Sometimes it’s fine to just talk about the weather. The past couple of days a friend has been telling me, over one of the WhatsApp groups that’s kept me sane the past few months, about the storm that’s been hitting his part of the world. Storm Isaias hit the Carolinas earlier this week before tearing a path up through Virginia, New Jersey and the east coast of America. It’s a ferocious thing, leaving millions without power - it left my friend in Connecticut in the dark - and sadly much worse, claiming lives on its way. I was curious to see it up close, from the safety of my own home, via the new Microsoft Flight Simulator
At low altitude you can just about make out pockets of Virginia, but it’s in the heavens where the true spectacle can be found. Three and a half thousand feet up and you can break cloud cover at Isaias’ tail, a small pocket of peace where you can see the storm whirl and flash away while you’re up above and oblivious to its fury. It’s one of what’s now running into dozens of moments where Microsoft Flight Sim has made me catch my breath, letting me check in on the phenomenal conditions that are gripping the other side of the world. What a staggering thing this game is turning out to be.
Bonus storm vid