Storm Clouds Yesterday

Storm clouds from yesterday (03/28/2010). First pic is looking out my front door and bottom pic is looking out my back door. We had a pretty severe thunderstorm come through. With it came a few minutes of hail as well. Whew, I'm glad to still be alive!

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Missie said…

I heard about how nasty those storms were on the news. I'm glad you and your family are okay.

March 30, 2010 at 6:57 PM

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