The Winds Did Blow

Yesterday, June 19th, our area was subject to a severe thunderstorm. We have had several this year and as the saying goes, "If you don't like the weather in the Ozarks, just wait 20 minutes or so and it will change." Yesterday was one of those sudden change days as the thunderstorm rolled in with all of its glory and splendor. Lighting and thunder with torrents of rain. Our electricity went out about 3:30 pm. So we sat in the dark while the winds blew harder and harder and the sky became much darker.

The wind reaching 70 mph blew the screens out of our living room windows as well as blowing the blue glass items from the shelf below. Not only did the winds do that, it also closed both windows.

When the power came back on the weatherman on the TV indicated an EF1 tornado had hit several commercial buildings near our home. Fortunately no one was hurt or killed. As the crow flies, they are about 2 miles from us. Thus, we figured that's what caused our windows to lose their shelf items, screens, and close.

We reside in a neighborhood of trees. Our front yard has 15 trees...all of which are old. Of course, each time we have a thunderstorm or a winter ice storm we fear that our trees will fall into the house. So, far we have been lucky. That, however, was not the case for an individual homeowner near where the EF1 tornado hit as one of his 100 year old trees was uprooted and crashed into his home. He was inside and not harmed...just alarmed.

If you don't like the weather where you live, come on down to the Ozarks we'll treat you to a mixture of weather and floodings.

Have a great day.
Dr Ron