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08-14-2020 12:44 PM
I was also in this one...
but Iowa got hit first..as it moved into my state...
it hit 12 miles East from me had storm hit first plus east part of that town had a tornado!
M y daughter called me on her cell to advise it hit there no electrcity,etc,lots of damage and it was headed my away and would hit my town very soon...got off the phone just as the winds came!
Wow! I'm not going to complain about tree damage,etc...as other towns were really hit hard!
The town where daughter and a son lives but different side of that town...have electricty now..but cable and internet came onbackThursday(yesterday)!
(Mine only blinked and came right
back on...in my town)
Thank goodness no lives were lost!
Cars,etc can be replaced...aged trees after cleaned up can be replaced!
08-14-2020 11:47 PM
@VaBelle35 wrote:We had one in the DC area maybe 10 years ago? It is quick and deadly.
I had never heard of it before then.
Prayers to you and your neighbors that you get through it quickly.
My son's house was hit by this storm. All the trees on his property were downed! It looked like the end of the world!!!
08-15-2020 12:06 AM
@VaBelle35 wrote:We had one in the DC area maybe 10 years ago? It is quick and deadly.
I had never heard of it before then.
Prayers to you and your neighbors that you get through it quickly.
@VaBelle35 I had never heard of a "derecho" before that one in my DC area either.
I remember it came in late on a Friday night. The wind howled like a train coming through and all of the trees on the street, including the large ones, were bent over and touching the ground.
People were without power for days during one of the hottest times during the summer. The devastation was awful.
It is like a cross between a hurricane and tornado...at least it felt like it. If you hear that type of storm on any forecast, run to a basement or safe inside room.
08-15-2020 07:00 AM
@4kitties wrote:
Thank you. My area was lucky and was minimally impacted. But Iowa truly suffered the worst of it. When it got to Illinois, mostly the northern half of the state was hit. We were kind of on the southern edge of it.
And we did not suffer the long power outages like @CalminHeart did. Mr. 4 kitties and I got all the twigs, leaves and branches cleaned up so we are okay now.
The poor farmers sure had a lot of crop damage.
You're welcome, @4kitties. I feel so terrible for all involved. It seems like just when everyone is trying to settle and manage one set of challenges others -- big ones -- crop up.😢
08-15-2020 07:02 AM
I'm glad you're okay, too, @cowboy sam. Continued prayers for all.❤️
08-15-2020 09:49 AM
We once had a terrible ice storm and when you were outdoors, you could hear the trees dropping in the woods every few minutes. The weight just knocked them down like a feather.
08-15-2020 09:54 AM
@Mersha wrote:
@VaBelle35 wrote:We had one in the DC area maybe 10 years ago? It is quick and deadly.
I had never heard of it before then.
Prayers to you and your neighbors that you get through it quickly.
@VaBelle35 I had never heard of a "derecho" before that one in my DC area either.
I remember it came in late on a Friday night. The wind howled like a train coming through and all of the trees on the street, including the large ones, were bent over and touching the ground.
People were without power for days during one of the hottest times during the summer. The devastation was awful.
It is like a cross between a hurricane and tornado...at least it felt like it. If you hear that type of storm on any forecast, run to a basement or safe inside room.
That's how I described it as well.
08-15-2020 09:59 AM - edited 08-15-2020 10:00 AM
@VaBelle35 The Derecho is different then a tornado. It's a straight line wind shear. A wind shear can make just as much damage as a tornado. They occur most frequently in the Mid West, but can happen anywhere.
08-15-2020 10:01 AM
@songbird Thanks.
What I meant was, when describing it to people, it felt like a combination of both. Fast like a tornado, intense like a hurricane.
08-15-2020 10:06 AM
@VaBelle35 wrote:@songbird Thanks.
What I meant was, when describing it to people, it felt like a combination of both. Fast like a tornado, intense like a hurricane.
The only consolation is they move quickly. The seem to hang around for ever when they are on top of you. It's just that is several lines of storms coming quickly one after another. I personally think they are worse then a tornado. Thankfully, they don't happen as much as tronado
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