We got Hail!

Wow - did we have a storm today.

We went to the family reunion at Twin Grove yesterday (will post that if I have time), so today I wanted to go on a bike ride. The weather reported that we'd have a chance for thunderstorms starting at 10a, but I thought we'd be fine til 11am.

So we biked out to the playground at Old Pottstown Pike (with the basketball courts). We got there ok, but heard thunder.......

Played for about 15 mintues when it started to drizzle and the thunder got louder. We decided to hunker down under the pavillion (which has room for 2 picnic tables).

And then.... all hell broke loose.

We got stuck outside during the WORST hail storm I've ever been in. They were golf-ball size (or only slightly smaller) and millions of the them. It looked like they were popping from the ground cause they hit so hard that they bounced 1 ft in the air.

The boys could care less. We waiting almost an hour and then there was a break and we got on the bikes and got home as fast as possible.

At home, we could see that the house had been hit with similar fury. There was no damage to the cars (damage, I'm about to get rid of the Ford Explorer), but there were literally piles of ice on the back deck.

The boys had fun pitching ice into the pool, while Kim and I cleaned up the debris.

Once of the most excited storm experiences in my life.