15 years ago today...

15 years ago this night, my beloved and I were up in the top of this romantic ball in a restaurant called Antares. My brother in law had given S some money for a nice dinner for us..so there we were up in this beautiful ball slowly spinning as we ate our dinner. In the Lord's providence one of the costliest storms in history was occurring. We knew it was raining outside, but it wasn't till we went back down to level ground that we realized the devastation that had gone on while we were up there. Here is the quote from Noaa "During the late afternoon of May 5, 1995, a large cluster of severe storms approached the DFW Metroplex. These storms produced extremely large hail, damaging winds, and heavy rainfall as they passed over Tarrant County. The hail swath included the bank of the Trinity River where the outdoor festival, Mayfest, was in progress. The storms caused an estimated $2 billion in damages in Tarrant and Dallas counties. This event remains one of the costliest hail storms in history.

The storms struck Mayfest at 7:10 pm, where over 10,000 people were caught in the open with little shelter. Hail up to the size of softballs fell, resulting in over 400 injuries. There were no fatalities at the festival, although 60 people suffered serious injuries requiring hospitalization.

As the storms moved eastward, intense rainfall affected portions of Tarrant and Dallas counties. Rainfall rates approached 2.25 inches in 15 minutes over Dallas County and numerous reports of flash flooding were received. More than 350 cars sustained weather-related damage, including hail and water damage."

We were very thankful for the Lord's mercies on us while we were so vulnerable up there....and it has certainly made our romantic evening a memorable event...it was so beautiful up there watching the lightening and all!