Solar Flare, High Winds and Pelting Rain

December 15, 2006 – 11:20 pm

Thanks to intense weather and a freak solar flare and the accompanying burst of solar radiation, cell phones went wonky, our local power grid has been having serious issues and, sadly, our electricity and internet connection have been wiped out.

Thank goodness I have a laptop - I’m writing this by candle light right now.

Here’s what it looks like outside (too bad you can’t hear the 60mph winds):

[update]: 25 hours without power. Enjoyed an intense hail storm this afternoon - so strong the hail was ripping by horizontally!

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