Hurricane

[GreatGrandma]

My neighbors and I are giving thanks to our Lord for answering our prayers to live through the disasterous damage which at the moment is beyond my present ability to describe other than sound.  I will never be able to forget the piercing roar of the wind, loudest sound I've ever heard, louder than a jet engine. The sound of a freight train is mild in comparison to the sound of those winds uprooting, blowing over, and ripping apart huge oak trees and tall pines that hit the ground with a booming thump. I heard the back & forth screaching sound of a huge oak tree limb from a bent over tree scraping across & gouging my house roof, then the limb cracked & fell across my window taking my back roof with it, then another tree came down blown across my back door, then another tree took down my front porch roof. Thousands of downed trees blocking roads, no power, phone, cell service, no water other than stored or saved rain water or a pitcher pump. Thousands of dead chickens, some cattle, ruined crops. Too much misery for so many for me to try to descibe further.

[sunshine]

OMG...prayers your way. Thank God you survived!

[pacifica]

Absolutely horrific! High winds and the sounds have always been a greatest fear. Worst is the devastation
of high wind damage and yes, the sounds as a freight train!!! The winds and devastating damage!

[takncarabizniz]

Very glad you are safe. 

[sunshine]

We were so lucky to have a basement to go to when our house was hit  in 2003.  Ever since then, we will never buy a house without one. Wind is the scariest.