Not a Good Day in the Neighborhood

[ddt0725]

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 ...






















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

[Trowski]

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.

[Steve U]

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

[clemmb]

...right now, I am physically and emotionally drained.
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I'll bet[:|]


Glad you are ok.


Mark

[neuroanatomist]

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

[ddt0725]

We are all ok ...but my gazebo isn

[Richard Lane]

Wow Denise.., that looks absolutely awful!


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[ddt0725]

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

[Richard Lane]

Denise,


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


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[Chris White]

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