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ST. GEORGE — A recent storm came with a thundering roar across southern Utah on Thursday evening. But not before a lightning show lit up the night.
The start of what is expected to be a weekend of stormy weather dumped 1 to 2 inches of rain in the St. George area between 7 p.m., Thursday to 6 a.m., Friday with lightning flashing like strobe lights in repetition in the sky.
A few basements suffered flooding, fallen trees were scattered from high winds and some roads flooded throughout the city.
Further north, the Cedar City area had less rain — about 0.08 inches overnight — but still had high winds with gusts up to 60 mph.
Cedar City resident Tessa Douglas caught what looked like a funnel cloud during the night, but the National Weather Service said there was no tornadic activity in the area when St. George News inquired.
The forecasters did say to expect an encore performance in the sky Friday night into Saturday morning.
