Hi folks. Hope hope you are doing well. We have had a crazy start to the new year. On Saturday, there were strong thunderstorms in our area. Tornado warnings were issued--not unusual for central NC. Suddenly, the sky became very dark, the winds picked up into a swirling, twirling frenzy, and yard debris was bouncing off the roof and windows of our house. I looked at Cowboy and rattled, "should we go to the basement?". (Our basement is under the deck and only accessible from the outside.) He looked at me kinda spooked and said, 'too late'. Within seconds a large tree cracked, creaked and thumped to the ground. Luckily, it only grazed the house and my car.
The National Weather Service stated it was 'straight line winds' that caused the damage. All I know is that for that instance, I've never had such bone-chilling fear run through me.
Color me grateful! We are safe. The only casualty is the new banisters, railing and stairs we had installed this spring.
Whew....glad it came to an end quickly. Neighbors and friends have helped with the clean up. Many homes suffered extensive damage. We were lucky!
Very scary. Luckily you weren't hurt! We had awful storms also that night!
ReplyDeleteThanks Patty, I heard Atlanta was hit hard. Glad you guys are OK!
DeleteWow, Linda, that was too close! So sorry about that tree coming down, but glad you all are okay. Also glad the house was spared. We had a lot of trees come down in Maine from all the ice storms this year. Crazy weather indeed.
ReplyDeleteYou are so sweet, Loi. Yes, we are fine. I hate losing our trees--and the removal is expensive. I'd rather buy pretty things. HA!
DeleteSo glad you're okay, Linda. That sure is scary. We are surrounded by big old maples and every time there's a storm I worry they will come down. Luckily they haven't. So far. Thank God.
ReplyDeleteWill insurance cover the cost of repairing your new stairs?
We are filing a claim to remove the tree and for the stairs. We have a high deductable but any help will be appreciated!
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