Her house is okay, but trees down around it - siding off - shingles off - no electricity.
They weren't home when it happened.
It was straight-line winds.
Oh no! Straight line winds are NOT FUN. I'm glad she's ok and hope the house is a quick fix up.
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Straight line winds can be just as damaging as any other nasty summer storm. It's over 30 years but I still have minor panic attacks when there are severe thunderstorms or tornado warnings.
Our storage shed and some contents blew away and we lost a window. We were huddled in the basement and eventually water was running on us so we feared the worst. It was caused by the broken window, but when you're in the dark with strong winds blowing you expect your roof to be gone!
Many neighbors had roof damage and thoughout the city there was lots of damage. We were in a brand new neighborhood so no trees to come down.
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Just received a voice mail from HO and the bad weather has hit in her area and her house has been damaged.
Trying to return her call now.
HO, I hope you are OK. Tag in with us and give us an update when you can.
Love and prayers.
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The weather reports indicate that an inland hurricane hit this area. The devastation is widespread and is seen everywhere, even now. I have pics of what my area looked like that day, but I'll post them here another day, as I'm working a lot and need to get to bed soon.
What's absolutely amazing is that just one person was killed and only about a hundred injured. The devatated areas pretty much go from the Mississippi River to Evansville, IN and from West Frankfort, IL almost to Paducah, KY. Look it up on a map and you will see how widespread that area is.
LadyRev, my daughter, and I had to climb through brush and trees just to get to my house. I was driving when it hit, and I literally felt that I was driving in a tornado for 30 minutes to get to safety. A large limb hit my van when I went under a falling tree, but the only damage I received was my passenger sideview mirror being destroyed.
We saw large trees just falling over like they were sticks in the grass. Shingles and siding flying off houses, hitting my van, and power lines coming down across the highway as I was driving under them.
Most roads were impassible from falling trees, and my road wasn't clear for three days. Curfews were issued for a few towns that were hardest hit, mine included, and driving downtown after dark was quite eerie when you understand that the entire town was without electricity for three days.
No gas, grocery stores being able to only take cash but having to calculate taxes with a calculator, and lack of supplies like ice and water made life quite surreal. LadyRev and I went to Mt. Vernon to stay there for three nights, and I came back home after taking her to the airport, as I work midnights and sleep all day, so I didn't need electricity, although I had to shower and get dressed at work.
I will try and post pics either later this evening before I leave for work or do it tomorrow morning before I go to bed. The pics don't do justice to the reality of the situation however, but my memory is seared forever. I hope I never go through something like that again.
Thanks again for the thoughts and prayers.
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This is the first I've heard of this, because I was out of the country when all this was happening, I guess. I'm so sorry for what you've been through. We've been through that tornado-mess and it's not fun!
Hi, H1, so glad that you survived!...We have had several tornadoes in our area over the past few years. Personally, we had no damage to our property but I lost a very good friend in a tornado a few years ago.
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