Summer Storms
We had some pretty major storms roll through the Twin Cities Friday and Saturday.
Riding home in front of the first storm on Friday, I had the pleasure of seeing lightning strike a large cottonwood tree about 50 yards in front of me. Seeing the distinct center of the lightning bolt and the white glow around it while hearing the ripping air and the sharp crack of thunder at the same time was pretty intense. The tree wasn’t obviously damaged, though the strike knocked some dead branches and leaves out of the tree.
The remaining 2 miles home along the Minnehaha parkway was pretty fast…
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