The evening of July 18 was a beautiful evening....warm day with a severe thunderstorm warning being issued. Our power went out at about 10pm and at 11pm we received a phone call from my parents. The storm at our home consisted of rain (lots of it) and wind (lots of it) - it sent our bbq flying.
I jokingly said to mom..."you guys okay"...
She replied..."we are, the house isn't"...
Which I then jokingly said..."did it take your roof off"...
She replied..."yes".
So the next morning, we headed off to mom and dad's to see the damage. On route, I detoured through McClaughlin as this little hamlet was severely hit. No "weather expert" has said it yet, but the damage speaks for itself...
My parents survived a torando! Mom says everything only lasted about 10 - 15 minutes.
Here are some pictures of the damage...
The next few pictures are of Sand's Seed Farm - they lost a total of 16 bins and part of their warehouse.
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| If you look in the centre of this picture, you'll see a damaged bin. Also the warehouse on the right...it did continue on. |
Mom and dad's neighbour, the Steib's, brand new shop...
The next set of pictures are from my parents farm:
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| Dad's brand new shed was tossed about 100 feet. |
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| The house damage. |
I didn't get pictures of all the damage at mom and dad's. Other damage included:
: her chicken run fence was flattened
: trees uprooted
: the one chicken bin has a new lean to it
The next two pictures I took of the local newspaper - they had gone around to different farms that I wasn't able to get to. Just shows the horrific damage that was done everywhere. The top photo is of the Gordon farm. They lost multiple bins and a tractor.
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