We got hit by a Tornado!

[TheGreatSatan]

Last Monday a tornado ripped through my sub-division. It went through in just 20 seconds or so, but wreaked havoc for everyone. I was too busy trying to get my kids down to the basement to watch the storm. You really realize how unimportant your computers and belongings are until you've been there. My house is fine structurally, but there is some damage to my roof and some of the siding. I live in a forest preserve and have a lot of trees on my property which incurred the most damage. My evergreen tree at the edge of my driveway ripped right out of the ground and fell in my driveway, blocking the path.

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I have a HUGE 100+ foot oak tree in the back that fortunately fell away from my house. If it had fell on it, it would have destroyed much of my home. The roots got pulled right out of the ground when it fell leaving a 6 foot hole in the ground.

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Here are some of the other trees that fell too.

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[jsb666]

The important thing is that you and your family are safe. in the end thats all that matters

[jdbnsn]

Wow!!! That took down a pretty big tree, you realy dodged a bullet there! Glad to hear everyone is OK.

[OvRiDe]

Being from Oklahoma.. I know exactly what you mean.. Glad to hear it was just a little property damage and the family is safe. Its amazing how much change can go on in one minute of time during a tornado!

[Rankenphile]

Oh my God, I'm so glad nobody was hurt! Glad to hear you and your family managed so well.

[Cevinzol]

looks like a lot of excitement
I'm glad everyone's ok.

[DaveW]

Hey, you know, you could mod that tree...

Glad you're all ok, we don't get many Tornados in Scotland. Here it's just depressingly grey all the time. If you fancied some really, really, boring weather, come visit me.

-DAve

[Rankenphile]

Hey, you know, you could mod that tree...

I laughed out loud.

[DaveW]

I guess we should really be glad the tree didn't mod his house :|

-Dave

[Aero]

I guess we should really be glad the tree didn't mod his house :|

-Dave



hahaha thats a knee slapper *slaps knee*


But really glad to hear your all ok. Looks like I might be in for some storms this weekend, hopefully no torandos though. Again glad to hear your all safe.

[RangerDanger]

wow dude at least ur safe...if u want to burry some1 the six foot hole is already dug..lol