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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