Darn you, thunderstorm...

[Prairie Orca]

... My phone line has been dead for over half an hour now.

Intense, close lightning caused a minor outage and killed the phone line.

Luckily the power is still on, and the internet is connected via internet data stick, so I can still contact family members to let them know the animals and I are okay.

I'm even getting video of as much of the storm as I can.

 

[ibpboo]

Hope you keep safe, and your animals too!

Good thing you can still contact your family.

 

[Sir Birdaholic]

Good thing you still have BYC!!

 

[gritsar]

If it would rain here, even a little bit, I wouldn't be cursing it. I'd be outside enjoying it.
Stay safe.

 

[Prairie Orca]

Dog stuck to me like glue the entire time.

The storm only lasted an hour or so, but boy did it wreak havoc.

Phones still don't work. When I go to dial, there's a low-pitched static noise.

Quite a few times there was lightning that came really close to the house. One time the thunder made me jump (takes a lot to startle me).

Apparently there are more thunderstorms on the way... but hopefully there are no more outages, because I just reset the stove and microwave clocks!