Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Wild Thunder Storms in Texas

by Andrea L. Algar
Motorheads Performance - Leesville, Texas

Last night we were rocked by wild storms that came quickly and put on quite a show for us in South Central Texas! The rain was heavy...putting out 2.5 inches in a storm that lasted about a half hour. We lost power twice, but only briefly as the electric company was really on top of things. The video below was taken on a cell phone so it really couldn't capture the intensity, but the bright white flash at the end was lightning hitting a giant oak tree which exploded about 30 feet off to the right of where we stood on a covered porch!


Guy and I were grateful that no one was hurt. The tree, however, didn't make out so well, as it has two large scars running the length of the trunk. The blast literally blew the bark right off the tree, which was found this morning scattered all about.  A brief cleanup and we were back to business working on the great classics at Motorheads Performance today!