Portland, Oregon July 3, 2008 3 AM Thunderstorm

About 3 am Portland, Oregon was hit with a rare thunderstorm.  Here's a view from our backyard:

The video gets a little more exciting as it goes along.  It wasn't anything like a South Carolina or St. Louis storm but we'll take what we can get around here.  At least we Liz won't have to water later this morning.  Frances and Katherine slept through the entire storm.  On the other hand, Hugo and Hazel had to be given the sedatives we normally reserve for New Years and 4th of July