Lightning, Thunder, Severe Storm Weather...

This morning I got up and headed to Fire Station 53 for a training in weather.  Yep, the sun is shining.  It's hot.  Oh wait there's a cloud!  Well it was a little more in depth than that.  We discussed types of clouds, upbursts, downbursts, supercells, wall clouds, shelf clouds and of course tornadoes (which almost NEVER happens down here but what the hey!)  Who doesn't like a good tornado?  Well, I am sure those who have either been through one or have experienced one.  

Being a former firefighter, I fall into that ambulance chaser category.  Which I know has nothing to do with this, but I love a good storm, so why not become a storm spotter?  Now I am not a storm chaser and probably never will.  I think that is a little too much excitement for me.

I have always loved watching storms roll in, winds whipping the trees around,  lightning, the whole works.  Now your average everyday rain storm just makes me sleepy but those big storms, you know the ones that have that cool front move accompanied by dark, almost black clouds and awesomely wicked lightning.  I don't know why but I think it gives me an adrenalin rush.  Now I don't want to go dance in the rain, but I love to watch out the window or listen to the crack of thunder.

So now I am an official Storm Spotter with a number and everything!  I guess I will keep my eyes to the sky the next time we have a storm.  I might just find something really cool!