Flash flood

It was a hail storm, electric storm, and torrents of water all in one. We had about 2 inches of rain, golf ball sized hail, and lightning strikes all within 1 hour. And the wind, can't forget the Wyoming wind...

You've heard the statement that things will look better in the morning?? They do and they don't! lol There is quite a bit of damage and most things are gone. I have no garden, no sunflowers, the peonies and rhubarb that we planted 3 days ago are gone. I don't know if my lilacs, plum, or cottonwoods will survive. There is no point in planting the willows that I had. We lost the six chicks, the rest seem to be doing okay. There is a few leaves left on two of the cottonwoods and we will see how they do. The evergreen saplings look slightly rougher but are all in great shape considering. Other than the 6 chicks we didn't lose any of the other animals so far. They were all soaked to the bone last night and it remains to be seen if any will have lasting effects but they are all alive this morning. Other than the rabbit that was in the flipped hutch the others managed to stay dry and safe. The chickens, turkeys, dogs, and goats were all soaked.

At one point during the storm the back door blew open and Tim's dog Sarah came rushing in drenched. I have no idea why she wasn't in her dog house! She has one! At another point I was in the living room and Lilly started crying in the kitchen less than 20 feet away and I couldn't hear her over the storm. To top the fun off yesterday was Tim's birthday and I threw a party for him. We had 7 extra people here when it hit. There were points last night we weren't sure that they were going to be going home that night.

The ranch got it worse. I have no idea how the cows are doing but the corral at MIL's house is gone. I haven't been down there to see yet I was waiting for Lilly to wake up. I did get up this morning however and take a drive down the road in both directions from our house and we also took a drive after company left last night although it was almost dark.

Hail flows in our back yard last night


Is there a pot of gold?? I think we need one.


Our back yard


Irrigation ditch behind our house and along the road last night


irrigation ditch this morning


what's left of my plum tree


The willows that were to be planted


The cat that hunts and got caught in it vs. the lazy cat (this is the muddiest I've ever seen this cat and he is nuts about staying clean!)


Waterfall on the road last night (there were idiotic teenagers driving across this!)


That same waterfall by mornings light


the undercut of the road


The creek and fenceline, as you can see by the grass on the posts the water was HIGH!


The brand new culvert by our place that the county just put in.


Ironically the thistle survived...


The irrigation ditch from the hill. You can see where the water level was by all the washed mud


These are drifts of hail covered with mud and grass. My B-I-L has a picture of him standing next to them last night and they reach his waist.


Some of our pasture area...the grass is gone, the cactus survives *grimace*


I will post more later after I have pictures of the corral and some of the damage on the ranch itself.