Well, I've got limbs down all over the backyard and east-sideyard.... -- Sin and Tacos aka Lesbobitca Land

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Date Posted: Thursday, April 21, 06:47:39am
Author: Lij
Author Host/IP: kntpin04-nas-01-s130.cinergycom.net / 216.135.24.130
Subject: Well, I've got limbs down all over the backyard and east-sideyard....
In reply to: Lij 's message, "Up to 40,000 lightning strikes in one 30 minute period." on Tuesday, April 19, 11:17:09pm

But the biggest mess is from a big tulip tree at the bottom of the hill about 100 feet behind the house. It had all its upper limbs stripped from it and deposited north and west of that tree. Another cherry tree out the east side of the house lost a limb and it was laying north of the tree. With straight-line winds blowing out of the west or northwest, I find it difficult think straight-line winds did this. I think there might have been a mini-tornado run through here and not miss the house by more than 100 feet!

On the electric front power was down from midnight to just after 6pm the next night - a bit more than 18 hours. I ate peanut butter sandwiches and drank tap water.

So now after dropping below flood stage from the last flood - which lasted over a month:

http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv?cb_00060=on&cb_00065=on&format=gif_default&period=70&site_no=03342000

They are now predicting a new flood of about 21 feet:

http://water.weather.gov/ahps2/hydrograph.php?wfo=ind&gage=rvti3

It looks like it will be up for at least a half a month and possibly more if other storm cells come through. So I doubt we're planting corn on the river farm this year. Soybeans should suffice though.

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[> [> Pleased to hear it wasn't worse than that.... -- AurraSing, Thursday, April 21, 10:22:56am (NoHost/66.183.77.136)

Sorry about the trees, those tulip trees are very pretty.

You might want to stock up on a small Coleman stove and some small propane canisters for the next time-we have a lot of camping gear and at least when we've lost power,can boil water or cook simple meals out on one of the decks here. Just a thought.

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[> [> [> I measured that tulip tree once about 1997..... -- Lij, Thursday, April 21, 11:14:36am (kntpin04-nas-01-s239.cinergycom.net/216.135.24.239)

.....it was 3 foot in diameter then. It's had a good part of its top taken out of it. I guess that is what I heard snap and hit the ground.

I have a small hibachi grill and charcoal if I really need to fix something. I prefer keeping something like that in reserve rather than gas.

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[> [> Limbs ? -- Chani, Thursday, April 21, 12:59:56pm (81-65-158-43.rev.numericable.fr/81.65.158.43)

Now that's truly a vision of Apocalypse!

Yeah I knew that "limb" works for trees too, but at first I was picturing human bits all over your backyard...

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[> [> [> Move that wind/tornado 100 feet south and it might have been mine! -- Lij, Thursday, April 21, 09:57:07pm (kntpin04-nas-01-s172.cinergycom.net/216.135.24.172)

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[> [> [> [> It's really scary -- Chani, Friday, April 22, 05:19:24am (81-65-158-43.rev.numericable.fr/81.65.158.43)

I have never seen a tornado in my life, and I bet I would be freaking out.

Stay safe, tr�sor.

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