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Barker Reservoir starts overflowing after Hurricane Ike strikes Houston, Texas in September, 2008.

Dark thunderstorm clouds form over Merligen, Switzerland warning you of an upcoming thunderstorm. The picture was taken in August, 2008.

Dark and gloomy clouds. I think its going to rain at any moment now. Captured with a Canon EOS 300D Digital Camera in August 2005.

A resort in Gainesville, Florida gets flooded due to constant rain preceding the hurricane Dennis in June 2005. Captured with a Canon PowerShot SD400.

It depends. Stress testing tools can be invaluable for finding the breaking point for a web application. But even the best tool and test plan won’t fix the problem.

The purpose of stress and load testing is to discover. Measuring response time and errors relative to user volume can point to solutions; however, the developer(s) must engage in performance tuning to eliminate bottlenecks or otherwise improve throughput.

A tornado on June 7, 2008 narrowly missed Chicago by about twenty five miles.

An August, 2008 tornado damaged trees and power lines in Highland, Indiana. The picture tells the story.

Lightning strikes at a place in Gironde , Aquitaine, France.

Thick and dark clouds form over Bristol, England. Looks like its going to rain; time to take cover. Taken with a Canon PowerShot A520 in March, 2007.

Heavy rains lash Almaty, a city in Kazakhstan, a former Soviet Union Country in October, 2008. People in the picture trying to wade through the water.

Funnel clouds form over a distance from the car in Arkansas waiting to turn into a Tornado.

A waterspout tornado forming due to cool weather over the sea.

Clouds form over Saint Quay sending a warning of an impending thunderstorm. The subsequent thunderstorm caused a lot of damage back in June, 2007.

The devastating hurricane Gustav leaves huge amounts of debris on sea shore in September, 2008.

Hurricane Ike reached up to Ohio with wind speeds touching 70mph causing widespread damage in September, 2008. Some places didn’t have power for 7 days.

A satellite image taken on 2008/09/11 shows the formation of Hurricane Ike over gulf.

Hurricane Ike uprooted even the strongest of the trees in its trail. The picture shows an uprooted tree aftermath Ike in Dayton, Ohio in September, 2008.

Looks like the low lying clouds are trying to cover up the lightning but the lightning still manages to pierce through the clouds.

Beautiful view of clouds taken from an aeroplane in the Indian Ocean. Shot with a Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi Camera in October, 2007.

It is raining heavily in Long Wharf, Boston Harbor, MA. The picture was taken with a Canon Power Shot S5 IS Camera in August, 2008.