Yeah, I'm one of those freaks that loves bad weather. I was driving home last night from work and headed westward into a strong thunderstorm cell. Most of the lightinng was quick and contianed in the clouds but ocassionally, I would see a ground stike. This seems to be typicall of electrical storms here in the Midwest. Take a look at the picture above. That's pretty much how it looks like most of the time.
A few years ago, I went on ASSIST to Ellsworth AFB. The plains states seem to have some of the most dramatic storms I've ever seen. As I was touching down at the Rapid City airport, we decended through the clouds and I marveled at all the lightning that was occuring all around us. I remember this one teenager who looked like she was traveling alone just gripping the arm chair and silently praying to herself. I'm sure if we got hit by a bolt, I'd be shitting myself too, but for the moment, I was having a great time. To date, it has been the only time that I've flown through a thunderstorm. Sometimes, I wish I knew someone in the US Air Force Reserve or NOAA who get me on to one of those reconaissance flights into hurricanes. Now that would be an adventure.
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