Nothing like a good Kansas Thunderstorm

I remember so many times growing up in Utah playing out in the rain. We would dam up the gutters and when we had a lot of water built up behind our little dirt wall we'd break it and race our popsicles sticks down the street.

We don't play in the rain in Kansas. You can die! For REAL, lightning will come down and fry you and your little popsicle stick racing friends.

I wanted to share some of our storms we've had of late. I've tried to capture some pictures and video of the thunderstorms we have around here. They are amazing and at times scary, but of course that makes it exciting. Here are some pictures and videos to check out, they don't do the storms justice though.



Here is what the radar has looked like so often this year.



And here is what the backyard looks like when we get a 4-5 of inches of rain in an afternoon.

Not sure how this picture got in there.....

Here is a short little video of the storm as it passes. Like I said it doesn't do any justice to the storm. It is like a strobe light most of the time with all the lightning strikes.

And for those nights when you're sitting in your house wondering what the Beasley's weather is like tonight, here is a good link for you to click on. We're about 35 miles South of Kansas City.

http://www.accuweather.com/radar-large.asp?partner=accuweather&traveler=0&zipcode=&level=state&type=SIR&anim=1&site=KS_