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I was on Sardis I think it was 2013 when straight line winds came thru. Reported 100 MPH in Memphis. Had it not been for a cell phone and my mom calling to warn me, I might not be here today. I've never seen wind go from calm to near hurricane force winds in a matter of minutes. All I could do is hit the bank full speed at hurricane and jump out. No way I would have made it without a phone call. Those crappie were going crazy ahead of that wind. And there wasn't any lightening or indications to speak of before it hit. It just hit. Usually, I'm looking west and can see it coming and time to get safely back.
Is that the same one that tore the marina down? If so, I was there. I won't ever forget the sound it was making as it got closer. It was calm and I was fishing out of a narrow 14 ft Jon boat. I was nosed way back in some buck brush and I heard that whistling sound from a distance. By the time it got up on me I was worried I wouldn't be able to get that little boat turned around because I had to back into those waves to get my boat out of the thicket. What a relief when I finally got turned around. I didn't have enough time to make it off the lake though. I pulled into a protected pocket and sat on the bank and watched the firework show. I got off the lake at 10 that night. U gotta respect it.