Storm came this way also, tree branches and debris, forecast good for
weekend.
Jim, 91 Dak
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From: <jon@dakota-truck.net>
To: <dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 5:14 PM
Subject: DML: Hurricane at DML HQ!
>
>
> Ok, so maybe it wasn't a hurricane, but its about as close as we
> come in these parts. A storm just came out of Lake Erie and caught
> everyone by surprise. It was moving across the ground at about 50mph.
> I heard the thunder coming and went to park the convertible in the
> garage, and just *barely* got it inside before getting dumped on.
> I have no idea what the wind speeds were but they had to be 60-80mph.
> I ran down to the barn (dodging dropping tree branches on the way) to
> close the door, got there within 20 seconds of the rain starting, but
> the inside was already soaked. Even the interior of my Cuda got rain
> in it, and it was parked in the barn, 35-40 feet from the door. My welder
> and plasma cutter got blown 5 feet across the floor, and there was water
> everywhere. The gutters from one half of the house are set up to drain
> into a pond behind the house, it exits out of a 4" piece of PVC, which
> had a solid 4" diameter stream of water pouring out of it. The steel
> pole that my windsock is on got bent, and the windsock itself was
> shredded.
> I think we may have just had more rain in 10 minutes than we've received
> all year.
>
> So anyway, so much for a dry BBQ - there be mud and water aplenty
> here now! ;-)
>
> Looks like they are still calling for sunny and 80s for thurs-sat
> though, so we should have some good weather during the BBQ itself.
> I hear there are some pretty severe storms in the Ohio valley,
> good luck to Tom and Josh on your trip out; looks like you will
> probably have to go through some rain to get here.
>
>
> --
> -Jon-
>
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