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Subject: Re: [OM] IMGs: Weekend Storm Damage
From: Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2014 21:20:06 +0100
Bad luck to all those householders.  Thanks for the photos, Chris.

Chris

On 15 Jul 2014, at 18:29, Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>     Late Sunday afternoon we had a very strong rogue storm cell pass from 
> east to west about eight miles south of me.  The combination of at least two 
> micobursts together with straight-line winds caused a significant amount of 
> damage for a distance of about ten miles, and the cleanup will probably 
> continue for at least a week.
> 
>     The ost significant damage took place near the intersection of Kyrene and 
> Rural Roads, knocking down almost every tree in the immediate area and 
> damaging the roof of this church:
> 
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/64004640@N03/14682534763/
> 
>     There was a great deal of damage in a small semi-rural area to the 
> northwest, and I ended up in the midground of a television newscast while 
> carefully taking photos and not getting in the way of the repair crews:
> 
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/64004640@N03/14662633185/
> 
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/64004640@N03/14476010838/
> 
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/64004640@N03/14662675025/
> 
>     This homeowner was extremely fortunate that the massive pine tree in 
> front of his house fell into the wind, otherwise he would have suffered 
> significant structure damage:
> 
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/64004640@N03/14476004680/
> 
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/64004640@N03/14476006670/
> 
> Others were far less fortunate, and the damage will keep roofers busy for 
> weeks, with many homeowners being ripped off by illegitimate fly-by-night con 
> artists.
> 
>     This tree was literally pulled fro the ground and deposited in the nearby 
> Kyrene Canal:
> 
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/64004640@N03/14476043479/
> 
>     This pair of pine trees, along with numerous others surrounding a large 
> open area, were easily blown down:
> 
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/64004640@N03/14476005490/
> 
> and here you can see why:
> 
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/64004640@N03/14659462321/

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