As you know, I look forward to Saturdays and Sundays because those are my weathercast days, plus it means my weekend is just around the corner. This Sunday was extra fun because it was “family dinner” day at the Chile Verde plus we had some storms rolling through.
As we were leaving “The Verde” (some would argue the best Mexican grub around, well expect Jordan who loves Taco Bandito) a huge cumulonimbus cloud was building up to the north of I-20. Most people would just look and see a big cloud, not me. I whipped out the phone and took a snapshot of the developing cloud. I pulled a radar image up and saw a severe thunderstorm in Ashley County AR. The top of the cloud could be seen 70 miles south in West Monroe, LA! Man this stuff never gets old!!
Through out the rest of the evening these type storms were popping up along a stationary boundary slowly (I mean a snail’s pace) moving south. The storms were not tornadic just efficient rain, wind, and hail producers. There wasn’t shear for the good stuff to happen. This made for relaxing stormy Sunday.
When the sun went down we were blessed with a gorgeous lightning show thanks to a storm in Union Parish. I haven’t been able to relax, enjoy, and watch a show like that is quite some time. Most times we are cooped up the weather center glued to radar.
Eventually that particular storm drifted south directly over the station just in time of the 10pm show to let out. I totally forgot to grab my raincoat and umbrella that day. I didn’t want to wait for the storm to pass because I knew Bow Echo was in his crate at home with his legs crossed in dire need to go outside. So the countdown to the sprint to my car began: 3,..2,..Then Adam saves the day with his trusty water shoes. He ran out to his car, backed the car up, and ran back inside to give me an extra rain coat. Devin secured me in the coat and I bolted out the door! I love my crew, such gentlemen!
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