Our day started in fact very badly, with a ferocious thunderstorm around 1am. Thunder is rare in the islands, occurring mainly in winter. Thunder will occur if the atmosphere 6 miles up is 40 degrees (or more) colder than down on the ground. The thunder was particularly bad in Ness, North Lewis, but we got a couple of bad flashes and thunderclaps.
In the morning, FM reception in one of the radios in the house had gone to pot, but another radio did have coverage. Except for our local station, Isles FM 103.0, which had lost its 'analogue', whatever that be.
MV Muirneag, our freight ferry, was cancelled due to the high winds overnight, and will not sail tonight either. The ferry from Barra and South Uist has also been withdrawn for today. As I'm closing this post, a heavy shower passes over with hail and sleet.
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Wow Guido...thunder storms are very rare in the winter time here where I live on the East Coast of the US....but they do happen every once in a while and we always are so surprised....June:)
ReplyDeleteSorry about your bad weather...hope it clears...
ReplyDeleteOurs has been downgraded, just a light dusting of snow late this afternoon. Have a great day...
Joyce
i hope things have calmed down by now!!!
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