Thursday the winds were strong which is why the Jeff's went up
early for a flight. The clouds came during the day and it always looked like it
was going to rain, but it didn't until late at night. Then the thunder and
lightning came knocking out power to the Residence Alba Rosa, where we are
staying. The Jeff's were driving Zippy back to his place with Dustin and Alex
six kilometers north of Sigillo and they got caught in the squall. The rain was
so thick that we could no longer see the lights of town, 1.8 km away from our
window. For a while we thought that they had also been deprived of their
electricity.

The car went through flooded streets with standing waves showing up in the
gutters. There was some damage to the right front wheel well. Because the straps
of the inflatable rack come through the gaskets on the doors, they let in rain.
There were inches of it in the floor of the car.

Power was restored around 6 AM the next morning. But the clouds and the rain are
still with us. This is the practice day, but no one is flying. Cloud base has
been below launch. It is about 15 to 17 degrees Celsius. I have been listening
to thunder for the last few hours (it is around 2 PM now), and it continues to
rain lightly.

The forecast for tomorrow is mixed with low top of lift and weak thermals (local
forecast says rain). Northeast winds at 4,000' at 13 knots (18 earlier at 11
AM). I don't know which launch we will be going to if at all.