OMG - The SKY IS BLACK!

I know!!! I HATE IT!!!!!!!!!!!

still sunny in scruff-ick!

here comes the rain

It just started to come down by me!!!
It's nasty out!!!!

Just starting to get overcast in Suffolk... I hope it is not too bad, I have a job interview later.

I can't believe how dark it is... I hope the rain is gone by the time I leave otherwise it's going to be hellish commute on the express bus

So funny, just called my fh who works in CT (he calls it another country) to see what is going on up there since the sky is BLACK here! Uh oh, lights just flickered

Severe Weather Alert from the National Weather Service

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY 235 PM EDT WED AUG 11 2004
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... BRONX COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK NEW YORK COUNTY (MANHATTAN) IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK

* UNTIL 300 PM EDT

* AT 230 PM EDT... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF RIVERDALE TO CENTRAL PARK... MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... MOTT HAVEN AND ASTORIA AROUND 240 PM EAST TREMONT AROUND 245 PM

IF SEVERE WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA... GO INSIDE A STURDY SHELTER. REMEMBER... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAN PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH... LARGE DAMAGING HAIL... DEADLY LIGHTNING... AND VERY HEAVY RAIN.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH YOU SHOULD PREPARE FOR DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH... LARGE HAIL... AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER... PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

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Severe Weather Alert from the National Weather Service

...HUDSON-BRONX-KINGS-WESTERN NASSAU-NEW YORK-QUEENS-RICHMOND- WESTCHESTER-WESTERN FAIRFIELD- 229 PM EDT WED AUG 11 2004
AT 229 PM EDT... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN UPTON NY HAS DETECTED AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM WESTCHESTER TO STATEN ISLAND... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT THE NEW YORK CITY METRO AREA BETWEEN 230 AND 330 PM. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING HAS BEEN OBSERVED WITH THESE STORMS. STAY INDOORS UNTIL THESE STORMS PASS.

HEAVY RAINS FROM THIS SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORM MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND UNDERPASSES. AVOID THESE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED ROADS.

Waaah I hate this weather -- its crazy !

I wanna go back to the Caribbean!!

My poor DH's drive from LI to Westchester is gunna suck later

Am I the only freak that loves T-storms!?!

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Posted by Jenny5150

Am I the only freak that loves T-storms!?!

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hehe I hate the rain but I like to listen to thunderstorms

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Posted by Jenny5150

Am I the only freak that loves T-storms!?!

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Nope!!! I'm a freak too!!!

YES! Let's get the rain out of the way so it's nice this weekend!!!

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Posted by brideinapril

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Posted by Jenny5150

Am I the only freak that loves T-storms!?!

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Nope!!! I'm a freak too!!!

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Me too! I love storms.

WOw! It was pouring like crazy a few minutes ago. Now the sky is white, calm, its bright out and no rain. Go figure- I didn't realize I was in New england

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Posted by Jenny5150

Am I the only freak that loves T-storms!?!

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I LOVE them....but not when I have to travel home on the subway and everything is wet and humid and gross!

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Posted by hbradio

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Posted by Jenny5150

Am I the only freak that loves T-storms!?!

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I LOVE them....but not when I have to travel home on the subway and everything is wet and humid and gross!

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Oh - you are so right!!! Glad my subway days are behind me!!

DH loves a good storm too.

And I'd say it's pretty darn dark here in East Meadow and thundering ...