Thursday, January 21, 2010

Huge Hail!


Monday night, all Fort Bragg residents received a series of storms and woke up on Tuesday to learn we were out of power. Good thing we had some breaks throughout the day on Tuesday, which allowed crews time to repair damage before the next set of storms were due. The power had been flickering from time to time, but has stayed on...even through our hail we received which was quarter-size and even bigger in many areas! Quiet an amazing sight! I have NOT seen hail that size, in our town of Fort Bragg!
This set of storms have caused closure of MacKerricher state park's Lake Cleone picnic area, due to the water rising. You could see picnic tables sticking up from the water after the lake rose about two feet!
We are seeing many "storm chasers" enjoying the view and the rain all along the bluffs in front of the Beachcomber. From our office, we can see how amazing the spray is, shooting 20-30 (or maybe even more) feet in the air. The waves sure are pounding out there!
Yesterday, I enjoyed the thunderstorm, which happened right as it was getting dark. Such a beauty!
Hopefully mother nature is letting us go back to sunshine soon!
The Beachcomber is a great location to do your storm chasing!
call us, (800) 400-7873 www.thebeachcombermotel.com
Gaby

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