I usually watch the weather at work, but today, I was really, really busy and just kept my focus on work. So, I was surprised late in the afternoon to see the storm clouds to the north and east from my office. I worked late, and a little after 5 PM, the power went off.
I work in a prison. They "racked up the farm" which means all offenders had to stay put where they were. They announced no one could enter or leave the building, and did a special count. They announced for staff to stay off the elevators. We have emergency power, which kept the emergency lights on, and about 20 minutes after the outage, the power was restored. We have a hospital on sight, and for that reason, as well as public safety issues (keeping the offenders incarcerated) we are a priority sight to restore power. It rained some. I watched the storm blow through: there was lots and lots of dust to the east, some thunder and lightning, and out much rain, but some. It was pretty well dried when I left work a couple of hours later.
The thing about a does squall like that is unless there is serious damage, there is little left over to even indicate it occurred. There was some water in low places on the road, but the ground is hot enough, and the wind strong enough that a couple of hours after the slight rain, there is no evidence of it.
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