I left work an hour earlier than I’d intended to today, since the news on the radio was broadcasting a “severe thunderstorm alert” for the Boston area until 8 pm, warning of frequent lightning, violent and destructive winds, and hail.
Well. It had rained for about 15 minutes BEFORE I heard about the thunderstorm alert. But I didn’t encounter any rain at all on the bike ride home, and by 6 or 7 the sun was coming out again.
I was trying to be safe, since the wooded bike path can be quite dangerous in heavy winds and lightning. But I guess weather forecasters have taken to hyping potential summer thunderstorms the same way they treat oncoming winter blizzards.
I wouldn’t blame them this time. The radar showed some really intense storms that moved west to east, but they missed this area. It’s often a good idea to check the radar on “loop” to see what’s on its way.
Always better safe than sorry (a mother thing to say)