Surprise! Bad Weather . . . AGAIN!

Jun 15, 2011 10:50


I am CONVINCED that my city made a bet with a Zeus and lost. We keep getting our a** handed to us. Last night, around 7:30, a MASSIVE mircroburst* hit us. Supposedly the winds were ONLY around 70 mph. I'm not buying it. The damage was HUGE. Powerlines down, roofs ripped off, structures destroyed, roads flooded and power....half the city was in the ( Read more... )

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tracyworld June 15 2011, 17:34:52 UTC
Your description scared me enough that I won't watch the video. I'm so glad you're okay, and I'm very sorry for the people hurt and affected by this.

Wow.

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tracy_d74 June 15 2011, 17:45:28 UTC
It was scary. The intensity of it was ....mindblowing. And the sudden appearance. I mean...just...wow! As far as I know, no one was seriously injured. Which is amazing given the damage. A couple of apartment building had significant damage so Red Cross set up shelters for the displaced.

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dotificus June 15 2011, 21:52:51 UTC
My mom's part of town was almost untouched by this! But she said she saw the damage on the east side and it was jaw-dropping.

She also said she wanted to go out and watch it all last night, like the guys making the video. (who I have to admit cracked me up with their whoops and hollers.)

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tracy_d74 June 15 2011, 23:04:42 UTC
It was jaw-dropping. If she would have been cauhgt off guard by it...she would not have liked it.

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tracy_d74 June 16 2011, 02:20:08 UTC
Thanks! Me, too.

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