Not a Good Day in the Neighborhood

My daughter & I were in the backyard sitting under our gazebo this eveningwhen I could see that a storm was possibly brewing (even though none was forecasted). We had just gone inside when all of a sudden wind whipped thru my open windows like I never expereinced before! Rather than wait for any sirens to go off, I screamed for us to get in the basement! Getting 3 totally freaked out dogs in the basement is not easy when one is trying to bolt under my bed!


Now this is what my neighborhood looks like ...


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Apparently, it only hit the area of my city that I live in. They are not calling it a tornado but a "super cell thunderstorm" although there was not rain.More trees are down around me than I can count. Also, so far, it is reported that one person (a motorcyclist) died in this very bizarre storm. I do not know yet if it is oneof my neighbors.

I may post more photos tomorrow ...right now, I am physically and emotionally drained.

Denise

Wow! That's a lot of damage! That must've been quite an experience, I'm glad you and your family are safe.


Last year a similar storm went through my area. It wasn't a tornado either, it was straight-line-winds. The storm uprooted many trees and took off parts of a couple of unfortunate people's roofs. I was lucky that at my home I only suffered a few large tree branches down, no damage to the house. The storm happened just before dark, so I didn't get any photos until the next morning and by then cleanup was well under way.


Here's a photo of what the storm did to a corn field.


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Glad you are OK Denise, that must have been scary. It

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Glad you are ok.


Mark

Wow, Denise - scary! Glad you're ok!!

We are all ok ...but my gazebo isn

Wow Denise.., that looks absolutely awful!


I

Thanks! Now my house lost power and it is HOT! They don

Denise,


Can you stay at a Hotel or with family or friends, they better be close to you, with 3 dogs?


I

Glad to hear that you, your daughter and your dogs are OK, Denise. Hopefully you will have power soon, but like Rich said, it may be wise to find a safe place to stay for a little while. Depending on how large an area was affected you may be without electric for a day or more.


We experience storms in the winter and several years ago I installed a generator similar to what Rich suggested. It has paid for itself several times over. In addition to winter outages, it has been called into service a few times in the summer for the A/C. It needs to be large enough and installed properly, but once that is done it should serve you for years with a little annual maintenance.


Your family is in my family's prayers.


Chris