...)