ckhagen avatar
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The thunderstorm that just blew through an hour or so ago was absolutely terrifying here at my house.

I have a massive pine in my backyard that has been looking pretty rough for about a year, but they want $500 to cut it down, which I don't have, so we've been putting off getting it done. It's weathered many thunderstorms just fine, but this one stripped every limb off of it. They all hit the back of my house with incredible force and there are giant limbs covering my yard.

It also ripped off a portion of healthy tree, nearly the size of my minivan and hurled it at least 30 yards away into the 10 foot section of yard between my house and my car !! I am SO lucky it didn't hit my car. :eek:

Did anyone else have this kind of damage?
My mom lives in Destin and says it didn't even rain! It was pouring buckets here.

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NoHall avatar
hmmmm......can't remember
#2
We had a storm like that this afternoon in north GA. I went to a lake party a couple of hours later, and several folks who live within 5 miles of me said they had hail. There were green leaves all over the roads around here--it was crazy.

I was watching my trees while the storm was howling and am surprised that none of them came down.
peapod1980 avatar
percy
#3
It stormed like crazy in Pt. Washington! We left the Dargs and came home to find the dog in her safe storm place, the bathtub. I saw lots of big puddles afterwards in Seagrove and Seaside. Hoping the cistern here at John R's got a big drink!
Matt J avatar
SWGB
#4
Mostly rain and the power went out briefly twice. No damage though.
Parrothead74 avatar
Beach Fanatic
#5
thundered a little bit in God's country.. no storms though..
audie avatar
fartblossom
#6
stormy in indiana for a little while - our lights went out. again.

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