First Thunderstorm of the Season (Casper, Gillette: house, landscaping, tornado)

[HighlandLady]

...Just went overhead - hail, some fierce lightning, a fine anvil cloud with a couple of timid and weak funnel clouds - only to have a tornado on the ground by Evansville. Mother Nature is starting the season off with a bang

[Kristynwy]

Man, I wish it would come closer my way... I love thunderstorms

All except for the tornado part though

[HighlandLady]

Originally Posted by Kristynwy

Man, I wish it would come closer my way... I love thunderstorms

All except for the tornado part though

I love thunderstorms as well...and the rain was quite refreshing. I am the nunk who is out with a camera during a tornado...except at night, they bother me then, for you can't tell whether it's coming or going. I don't think it was much of one here...the storm didn't look that strong or developed to produce anything beyond an F1 - if even that. Still...the lightning was nice, hail was small, and winds weren't too daft...

[WyoMama]

Is a nice strong drizzle (as opposed to the dreaded downpours) right now (2100 hr tonite). I heard 1 what I THOUGHT was a thunderclap. That is one thing I miss about southeast Wyo - good storms but they can keep the 'nados. I lived in nado country for 25 years. That was long enuff - HATE the dang things. We nearly NEVER even get an overhead funnel cloud in Cody. YEAH!!

[HighlandLady]

In the Casper Star-Tribune, they stated that a tornado was on the ground in south-central Casper off of Wyoming Boulevard but no damage was reported from it; there was golf-sized hail. Odd. Typical Wyoming weather - snow forecasted for this night.

[WyoMama]

I love the early storms when it thunders during snowstorms...those are so weird!!!

[HighlandLady]

Weird, but most welcomed! A couple of years ago there was a thunderstorm the beginning of February - caused a weak tornado to touch down outside of Gillette...but the thunder and lighting during the snow was amazing.

Allegedly, the tornado yesterday picked up a car and tossed it around, but the driver wasn't injured. It's not often to have a tornado in Casper, but not unheard of either.

[emeraldsky]

Lots of rain today in Gillette. And yesterday. Things are greening up so nicely. I hope we have a sunny day tomorrow though so I can pull up a few dandelions before they get out of control.

I do love a good thunderstorm...

[HighlandLady]

I do love rain and it's good to hear for Gillette. We had rain most of the afternoon and another storm is veering in from the west - small hail is forecasted for this eve. I can nearly smell it! The tulips have exploded in the garden, more daffodils as well.

[tekape]

Casper just looks so much greener (and cleaner) after the last two days of rain!

It smells so good, too!

I always love it when it snows in May...[dripping with sarcasm] I'm so close to planting my garden, but I'm holding off because I KNOW there's going to be snow!

I was going to do some gardening and landscaping today....but the rain kept me indoors (my house needed some spring cleaning anyway!)