[Qiviut]

We had severe T-storms come through our area Monday night. The wind was gusting 60-70 mph & we got an inch of rain in 20-30 minutes. Lots of trees damage, culverts washed out, etc.

I looked out the back door to check the rain gauge & our very old apple tree in the back yard was down & a cedar tree next to the garage had major limbs down- it was a mess!

Dad has 2 electric pole saws - neither had chains on. I don't think either saw had ever been cleaned - packed with sawdust. After swamping for the AT sawyers for 20 years, I know a few things (did have to watch a video on how to untangle a chain) so I got a saw cleaned up, chain on, found bar & chain oil, & I was in business ... Paul(ette) Bunyan!

All the cedar limbs were first, then started on the apple tree. Virtually all the small limbs are off so my brother can bring the tractor & chainsaw next week to get the main trunk cut up & hauled away. Mom came out mid-afternoon & started hauling what I was cutting - she got everything hauled away (pretty good for a 90 yo).

Pictures don't show the true scale of things, but here are some before & afters:

[Diana in Wisconsin]

That’s a shame - and just what you need right now - MORE WORK! Ugh!

We got a lot of rain (inches and inches) and wind, but only minor branches down. Haven’t been out to inspect the Tulips and Daffs, but I cut a big ‘pre-emptive bouquet’ before the rain, just in case!

[Paul R.]

Whew!

We were lucky with the storms the last few rounds. They fizzled or went around us. All we got were brief thundershowers, and the highest winds were maybe 40 mph, and mostly outside of the showers, too. Downed branches are all small, nothing over an inch.

The downside of all that is my confident prediction earlier in this thread of being able to collect plenty of rain water, got shot down.

Next up, tomorrow evening’s weather is looking a bit too interesting... :-(