Later when I got home, I learned our little mall strip was not alone, for 6700 electric customers were also effected, due to a tripped circuit.

The strangeness continued. This evening, we were a little late making our trip to the library. The skies were ominously dark gray to the north, so we parked closer to the entrance than we normally do. As Julia hunted her books, I took my usual chair and read a magazine. Every little bit, I paused to look out the large windows and see lightning. The winds grew fierce, and the young trees were bending over, as their leaves were being torn.

Julia had almost finished, but just before she could check out her books, the power went out! We decided to wait, in hopes the power would return, as the emergency back-up is not sufficient to run their computers.

What a dramatic view of the storm we had at the library, seeing the huge light flashes through the library windows. We waited about a half hour, while the storm lessened its intensity. But the power did not return. So Julia left the books behind.

On our way home, I saw some small trees had been uprooted. Much of the apartment parking lot is under water. I took my shoes off and waded through it to get in where it's dry.

At least we have electricity at home. But it's best to send this off before we lose it!