Jun
2011
What in the World is a Straight Line Wind?
There is going to ne nothing fancy about this post as I’m grumpy, dirty and have a raging headache. Around 12:15 AM or so Monday, my hometown of Kirksville, MO was hit by something called a “straight line wind.” I still have no idea what the heck that really is, and I haven’t had time to research it yet. All I know is that it was going 80 MPH and tore the town to shreds. Trees are down, roofs ripped off, power & Internet have been down most of the past few days, and we’re only starting to get everything back to the way it should be.
I got my power back around 10:20 this morning after spending a night in my darkened house with our dogs. The folks, at my request, went to a hotel, and I stayed behind to take care of the pets. I have yet to get a shower as we had no hot water, but that is a trifling matter. Luckily there have been no reports of deaths or injuries, but a few homes were destroyed and the damage is widespread.
For now, I am working from Ruby Tuesday, which a huge thank you to them for allowing me to essentially be camped here for two days as their Internet was working.
No pictures with this post as I didn’t have time to shoot any of my own, but just trust me when I say it was a mess and I can’t be happier the power is back on.
Now … who is going to explain a “straight line wind” to me?
