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Scary Weather, Hurricanes and other Storms?

 
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I do not pay a lot of attention to the weather.  

Dear hubby is deathly afraid of tornadoes so I know when those are in our area.

I saw on the news that the Houston area of Texas was hard hit this year.

Have other folks been affected by the weather?

Any storms or damage?

Let's use this thread to check in so folks will know everyone is okay.

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Anne, my deepest thanks.  

You're as sweet as a spoonful of honey!! (that's southern speech)

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I am traveling right now between Southern Illinois and Iowa.  We are about to drive right into some intense weather.

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Not sure if it counts as weather, but our town is currently evacuated because a forest fire.  Been evacuated for two weeks today.  Hopefully everyone will be able to go home soon.  The fire is mostly under control but it was a close one.

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Made it safely.

But there were two intense thunderstorms that we drove through.  The bright afternoon sky turned dark gray—almost black.  We had to slow down drastically because of at least 1/2 inch of water covering the road surface while going downhill near the top of the hill!! For a moment I thought we were going to have to stop because of flash flooding.  Fortunately we drove out before conditions got worse.

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Eric, glad that you made it home and are safe.

Tim, I had heard about the fires in BC last fall or winter, did not know that some were still burning.  I don't have TV, seldom listen to radio and will not do the so called news.  ( are they still printing newspapers, won't read them) I'm hoping that you get to return home soon and find everything OK.

Mid to upper 80's here, with 70% chance of showers and T-storms later today, with !00% humidity.  Spring in the south!

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Deane Adams wrote:Eric, glad that you made it home and are safe.

Tim, I had heard about the fires in BC last fall or winter, did not know that some were still burning.  I don't have TV, seldom listen to radio and will not do the so called news.  ( are they still printing newspapers, won't read them) I'm hoping that you get to return home soon and find everything OK.
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I had to laugh when I read this, Deane I applaud your resistance to receiving information from the mainstream media sources. LoL

And as for threatening weather, the Midwest, or Minnesota at least finally seems to be getting enough precipitation to bring us out of a 3-year drought.
We have seen decreases in the water flow in aquifers over the last several years, and that is scary!
Hopefully the precipitation will continue throughout the summer allowing us to cut down on irrigation and replenish some of those aquifers.
 
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Just had the t storm come roaring in, complete with sound effects and light show.

That rain was what we call a redneck car/truck wash!

Didn't have time to move the plants off the deck railing due to the wind, shouldn't have to water them anytime soon.

I only use the National Weather Service, I find that their forecast is spot on, most days.

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I'm in North Texas...east of where the tornado touched down. It blew over us and my son said he felt the house move. I slept through it all. Others weren't so fortunate.

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Tina, so glad to hear that you are OK.

Thanks for checking in and letting us know.

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The news suggests that parts of the Hawaiian Islands are getting hammered by a Hurricane/typhoon. I know we have some long term, wonderful permies living there and I really hope you stay safe and check in as soon as you know you're OK. My thoughts are with you!

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Anyone in the Iowa, Missourri or Central Illinois area have any damage?  My parents live in Bloomington and while they were fine, Bloomington got hit especially hard.




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I did not hear about it until just now, but a Deracho hit Indiana?  Any Permies in the area?  Those storms are serious.  I have been through one.  The destruction on the other side is comperable to a level 2 hurricane.


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Beginning around 11 pm we were hammered pretty much all night.  I haven’t looked for storm damage yet.  We sit about 30 miles from the Indiana border.

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John, we did not see much, but I could tell that a lot was going north.  Did you have any damage or just sticks and twigs?


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I just walked the 1/3 of the property nearest the house, livestock, and barn. Just sticks and twigs.  I am amazed.  I have some sizable trees on my property.  Normally in a storm a large branch, if not the whole tree, comes down.  I got lucky for once.

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Eric Hanson wrote:Anyone in the Iowa, Missourri or Central Illinois area have any damage?  My parents live in Bloomington and while they were fine, Bloomington got hit especially hard.




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thanks for posting this Eric!
I got in touch with cousins in Bloomington and caught up on the damage.

I go for days not hearing any news, local or national but weather events are different and happening much more frequently now.

My cousin said 12 inches of rain from thursday thru saturday and lots of trees down...most power is back on now.
She says 'Bloomington looks like a war zone'.

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Judith--"War Zone" were the exact words my father used to describe Bloomington as well.  They live in the countryside about 4 ish miles from the edge.



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