I was awakened a little after 1am with the loudest thunder I've ever heard, bouncing around in between bolts of lightening. It seemed to be stalled over our house and the cats were all huddled on the bed staring out the windows. I got up about 3am and brought the cats into the living room and turned the lights on for them :) It continued for several hours, longer than I remember thunder storms lasting.
Heard on the evening news some areas had so much hail it piled up like snow. Much of the town was without power although we only lost power for a short time. I decided I'd better make some coffee in case the power went out, and had just pushed the start button when everything went black. Fortunately it came back on in a few minutes and I was able to finish brewing the coffee. I love that first cup of coffee in the morning!
