First thunder!

That's right, I'm here to report the first thunder of the year. We had widespread rain and embedded thunderstorms around the area this past Saturday evening and even though it occurred late, I pulled myself out of bed and sat waiting impatiently for that perfect CG to capture on the camera. It took nearly an hour of waiting! Most of the lightning came in the IC (in-cloud) variety, however I did count a grand total of two CG bolts. Luckily, I was able to capture one of them. If you are curious, head over to my PhotoBlog to view the picture.

In other news, widespread severe weather was reported throughout the weekend over the central and southern Plains and my heart, especially, goes out to those folks in Greensburg, Kansas. The small town was nearly wiped off the map from a massive tornado Friday evening, killing 10 people. Officials have estimated that 95% of the town was destroyed with the other 5% still suffering from moderate to severe damage. Please keep your thoughts and prayers with those people affected with this latest round of severe weather and tornadoes.