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DH was cutting the leaves using a mower when it started to rain. We get weird Microbursts in my area which are like small tornadoes that seem to come out of nowhere. It started to rain so I looked out the window to see if he was coming in. Within seconds the rain changed and started to come in sheets moving sideways.
I just heard him come in through the back door (big relief) when I saw this 30 foot section of my neighbor's pine tree come flying through the air and landing about 10 feet away from the window I was looking out.
This was the top section. The tree is about 50-60 feet tall. This is what is left of it.
The small limbs were propelled so hard- they embedded themselves in my yard about 2 feet deep. Here is another tree down in my neighbors yard. Look at how the small tree limbs are impaled in his roof and yard. Part of his front porch roof is damaged as well as the gutters.
This microburst took out one electric transformer leaving us without power for 5 hours, at least 10 trees in a 500 yard radius and lots of siding off one neighbor's house. The wind is still gusting. I lost a large limb of one cherry tree that is hanging on but will take out a large section of privacy fence it it falls this evening. Also lost 2 small trees and wondering if one pine is leaning but the ground underneath it seems intact.
I just heard him come in through the back door (big relief) when I saw this 30 foot section of my neighbor's pine tree come flying through the air and landing about 10 feet away from the window I was looking out.
This was the top section. The tree is about 50-60 feet tall. This is what is left of it.
The small limbs were propelled so hard- they embedded themselves in my yard about 2 feet deep. Here is another tree down in my neighbors yard. Look at how the small tree limbs are impaled in his roof and yard. Part of his front porch roof is damaged as well as the gutters.
This microburst took out one electric transformer leaving us without power for 5 hours, at least 10 trees in a 500 yard radius and lots of siding off one neighbor's house. The wind is still gusting. I lost a large limb of one cherry tree that is hanging on but will take out a large section of privacy fence it it falls this evening. Also lost 2 small trees and wondering if one pine is leaning but the ground underneath it seems intact.