Extreme Weather

The past couple of months have been unusually wet and cool. We have had rain off and on all week but this afternoon, a band of showers came over the Oquirrh Mountains and pounded Herriman. It was a gorgeous, sunny afternoon that suddenly turned dark as the sound of thunder crashed loudly. Harrison was playing out front with the neighbor boys as the skies opened and torrential rain began to fall. Within seconds, hail was pounding the rooftop and windows. The neighbor across the street called to tell me the boys had run in to her house to get out of the rain but Harrison was nervous because "My mom told me to play outside!" He is so good about minding his mama! Olivia and I were home to enjoy the spectacular scene created by Mother Nature. June 9 and it looks like there is snow on the rooftops and lawns.

Hail piled up along the edge of the garage doorLooking over at the neighbor's yardThe back patio under a couple of inches of waterThe deck covered with hailThe back corner - the spillover was coming so quickly from both directions, water was surging up about a foot high where the two streets meet. Thank heaven for good drainage systems.Hail on my roofHail along the front walkwayWater puddling in my front flower beds - the geraniums in the pot are now completely bare ... all of the blossoms were blown away.