urban ku # 74 ~ a violent afternoon storm
Wednesday, June 20, 2007 at 08:27AM 
Afternoon thunderstorm • click to embiggenIt has long been said that, in the Adirondacks, if you don't like the weather, wait 5 minutes. This adage has never been more true than over the last couple years. The weather has been very unsettled and changeable.
Yesterday started out extremely hot and humid with a clear cloudless sky. Around 3pm violent thunderstorms with winds up to 74mph swept into the area. At one point, between outbursts, the air was so thick and still you could cut it with a knife.
I really like to picture at times like that. There's quality of ominous expection and power that is very electrifying and charged.
Yesterday, I had just finished peeling the bark from the cedar logs we're using for posts on our new Adirondack rustic-style front porch when the weather moved in and, for several hours, put on quite a show.
Reader Comments (1)
Mark,
I can really feel that tension of the storm about to break. I can almost smell the rain coming!