Yeah I was driving over the Congress bridge about 11ish to get to graveyard shift and I looked west and saw the coolest yellow cloud-to-cloud stuff. If I hadn't been running late I would have stopped to take a photo.
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Wednesday, 3 June 2009 09:41 (fourteen years ago) link
had crazy cloud-to-cloud lightning last night, very unusual for Oregon.
― sleeve, Wednesday, 3 June 2009 14:57 (fourteen years ago) link
I was running late at Town Lake when I saw most of it! Was worried I wouldn't make back to my car before a deluge, but it never did actually rain on me.
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Wednesday, 3 June 2009 15:30 (fourteen years ago) link
IT IS THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW!!
― James Mitchell, Thursday, 16 July 2009 22:34 (fourteen years ago) link
holy fuck this thunder is loud
― vike me down (dyao), Thursday, 6 May 2010 23:04 (thirteen years ago) link
but can you FEEL it?
― hope this helps (Granny Dainger), Thursday, 6 May 2010 23:48 (thirteen years ago) link
it's really thundering and raining here. i'm away from my house, but i left my box fan running in the window. i'm assuming it's getting wet. is this really dangerous or is the worst that's likely to happen is i ruin my fan? should i run home and turn it off even if it's inconvenient?
― by another name (amateurist), Thursday, 9 June 2011 01:14 (twelve years ago) link
might short and cause your fuse to trip?
― british sb power (dayo), Thursday, 9 June 2011 01:17 (twelve years ago) link
hmmm. maybe. i guess that itself wouldn't be the end of the world. i just don't want it to cause a fire or something... obv.
― by another name (amateurist), Thursday, 9 June 2011 01:19 (twelve years ago) link
seems like the worst possible outcome is 'electrical fire'
― british sb power (dayo), Thursday, 9 June 2011 01:22 (twelve years ago) link
but it's raining so that should put out the fire
― british sb power (dayo), Wednesday, June 8, 2011 8:22 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark
aieeeeee
― by another name (amateurist), Thursday, 9 June 2011 01:23 (twelve years ago) link
maybe i'll go home.
A new world record lightning has been recorded! A World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has established two new world records for the longest reported distance and the longest reported duration for a single lightning flash. The longest lightning flash duration is now set at more than 16 seconds in Argentina, while the longest distance is set at more than 700 km (nearly 450 miles) in Brasil!
just trying to imagine what a 450 mile lightening flash that isn't on one of the gas giants, but here on this rock, looks like. jeez!
― calzino, Monday, 29 June 2020 22:51 (three years ago) link
comma comma comma chameleon!
― calzino, Monday, 29 June 2020 22:53 (three years ago) link
That's terrifying.
― peace, man, Tuesday, 30 June 2020 12:43 (three years ago) link