Got lucky last night, neighbor didn't fare as well. (tornado)

[baldguy637]

The storms last night were pretty nasty out my way. Had a phone call at work from the wife saying there was a funnel cloud forming over our house heading east. It touched down about a half mile east of my house and hit my two neighbors houses. Ended up heading home from work and helped them with some clean up until around 11:30 or so.

Here are some pics the wife snapped from her phone while at her sisters a few miles away.

And here is the aftermath of my neighbors new pole barn, he just put it up last spring. Luckily no one was hurt.

 

[MrsGungho]

was that her video they have been showing on Fox59 all morning?

 

[SEIndSAM]

Wow, glad you escaped damage, but those are nice pics.

 

[baldguy637]

was that her video they have been showing on Fox59 all morning?

I know she sent one in on Facebook, but it was very bad quality. She sent some good pics though. Our road has been closed since the storm, last night they were sat up at the road closed sign just west of our house. Today there were a ton of news vans and choppers flying over all morning.

 

[HICKMAN]

glad everyone is safe!

 

[eldirector]

Glad you and your family are OK. Sucks about your neighbor's barn, but at least it was just a barn.

Hopefully the news crews will get bored and wander off soon!

 

[baldguy637]

I was talking to a storm chaser last night while at Jeffs house, he said it looked like an F1, and was on the ground 45-60 seconds.

The only thing I had out of place at the house was the patio furniture blown around, bball goal flipped and trash can out in the field.

 

[MrsGungho]

I was talking to a storm chaser last night while at Jeffs house, he said it looked like an F1, and was on the ground 45-60 seconds.

The only thing I had out of place at the house was the patio furniture blown around, bball goal flipped and trash can out in the field.

that's what the news was reporting.. f1 and on the ground about 45 seconds.

 

[baldguy637]

that's what the news was reporting.. f1 and on the ground about 45 seconds.

I've been at work since 8, but I knew the NWS was coming out this morning.

Hopefully they'll open up the road soon so my drive won't be a turn around for 50 cars an hour all day. It's been nuts since it happened.

 

[CindyE]

those are some interesting pics! i wouldn't think i'd like hearing that a funnel cloud is forming over my house- yikes!

 

[zinx]

Lots of tornadoes in Indiana this year, damn.

 

[Indy_Guy_77]

those are some interesting pics! i wouldn't think i'd like hearing that a funnel cloud is forming over my house- yikes!

I'd much rather one form over my house...than to have one form not too far to the SW of my house...

-J-

 

[handgun]

I'd much rather one form over my house...than to have one form not too far to the SW of my house...

-J-

Me too unless it decideds to touch down over my house then i wouldnt want to hear that.

 

[Hookeye]

Just wondering........... if tornadoes are sent after Hi Point owners............

 

[wizard_of_ahs]

Even though property damage is devastating, at least no one was injured.

 

[cobber]

If Barack Obama had a barn...

 

[thej27]

The southern most edge of that storm went right over my house. The rotation in it was unreal to watch. For a short time it looked like it was trying to form a funnel right above me.

 

[Indy_Guy_77]

For a short time it looked like it was trying to form a funnel right above me.

It WAS.

-J-

 

[miguel's sister]

Glad everyone is ok.

This is what I dislike about summer. You can stay home in an ice or snow storm...can't really outrun a tornado.