I just had to share our current (scary) weather forecast. At least the radio, which I have blasting to drown out the thunder, is playing U.S. Blues and now Lucinda Williams.  

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM EDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ULSTER COUNTY...  AT 209 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR GRANITE...OR NEAR ELLENVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.  THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...   ACCORD BY 215 PM EDT...   SAINT JOSEN BY 220 PM EDT...   LAKE MINNEWASKA AND AWOSTING BY 230 PM EDT...   RUTSONVILLE BY 235 PM EDT...   DWAARKILL BY 240 PM EDT...   BENTON CORNERS...TUTHILLTOWN...TUTHILL AND BRUYNSWICK BY 245 PM   EDT...  PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER... PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS. 

By the way, I think we are somewhere between Lake Minnewaska and Rutsonville. How am I supposed to stay away from windows in this house??