posted on September 21, 2005 10:04:04 PM new
Stonecold613...Give us an update on the tornado that hit the Twin Cities tonight, assuming you still have power and an internet connection.
A $75.00 solid state device will always blow first to protect a 25 cent fuse ~ Murphy's Law
posted on September 22, 2005 12:43:51 AM new
I just called hubbie in Maple Grove (I'm in Oregon visiting Mom) and he told me he was away when it hit and when he got home tree limbs were down and there were postcards strewn all over the driveway....he was kidding! LOL I think he was testing to see if I was checking to make sure HE was alright or if it was my postcards I was concerned about.
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posted on September 26, 2005 04:22:28 PM new
We still have about 10,000 homes without power. That storm was as bad as we have had here in many, many years. It didn't effect the actual city of Minneapolis, but most of the suburbs north of it, plus north of St. Paul. In the height of the storm, nearly a half million people were without power.
And to correct the title, a tornado did not cause the damage. It was straight line winds of over 100 miles per hour.
It does surprise me a little that Neglus's place did not have any damage at all. The brunt of the storm went right through her neighborhood. And it didn't lose it's punch by the time it got to mine. It we lived in a low lying area like New Orleans, the national attention would have been here. However, look out New Orleans, we had over 6 inches of rain last Wednesday, plus just south of here just had another 7 Satutday night. The Mississippi starts here and flows through N.O.
posted on September 26, 2005 04:36:10 PM new
I also live in St. Paul/Mpls area. A lot of damage was caused by straight line winds.
However, the National Weather service did confirm an F2 tornado touched down in Coon Rapids which traveled 2 miles to Blaine (both northerly suburbs of Minneapolis).
Some of the worst damage was in Andover but I'm aware of no tornado confiramtion Straight line winds can cause just as much damage as a tornado.
The Twin Cities Metro area receiving heavy wind, rain and hail, but as StoneCold stated, northern suburbs of each city received the most damage.
One life lost by a following tree onto the victim.
posted on September 26, 2005 05:54:41 PM new
Straight line winds can be more deadly than a tornado. Things like lawn chairs, garbage can lids, mailboxes, etc. can become deadly projectiles. Imagine opening the door to look for a tornado and being decapitated by a windshield wiper blade.
A $75.00 solid state device will always blow first to protect a 25 cent fuse ~ Murphy's Law
posted on September 28, 2005 08:03:38 PM new
On my way home from work today, I had to get off of the freeway as traffic was at a stand still. Now I feel pretty lucky. We had damage in my neighborhood, but nothing like what I drove through. You want to talk about damage. That is about as bad as I have seen in many, many years. If it wasn't for the floods in the Gulf area, the national attention would be clearly on these areas. Less than a mile from my house, there is an old county garage with a 10 acre parking lot. The lot has been filled with fallen trees and limbs from the immediate area. There is so much more in the Blaine area too. It was confirmed that there was a F1 tornado, but it did minimal damage. Most of the homes destroyed where done by straight line winds.
One thing that I haven't heard here that I am hearing from N.O. though is, where is FEMA. Fact is, they are not here and likely won't be either. Our state has their acts together for disaster like this and have acted as they should.
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Alive in 2005
posted on September 28, 2005 08:17:15 PM new
Stone...In a case like this, you're better off letting the local and state authorities handle it. Keep track of the cost and have your Senator deliver a bill to F.E.M.A. later. If you had a bunch of federal bureaucrats from FEMA in there directing things, they would have piled all those trees and limbs in your front yard, bulldozed your house and evacuated you to Lafayette, La.
A $75.00 solid state device will always blow first to protect a 25 cent fuse ~ Murphy's Law
posted on September 29, 2005 05:25:38 AM new
Stone
We get straight line winds here, too. The year before last we got it good. Trees were down all over the neighborhood. I was sitting on my porch when this extreme gust (for lack of a better word) came roaring down our street. It was an amazing site. We all could have sworn it was a tornado. Turns out it wasn't. They called it straight line winds. It did travel in a straight line. In fact, that night there were several to hit our neighborhood some traveling south to north and others east to west. What I found really funny is that they traveled down the actual street only causing minor damage to homes and businesses. The trees that were actually torn out were on the tree lawns.
I guess we were lucky in that no homes were taken completely out.
There's another kind of wind we get here, too, but I can't remember what they call it. They're like mini-tornados. Anyone got a clue as to what they're called? You can go to Lake Erie and watch the water funnels every now and then.
posted on September 29, 2005 06:02:16 AM new
Well I am home again and it's still standing and there were no postcards on the driveway! There's a tree down on the creek behind my house but it looks like my neighborhood was spared (though I guess my suburb did sustain a lot of damage). Must have been quite a storm!
Today it's near freezing (I think there was a light frost last night) but it will be 80 this weekend. Minnesota weather is very changeable..except in winter when it is too fricking COLD for any living thing!
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