Our farm in TN was hit that day, too, and though the house survived intact, there was a huge mess left behind. The funnel didn’t touch the ground here but was low enough to twist the tops of several tall trees. Following the line of those trees, it went directly over the house! At ground level, it was the most horrendous straight-line wind I’ve ever experienced and I was outside when it hit!!
The storm chased me home and I had just gotten out of the car when all h*** broke loose. What saved me was the carport is on the east side of the house and the wind was out of the west. There was so much rain, I couldn’t see a thing but I could sure hear all the trees being toppled over or snapped off. I had no idea if any of that wood breaking was our house or not. All I could do was stand there frozen with fear.
It stopped as quickly as it started, like a switch being turned on, then off. I came inside, ran through the house to make sure it was ok, grabbed the camera and went outside to start taking pictures. While I walked around, I called the cats, who had been outside when this all went down, and was relieved when all of them finally showed up unscathed.
BIG trees down everywhere, the tractor shed ripped to shreds, but the house and our kitties - and we - came through intact. We still thank our lucky stars to this day for that.
And we’re mighty glad these season has been a quiet one and hope that trend continues. We’re in NO hurry for a repeat!
Amen to that!