On Wed, Aug 6, 2014 at 10:16 AM, Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> We seem to be getting about one strong storm a week resulting in
> damage from microbursts and macrobursts. This latest one struck on Sunday
> evening, less than a mile from me. The area of significant damage was
> approximately 1.5 miles long and 0.5 miles wide. Some of the worst damage
> was to the southeast of me, where a series of four high voltage utility
> poles were snapped off and deposited in the street, dropping power lines on
> a depressed freeway and turning it into a parking lot for the rest of the
> night:
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/64004640@N03/14657920307/
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/64004640@N03/14657842468/
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/64004640@N03/14657844078/
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/64004640@N03/14844460015/
>
> This 80-foot tall Eucalyptus tree lost the battle with the
> microburst, being blown over and deposited on top of the local credit union
> office:
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/64004640@N03/14842014764/
>
>
>
Wow... we've been pretty fortunate so far here this season.
--
Paul Braun
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"Music washes from the soul the dust of everyday life." -- Berthold Auerbach
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