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31/07/2018 7:09 am
Serious storm last night did some damage. We lost three mature trees, our gazebo tops, a storage cabinet and some other stuff.
Pretty unusual for Arizona and especially for our area. A monsoon last night first hit us with a dust storm and decreased visibility, then the rain cleared the air and the wind began. It was clocked at 74+ MPH (category 1 Hurricane wind).
We lost three large, mature trees, one of which is laying in our pool and another that is blocking our driveway. Our Queen Palm literally cracked off about 1/3 above ground when the trunk became too stressed. Another tree was uprooted and is laying against the rear fence. The tree in the front yard (which was beautiful) lost two major branches and I won't know if it will survive until we clean it up.
There are trees down throughout our neighborhood.
he wind was so strong that it made a heavy swing on our patio airborn for a bit.
Now the expensive and labor intensive cleanup will begin. Unfortunately there are more storms predicted for this week.
If you are interested there are pictures/videos on my Facebook page.
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31/07/2018 7:15 am
Good news is you're here to tell us about it. As long as you and yours are safe are what matters....
The "stuff" could be replaced....hopefully insurance can cover most.
John Bono
North Jersey
31/07/2018 7:30 am
+1 Glad to see that you and your family are okay.
31/07/2018 8:17 am
Good job you are all safe Frank. Weather patterns the world over are unprecedented
31/07/2018 9:12 am
Sorry to hear of your storm damage. Your safety is what's most important! We've had some serious damage to our beautiful treas resulting several that had to be removed.
31/07/2018 9:27 am
Sorry to hear that. We had a 3.9 jolt of a quake here in the northern SF Bay Area yesterday.
And there are fires raging all over CA as well, including Yosemite. I can see smoke from a blaze in Napa County as I write this. Imo, the truly evil deep state and globalist elites have been manipulating our weather for years. They want to destroy our planet. These people are sick and vile.
31/07/2018 10:29 am
Looks like Central Florida
At first glance ... I thought you were Central Florida
That is the kind of damage we get here ... every year
Very glad to read you & family are not harmed
I am surprised to read this was in AZ
And I thought you only had sand storms ....
31/07/2018 10:30 am
THAT is soooo very true .... Wonder what is going on ??? .... hummmmmm
31/07/2018 10:32 am
As a very young lad .....
When we used to live in Portland Oregon
Earth Quakes all the time
" I felt the Earth - Move under my feet "
31/07/2018 11:32 am
Give thanks for survival, Frank, and don't push too hard in clean up. Steady does it!
31/07/2018 12:58 pm
Thoughts are with our fellow collectors near Redding, CA, where lives have been lost (including four firefighters), homes burned to the ground, and thousands forced to flee the flames.
31/07/2018 2:33 pm
Sorry to hear about your storm damage. It is very unusual for Arizona to get that kind of weather.
John Merritt
South Lyon, Michigan - USA
01/08/2018 4:20 am
+1.
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