Gaybutton Posted February 27, 2008 Posted February 27, 2008 Last night (Tuesday, Feb 26) Pattaya was hit by a powerful thunderstorm, and from what I understand it is considered a freak storm. We had torrential rains, but no damaging wind. However, the thunder was so powerful that it actually set off my car alarm. Sukhumvit highway was flooded. A friend was driving along Pattaya's Beach Road and he said the water had flooded well over the curb. My area did not lose electricity, but I have no idea whether any other areas of Pattaya lost electricity. I'm guessing there was no electricity loss. That usually happens only when a strong wind accompanies a thunderstorm. However, satellite television reception was lost for the better part of two hours, at least in my area. The whole thing lasted about ninety minutes. I hope the reservoir received plenty of water from this storm. Unfortunately, weather forecasters are predicting another serious drought this year and despite the promises that a drought will never again cause water to be unavailable in Pattaya, little has actually been done to prevent it. The promised pipeline from natural water sources to Pattaya has yet to be completed. It was supposed to be in place well over a year ago. It never happened. Now homeowners are being advised to install water storage tanks. Quote
