Friday, July 11, 2025

Tranquility #SkywatchFriday

Today, a little variety pack of recent skies.

The first two pictures were taken July 8. 

On top of an area hill.
These look so peaceful, but there's a story in that sky.

These last two pictures were taken about four hours before a destructive storm hit our area on July 3.  Many think we had a tornado but the weather service has determined it was a microburst.  Trees down everwhere, lots of hail damage, many people without power for a day or so.  I know someone whose car was totalled and another person who suffered a lot of damage to her home. They mentioned our area briefly on the national news that night.

I know what happened was minor compared to what has happened in several communities since, and I, myself was fortunate - only minor damage for us.

Joining Yogi and other sky watching bloggers for #SkywatchFriday. 

11 comments:

  1. Just because it doesn't hit the national headlines, it doesn't mean it's not significant. I hope your area is recovering now.

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  2. Great photos. And I’m sorry about the storm.

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  3. ...keep looking up those beautiful skies.

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  4. Lovely serene sky photos,

    Wishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
    an artist reflects ~ thanks.

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  5. Your beautiful skies make me feel like I'm soaring through the air.

    I'm glad that the damage was minor.

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  6. I've not heard of microburst before. I'm glad you only received minimal damage, still a stressful event!

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  7. I live in Colorado and this summer has brought thunderstorms almost every day --the Rocky Mountains create that weather. The storms sometimes bring tornados to the plains. It's been a dramatic weathe ryear, Stay safe!

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  8. Oh wow, microbursts can cause lots of damage and they seem to come out of nowhere.

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  9. Great pictures. Sorry to hear about the storm and the microburst. There was a microburst several years ago by my dads trailer that blew part of his roof off.

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  10. Don't downplay it. Just because it was minor in the grand scheme, it was terrible for those that lived through it. Yikes. Too many major weather events happening.

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