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Post by Mumsey on Aug 10, 2020 19:54:06 GMT -5
Derecho went through here. They say it went 600 miles! Scary as heck. Minimal damage for us, only lost 3 sunflowers. Lots of huge trees down in our town. Power out but only 2 hrs. Sis has extensive damage from large trees and won’t get power for a week. DS is without power for 24 hrs. DD in Illinois said she was very near a tornado in her car. Cracked windows on car. Her house is fine but their tree fell on neighbors house.
We needed the rain but not like this!
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Post by SpringRain🕊️ on Aug 10, 2020 19:59:04 GMT -5
datgirl , I'm glad you got home safely. binnylou , I hope the storm didn't do much damage and that you and your family, animals and crops are safe. Mumsey , sounds like everyone is safe, albeit w/o power. Will your sister stay with you until power is restored? No power for a week is hard in any circumstances, but especially during harvest season - all those crops to be canned and frozen... Anyone else facing potentially hazardous storms?
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Post by Mumsey on Aug 11, 2020 4:13:38 GMT -5
We were extremely lucky here. Many towns have declared state of emergency. They are comparing this storm to an inland hurricane. The west and north edges of town seem to be the worst. Even though are on the NW corner of town, our back yard is somewhat protected from wind. There are a few trees down on houses and vehicles but no injuries reported so far. SpringRain🕊️, No, sis won't be staying with us, she is 100 miles away and has brother in law nearby. He has a farm and when he gets a path cleared there, he will help her with cleanup. She also has a generator. And she has been busy canning up until now.
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Post by reuben on Aug 11, 2020 5:50:18 GMT -5
You can easily see the bow wave of the derecho in this video.
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Post by James on Aug 11, 2020 10:49:33 GMT -5
Wow!
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Post by pepperhead212 on Aug 11, 2020 22:27:33 GMT -5
Glad you made it through that fairly OK, Mumsey. Sounds like when that storm came through here last week - I considered myself lucky, considering how little happened to me, compared to others.
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Post by pepperhead212 on Aug 12, 2020 14:28:03 GMT -5
Well, the weatherman was right about this - he said that not everyone was going to get rain, but those who did, these storms would be moving slowly, so there will be a lot of rain locally. I was right in the middle of the orange/red area of the radar, and came down HARD, and for a good while. Wicked thunder and lightning - must have hit some things because I heard several sirens. The rain on my meter was .35" when I went upstairs, to the bathroom (the one down here has a window right by the toilet and sink, which I didn't like, with all that lightning! ). When I came down - maybe 5 minutes later - the gauge read 1.79"! It's up to 3.09" now, in under an hour, and still raining hard, though the thunder and lightning are moving away. This is what July was like - dry, for the most part, but 3 major storms making the rainfall above average! This is the third time I have had more rainfall in a storm, than when the tropical storm Isaias went through! Fortunately, none had the wind of that one. How's everyone faring in Iowa, after Derecho, Mumsey? Is power coming on quickly? They were still working on all that in this area yesterday (a week after the TS), but
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Post by pepperhead212 on Aug 12, 2020 17:44:32 GMT -5
The rain stopped at 3.4" here. The next town over got 4.33", and a few others even more!
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Post by emmsmommy on Aug 12, 2020 20:41:13 GMT -5
We had thunder and clouds this evening but rain went around us again.
My thoughts are with all of you dealing with the after effects of the derecho. I know we went almost two weeks without power in 2011 when one went through here.
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Post by Mumsey on Aug 15, 2020 3:14:55 GMT -5
It's a mess, town where I used to work they say is worse than the tornado 2 years ago. Damage is widespread from 106 MPH winds. Many towns are setting up cooling centers and shelters for those without power and loss of homes. National Guard is in Cedar Rapids helping with cleanup. Our town is pretty much cleaned up and damage was very minor compared to most.
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Post by James on Aug 16, 2020 11:56:07 GMT -5
"106 MPH winds" I can't even imagine it. About the worst I have ever seen here is 54 MPH wind.
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Post by Wheelgarden on Aug 16, 2020 15:33:42 GMT -5
Mumsey, that's like an inland hurricane. Unlike a tornado event, it was so widespread. I marvel at the lack of national media coverage it deserves.
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Post by Mumsey on Aug 17, 2020 4:27:53 GMT -5
Estimates now say 14 million acres of crops were damaged, up from the previous 10 million. This is just in Iowa. There are still many without electricity for another week. So thankful for all the line crews coming in from around the country to get power back on. Wheelgarden , yes, and longer duration than a tornado. It just seems unreal. So much worse because unlike a hurricane, we couldn't be given several days notice. All one could do is secure items at risk of becoming flying missiles.
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Post by James on Aug 17, 2020 9:25:05 GMT -5
64 degrees, calm, sunny. Good Morning! It is a beautiful day!
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Post by heirloomfan on Aug 17, 2020 14:52:39 GMT -5
Here in the Denver area we’re still getting temperatures into the 90’s and no rain in sight. We also have four wildfires burning in the state and air quality is not good, so hard to have to stay inside.
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