Storm on the lake

We took the kids & some cousins to the lake on Friday. The weather report said 30% chance of thunderstorms, so we decided to go ahead & go--it was a small chance. We played in the water for a couple of hours--tried wakeboarding some more, rode the tube, did some swimming--we were having a great time. We'll the clouds starting coming in & we noticed on the mountain nearby dust blowing all over. We figured we had a little time left, so Melissa said she'd wakeboard one more time. We got her in the water & before we could get the boat ready to go, the wind picked up & there were waves all over--white caps!! The boat was being pushed into the bushes on the shore, the boat was rocking all over--it was getting crazy! My 6 year old neice fell & hit her head on the window- fortunately it didn't crack her head open. We noticed some cars on the roadside had pulled over to make sure we were ok & not stuck in the storm. We hurried & got Melissa in the boat & took off towards the dock. We left our tube on a floating dock & when we went back to get it, it was blown off into the bushes. We decided to go back later & get it. By now we had a seen a few strikes of lightening. The kids had huddled under the front cover on the boat & water was splashing all over--I couldn't get to the shore fast enough. We docked the boat & just ran to some cover on the shore. The sheriff came later & said there was a storm warning for at least 3 more hours. We decided it wasn't worth it to wait it out. Jake & my sister-in-law, Lucy, got the tube, put the boat on the trailer & we headed home. Not the sunniest day on the lake, but a memorable one. We feel we were very lucky no one got hurt.

Melissa in the water as the wind picks up & starts making bigger waves.














The kids hiding under the front cover of the boat as the water is splashing over the top.