What the heck is going on.

[DawnOday]

In LA for the weekend and so far have endured a couple hours of electric storm and flooding rain. I lived here for over forty five years and have never experienced anything like it here. AZ and Utah yes. I was heading out the door and I told Jo I hope the lightning does not strike me and as I put my hand on the door and BAM! I screamed, luckily I didn't have a heart attack. When I did go outside the palm tree across street was in flames. I know this is no match for my friends now suffering for sub minus weather. My heart goes out to you. Stay safe Please.

[Northern Star Girl]

In LA for the weekend and so far have endured a couple hours of electric storm and flooding rain. I lived here for over forty five years and have never experienced anything like it here. AZ and Utah yes. I was heading out the door and I told Jo I hope the lightning does not strike me and as I put my hand on the door and BAM! I screamed, luckily I didn't have a heart attack. When I did go outside the palm tree across street was in flames. I know this is no match for my friends now suffering for sub minus weather. My heart goes out to you. Stay safe Please.

@DawnOday
Please stay indoors....   don't get under any trees....   stay safe....
Hey, Southern California has a drought, but they don't need the rain all at once.
Hugs,
Danielle

[Northern Star Girl]

@DawnOday
Please stay indoors....   don't get under any trees....   stay safe....

Hey, Southern California has a drought going on, but they don't need the rain all at once.

Hugs,
Danielle

[Jessica]

In LA for the weekend and so far have endured a couple hours of electric storm and flooding rain. I lived here for over forty five years and have never experienced anything like it here. AZ and Utah yes. I was heading out the door and I told Jo I hope the lightning does not strike me and as I put my hand on the door and BAM! I screamed, luckily I didn't have a heart attack. When I did go outside the palm tree across street was in flames. I know this is no match for my friends now suffering for sub minus weather. My heart goes out to you. Stay safe Please.

Holy moly!  I hope all is well!

I once went through an electric storm in the 70's as I was passing Magic Mountain, just north of LA.  I saw at any given moment at least a dozen strikes on the nearby hills all around me.  Stopped for gas there.  This was during the gasoline shortages.  After I had waited in line and was able to fill up, the power went out everywhere!  Luck!

[DawnOday]

Thanks for the comments. I'll stay low. Holy mollie.  Twenty minutes earlier I was telling Jo that another strike was the loudest I had ever heard. Then this one. And I live in Seattle have never experienced anything close to this. It's settled down now but whew.

[Northern Star Girl]

Thanks for the comments. I'll stay low. Holy mollie.  Twenty minutes earlier I was telling Jo that another strike was the loudest I had ever heard. Then this one. And I live in Seattle have never experienced anything close to this. It's settled down now but whew.

@DawnOday
Dear Dawn:
When I lived in Connecticut for a couple years I remember that when we had a thunderstorms there that the noise and vibration would just about break the windows.   

I recall that there were times seeing the flash and almost immediately I would hear the thunder clap.... that means that it was right on top of me.    VERY SCARY for sure.

Hugs,
Danielle

[DawnOday]

Mom has an old stucco house and it was vibrating like mad. I have had 60 - 80 mph winds not shake the house like that.Prior to this the worst thunder storms I was in were in Flagstaff AZ, Zion NP and Lonepine CA,