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Title: Storms roll though Tilden Ill.
Post by: Kevin_H. on June 04, 2008, 05:42:06 PM

Had a bit of a wicked storm roll though our little town last nite, couple of big signs down on the highway, some roofs blown off and lots of trees down, came home this morning got right on the bobcat and spent the day clearing roads in town so the power and phone people could get in and get the lines back up.

The guys from the national weather service was in town to determine if it was straight line winds or a twister, I know there was lots of purple on the ol' weather map last night as we watched it march though. maybe a couple of hundred people without power and 8 or 9 phone poles snapped off.

There is some footage on some of the st. louis stations, I hate to post a link here because the video will disappear and then the link will be dead, but it you go to ksdk.com and click the randolph county video link you can see some raw footage...BTW on that video the guy cutting the tree with the hand saw is my neighbor across the street... :D

Title: Re: Storms roll though Tilden Ill.
Post by: Don_Papenburg on June 04, 2008, 09:35:21 PM

There is a tornado just south of me at Pontiac Ill rightr now . Here it is just thundering and cloudy.

Title: Re: Storms roll though Tilden Ill.
Post by: Kevin_H. on June 04, 2008, 10:19:47 PM

Is that up by bradley?

Looks a little rough up there right now.

I heard tonite at our chamber meeting that the weather service said it was a tornado.

We had one tree that was pulled up and deposited on the roof of the house :o

Our next round is comming on friday.

Title: Re: Storms roll though Tilden Ill.
Post by: Tom on June 04, 2008, 10:24:22 PM

You had a tree pulled up and put on your house??

Did you live?

Title: Re: Storms roll though Tilden Ill.
Post by: semologger on June 04, 2008, 10:39:53 PM

Quote from: Tom on June 04, 2008, 10:24:22 PM
You had a tree pulled up and put on your house??

Did you live?

Nope they have Forestry forum in heaven. Satalite internet. ;D

Title: Re: Storms roll though Tilden Ill.
Post by: Jeff on June 04, 2008, 11:54:47 PM

Now dats funny. :D

Title: Re: Storms roll though Tilden Ill.
Post by: Kevin_H. on June 05, 2008, 08:44:52 AM

No, Not our house tom... :D

The only thing we lost were some lawn chairs and a couple of letters off our sign in front of the sawmill. :D

Title: Re: Storms roll though Tilden Ill.
Post by: Tom on June 05, 2008, 09:07:19 AM

Whew!! I was thinking we might have to go over to maryland or up to Vermont and look for you. :D

Y'all hang on, Ya hear? :D

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