I normally sleep very deep, so much so my wife can't believe the stuff I sleep through. Last night had some highlights though that actually woke me up. We had a good blow going on for awhile with some hearty thunder to add to the din. The two combined shook the house.
We lost power for awhile. Don't know how long 'cause I didn't stress it and after a good look around to make sure all looked well I went back to bed. My boys slept right through it but it did startle up my daughter.
My little house sort of sits in the middle of a big empty, lots of open around me so I take a butt whoopin' in a bad blow, when a lot of folks nearby have some buffer(woods, other houses, etc.)
It is something that this weather covered such a huge region.
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