My first tornado

Jeffersonian

A tornado came through my neighborhood today, though I'm out of town. I've seen pictures at the Post-Dispatch and neighbors say there's no overt damage, but it's gonna be a mess to clean up.

Any others been affected by a twister?

pattikake

So sorry to hear that, hope no one got hurt. Take Care.

Patti
Wichita, KS

Car Wash Mike

I have dodged a bullet a couple times. Glad no one was hurt. Good luck with the clean up.
Mike

Jeffersonian

We just got home about an hour ago, and it's not too terribly bad. The tornado formed in my back yard and took out several large trees, a couple of which fell around the Egg, but thankfully it's okay. Rest of the house looks intact, too. No one hurt, thank goodness.

Desert Oasis Woman

what a relief! have been through a couple of hurricanes, but was a yung'un then...Glad everyone is safe

Grandpas Grub

 
Sorry to hear about that. All weekend long I have been wondering if any egg'rs would be affected by those storms.

Best wishes for you and all those that might be affected.

GG

Kokeman

Glad to hear everything's not to bad. But still glad it stayed on that side of the river.

Spring Chicken

We rode out Hurricane Ike with its 125 mph winds. We could see through the windows that it was doing a number on the trees around us and watched as it completely demolished the flimsy gazebo we had over the hot tub. From start to finish I'd say we were pounded for at least six hours, two of which were scary as hell.

I can only imagine how scary it must be in a 200 mph tornado, even for a minute, knowing that if it hits your house you could be a goner.

I know people who lost everything in hurricanes, tornados, fires and even illness, but while they carry forever the scars and memories, they survive and go on with their lives.

Glad to hear that you were spared what could have been a lot worse.

Spring "Mother Nature Only Takes Care Of Nature" Chicken
Spring Texas USA

icemncmth

I live in Oklahoma so I have seen more than one. I had one drop a block from my house! It is an amazing thing but can also do a lot of damage. Check your roof and get into your attic and make sure you don't have and damage that can't be seen from the outside!

Jeffersonian

Thankfully, this was an EF0, the weakest type of tornado, with winds only around 80mph. If it had been any stronger, my house would have had a lot of damage. As it is, we had several trees downed and many neighbors had theirs stripped from their property. We took pics, I'll get them posted soon.

Little Steven

Brad,

Sorry I didn't read this. I honestly thought you had cooked a tournado. Glad to see everything is OK. I talked to my friend in Dogtown and he said things were OK there.

Steve