I. LOVE. THUNDERSTORMS.
The Tampa Bay area is known as the lightning capital of North America, and this morning it showed everyone exactly why. I woke up to the minutes-long rumble of constant thunder, and when I looked outside I saw one of the most impressive lightning displays that I've ever seen. Three or more strikes were hitting simultaneously all over the sky. It was breathtaking. Moments later we were pelted with hail and torrential downpours that lasted well into the late afternoon. The river came up over the seawall and halfway across the road before receding, and I expect it to be even higher tomorrow. Unfortunately, I didn't get any photos of the lightning, but this is a picture of the clouds forming over us yesterday afternoon. Just beautiful.
