Thunderstorm

[MrsGungho]

I have some roofs that need to be replaced or repaired but need the rain to go away for a few days.

I'll wait down there at the bottom of the line.

 

[IndyMonkey]

I'll wait down there at the bottom of the line.

I dont know how I keep forgetting about you.

 

[MrsGungho]

I dont know how I keep forgetting about you.

It's easy, I don't nag you about it.

 

[rycollier]

Here in Peoria IL

That came through here about 11:00 last night. It put me right to sleep. Oh another one's passing here now.

 

[AllenM]

More business.... huh ????

Probably

 

[Angie]

I now have a tree that has the barked peeled all the way down one side ..enough of the storms!! Does anybody know if that will kill the tree?

 

[libertybear]

I now have a tree that has the barked peeled all the way down one side ..enough of the storms!! Does anybody know if that will kill the tree?

I think you have to hug it now? Seriously though you got a picture? If it's not all the way down the tree it should be fine if it is a mature tree.

 

[Joe Williams]

We leashed the dogs up and ran for County Market a little after 10 last night. We live in a trailer, and the store with it's nice concrete walls is only a couple hundred feet away. I was tracking the storms on radar, and took note of the one with a tornado signature headed our way. Seemed to be a good time for a late evening jaunt

It was a bit scary at the store. With the dogs, we sat outside and watched the storm, until a flash of lightening showed a wall of something behind the gas station, and everything there came blowing at us. That's when everybody outside watching seemed to think it may be an appropriate time to go inside. Doors blew open, power went out, sirens going off all over town, lots of fun. Went to check on a friend afterwards, town was a mess. One house had a tree down on it. Got to test my trucks lake forwarding abilities a couple times on flooded streets. Got home, kept cranking the radio to listen to what was going on. Power came on, another storm came up, power went out again. At one point the station had an EAS alert, then another EAS alert interrupted it. We heard the DJ say "that can't be good," then the station went off the air for minute. Wheee!!! LOL.

Gonna have to replace batteries for our lights this payday. These have some use on them now

 

[Angie]

This tree is about 30 feet from the house.I couldnt get the whole tree in the pic but the peeling starts at the very top.

 

[IndyMonkey]

Part of it may live. The part with the split in it will die though.

 

[libertybear]

Part of it may live. The part with the split in it will die though.

Yea and it will look kinda ugly where it scares over too.

 

[Colt556]

I dunno, sometimes a mature tree can be pretty resilient. I know in the old days they used to put tar or paint on the "wounds" to seal them up. I'm sure someone on here will know. Seems as if it got hit by lightning to me, look around for any other evidence.

 

[libertybear]

I dunno, sometimes a mature tree can be pretty resilient. I know in the old days they used to put tar or paint on the "wounds" to seal them up. I'm sure someone on here will know. Seems as if it got hit by lightning to me, look around for any other evidence.

Yup I have one of those resilient trees in my front yard...

 

[kadetklapp]

Welp, last night was the weirdest night of weather I can recall in recent memory. I didn't think we would get anything, but around 2145 I decide to sit outside on my patio and watch the lightning show to the north. I had my police radio with me and heard them put out a broadcast for a tornado warning in Montgomery County. Hmmmm. Still doesn't appear to be moving my way so I observe for a bit more and finish my MGD.

15 minutes later they are setting off the sirens and telling people to get down. I gather the wife up and we go down to the "war room" in the basement. I get my radio board going and pull the mosaic up on the computer. Yup, looks nasty. About that time the lights go out. I get the Husky battery pack going running some small things like DSL modem, laptop, and charging my scanner. Then the torrential rain starts. I live in a "damp" area so it's important that my sump pump stay on top of things. I waited a bit long, but went ahead and fired up my ChiCom 1200 watt generator from Big Lots. It's a loud little POS, but I'm proud of it. Ran 7 hours on 3/4 tank of year-old gasoline and powered my sump pump, box fan, Yaesu VHF and power supply, and CCTV. I was impressed with it, even though my basement did get pretty wet.