Storm of Monday July 11, 2011
DERECHO IS A LONG LIVED... WIDESPREAD...DAMAGING WIND STORM WHICH IS ASSOCIATED WITH RAPIDLY MOVING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. DERECHOES ARE OFTEN CURVED OR BOWED IN THEIR SHAPE. WINDS IN DERECHOES CAN EXCEED 100 MPH. THE WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH DERECHOES ARE NOT CONSTANT AND MAY VARY CONSIDERABLY ALONG THEIR PATHS.
* PEAK WIND: THE HIGHEST WINDS WERE AT LEAST 80 TO 105 MPH.
BEGAN IN
CENTRAL IOWA AND TRAVELED ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN IOWA...AS WELL AS ACROSS ILLINOIS...LAKE MICHIGAN...MICHIGAN...AND ENDED IN ONTARIO CANADA.
Bryce Anders DTN Ag Meteorologist and DTN Analyst
Sunday Auston and I ( ok, mostly Auston) put up our new little tent! We had planned to sleep out in but Myah fell asleep!
Thank goodness, I think we would of freaked out to wake up to the storm that started at 4am.
I am happy to report the tent was still secured to the ground and just had a little water in it!
Pretty impressed!
What a storm, we were without power for three days! We were ruffin it! You hate to complain too much, I am know and and am very thankful knowing it could of been much worse!
Also very thankful that my lawn furniture survived! I only had a few broken planters! Remember awhile back I posted a pic of my paper lanterns hanging from my garage, can you believe they are still hanging?!
This is the front of my house! This was probably the biggest branch I lost!
A Red Head, Brunette and a Blond walking down the street ........ he he! No joke aren't they the cutest? Myah and her gang at Gma and Gpa Z's!
This is at my Mom and Dad's! Their neighbors tree fell onto their tree!
Luckily the branch didn't fall on Gpa's garage
Poor lil flowers!
Ouch, a house in my parents neighborhood!
Good thing we had our Big Bear. lol! Jeremy got this bear for Myah and surprised her when we got to Michigan!
Don't let Cloe's expression fool you, she thinks JER BEAR is pretty cool!
Had to show you the Blackberries growing in my yard! Aren't they so pretty! Going to pick them soon!
Happy Friday Bloggie Friends!
Have a great weekend!
I think it is more of a "MOM" kind of car! Ah ha ha
Here we are in Jeremy's Durango in the Starbucks parking lot getting our thug ( dork) on ! Getting ready to roll down 8 mile ah ha ha
