I had been planning on posting about an outdoor idea you may not know about, that I just discovered...but I'd better address the storm we had and the ones coming in tonight.
This afternoon's storm was one of the quickest developing storms I've seen in a while...and right over our heads. I'm surprised we didn't lose power, given the copious lightning very close by. We did enjoy a rather protracted hail storm with pea-sized hail (0.25-inch, some pieces close to 1/2"), but thankfully we didn't hit warning criteria (1").
We're not done yet...another round of storms and potential hail and damaging winds moves in tonight, moving almost due east out of TN. Unlike our isolated Haywood storm cell this afternoon, this could arrive as a more widespread line when it passes through. Just FYI.
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With a big holiday period upon us, some may be looking for something different to do outdoors. I am prone to being a hermit and not keep up with news items in our area, but today we ventured to a new wonderful assortment of trails throughout the impressive campus of Haywood Community College (HCC). "The Dahlia Ridge Trail" was unveiled just this past June and is full of well-cleared trails, allowing for hikes/walks as long or short as you'd like.
Excellent signage ensures you will know how to get around, which trail you are on, as well as locator diamonds in case of an emergency which you can report if help is needed. Too, for maybe younger family visiting, they have a challenging disc golf course all throughout the same area. Where the Lake Junaluska path is wildly popular (for good reason!), you will often find the trails to yourself at HCC
HCC is a real feather in our county's hat, and has been for quite some time. Weekday hours run from 6am til 11pm Monday-Friday, and 8a-8p Saturday-Sunday. NOTE: Campus will be CLOSED Tuesday July 4.
To read more about it and see a detailed trail map, click HERE.
Happy 4th of July to all y'all!
Bob
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