The dogs were awakened early this morning by a large limb that destroyed a wall of their home.

December 26, 2003 - HayPatch, UT - Heavy snow warning, and we do mean HEAVY. A moisture-rich Christmas snow fell this morning causing many drought-weakened tree limbs to plummet to the ground at the HayPatch.

Green flashes of light brightened the bleary-eyed darkness of the early morning hours as branches fell on power lines around the neighborhood. Power on the HayPatch was out from 4am to 7am and again from 10am to 3pm.

It turns out that far too many locals were throwing in anti-drought hopes into their  Christmas Day prayers. Certainly, Utah is still drought stricken, as droughts are rarely corrected in one snowstorm, but today, in an exclusive interview to HayPatch News,  Church officials requested that their members moderate their anti-drought pleas so that the much needed moisture will appear gradually for the safety of all those living in the area.

Dave's truck was stricken by a very large limb. It left a substantial dent in the front hood.

Andrea's was covered with snow weary branches.

Blanketed with branches and snow. Andrea's car suffered minor injuries, including the passenger car mirror being stripped from the vehicle.

Picnic, anyone?