High Wind Damage

[shrapnel]

We planted this tree when our oldest daughter got married 24 years ago. A wind came up today and blew it over!

Damn, that is painful…

 

[Elktrack]

Sorry to see that.
We’re getting hammered here too. Power outages all over and trees everywhere. Gale force winds and soft rain soaked ground is perfect combination. Neighbor took a big lodge pole to the corner of their house. So far I’ve been lucky and haven’t had any come down on my place.
Grocery store was sold out of water.
Never ceases to amaze me how unprepared people are for minor events without power.

 

[TheTone]

I’m going on about 8 hrs without power. Supposedly the airport a few miles away recorded 100mph gust. Pretty crazy system. My parents have two decent sized trees across their driveway and a neighbor with two trees on his camp trailer. Fun day stuck home with my 4 year old since his school is closed. About half my town still has power, not sure why my side is always the one that seems to go out

 

[Addicting]

Good time for a chainsaw thread.

 

[Fire_9]

Hopefully that’s not a bad omen for their marriage…

 

[Carnage2011]

We lost a couple big trees this morning. Neighbor lost a roof and saw a camper laying on its side at another neighbor's place.

 

[Hem]

We dont have any trees to blow over. Dogs kiddy pool/ water bowl is now a flattened saucer pinned against the fence.

 

[SD_Prairie_Goat]

We planted this tree when our oldest daughter got married 24 years ago. A wind came up today and blew it over!

Damn, that is painful…




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Sounds like you need to find a project to memorialize the tree. Coat rack? Or some other wood project?

 

[Dave N]

Alaska had some high winds that lasted for a few days or more. 80-90+ Lots of damage and power issues. Come to think of it, haven't heard from @Bambistew for a while.

 

[Elktrack]

Sounds like you need to find a project to memorialize the tree. Coat rack? Or some other wood project?

Oh for hells sake, it’s just a pine tree. There’s a home for it about 75’ behind it. Chop it up burn it. It was a blessing in disguise. Now it’s not dripping sap on the Vette.

 

[Doublecluck]

Saw a parked car get taken out by a sheet of osb today

 

[SD_Prairie_Goat]

Oh for hells sake, it’s just a pine tree. There’s a home for it about 75’ behind it. Chop it up burn it. It was a blessing in disguise. Now it’s not dripping sap on the Vette.

For the emotional value not the value in the board feet

 

[Doublecluck]

Just got home, 6-8 shingles missing, damn! Our house was the only shingle house on the road that has held up to the Townsend wind to date. Already called the roofer but still a long ways from the end. Kids playground is about to go. 2’ 45 degree stakes holing that thing down. Kestrel was saying 33-78

 

[It’s Bucky]

The neighbor’s trampoline put a couple holes in the fence today.

 

[Oak]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2001426392349819127

 

[Oak]

Have a feeling @Dsnow9 will be busy.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2001437128274624808

 

[INMT]

Looked like a hurricane came through some recent “seed tree logging areas.” The clusters of trees left are leveled.

 

[Dsnow9]

Have a feeling @Dsnow9 will be busy.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2001437128274624808

I only have one call so far. MtnElk had two big pines blow over up in conifer.

My guess is it will pick up tonight or tomorrow when people get home from work. I don’t do a lot of work up North though and don’t do any advertising so it shouldn’t get to crazy.

I have a couple contracts I was hoping to Finnish up by Christmas so I could go hunt the last couple days of a Wy cow elk tag but this wind could squash those plans.

 

[WapitiBob]

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The neighbor’s trampoline put a couple holes in the fence today.

My neighbors don’t own a trampoline.

 

[TheGreek]

It’s ripping outside right now in NW CO.