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Patty in Wisc · 07-23-2010, 12:37 AM

Shortly after 5pm, we got severe thunderstorms & a few tornados. Then flash flooding...8 inches in less than 2 1/2 hours is a LOT!! Streets & freeways closed...people stuck in their cars in streets. Several started floating & some had to be rescued as the cars turned upside down.
2 ppl got struck by lightning...oh man, I never saw so much lightening! Sounded like a war zone... bombs- shaking my house. Manhole covers popped off from too much water in sewers. Few blocks away from me, a car fell into a sinkhole...about 15 ft down... about 3-4 cars wide. The driver will be OK. He just filled up w/ gas & a stop light pole fell in on top of his car. They were worried about it blowing up maybe from live wire from pole. Popular street will be closed off for a long time now fear of more caving in. Lots of power out so ppl can't pump water out of their basements. Streets & yards look like lakes & rivers. I have about 2 inches water in my backyard... not bad, but I never had this before. Thank God I have a sump pump. It empties every 20 minutes or so...18 times now since it starting filling up!! I missed the national news tonight...our local news stayed on to report. I unplugged my puter cuz of all the lightning. My, it was a wild scary day. Now it's very humid & so quiet you could hear a pin drop. Did Chicago or anyplace else get these storms? Only our local news was on for hours.

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Patty in Wisc tropical nut Patty in Wisc's Photo Gallery Zone: 5 Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,115 BananaBucks : 346,534 Feedback: 1 / 100% Said "Thanks" 2,946 Times Was Thanked 2,510 Times in 1,203 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 69 Times	Wild weather here today Shortly after 5pm, we got severe thunderstorms & a few tornados. Then flash flooding...8 inches in less than 2 1/2 hours is a LOT!! Streets & freeways closed...people stuck in their cars in streets. Several started floating & some had to be rescued as the cars turned upside down. 2 ppl got struck by lightning...oh man, I never saw so much lightening! Sounded like a war zone... bombs- shaking my house. Manhole covers popped off from too much water in sewers. Few blocks away from me, a car fell into a sinkhole...about 15 ft down... about 3-4 cars wide. The driver will be OK. He just filled up w/ gas & a stop light pole fell in on top of his car. They were worried about it blowing up maybe from live wire from pole. Popular street will be closed off for a long time now fear of more caving in. Lots of power out so ppl can't pump water out of their basements. Streets & yards look like lakes & rivers. I have about 2 inches water in my backyard... not bad, but I never had this before. Thank God I have a sump pump. It empties every 20 minutes or so...18 times now since it starting filling up!! I missed the national news tonight...our local news stayed on to report. I unplugged my puter cuz of all the lightning. My, it was a wild scary day. Now it's very humid & so quiet you could hear a pin drop. Did Chicago or anyplace else get these storms? Only our local news was on for hours. __________________ Got a lite? Patty ____ Patty in Wisc has sadly passed away 9/05/11. We will miss you Patty.