Maybe a good thing I wasn't home during the tornado!
In May, devastating tornados and winds of over 85mph hit southern NY. My house and car weren't spared:
https://i.imgur.com/yyRUfFA.jpg
One of three trees that landed on the house:
https://i.imgur.com/nRyTMnq.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/atrpiow.jpg
Car with hood dented and rear window gone:
https://i.imgur.com/7YvlJ1I.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/7alxUY5.jpg
Root that came up inside the pop-up floor:
https://i.imgur.com/KFvtG7Z.jpg
I was coming back from fishing, traveling north and then the radio started constantly reporting public warnings every few minutes. Nice sunny day and good fishing to the south, but once I hit town, totally dark with a torrential downpour and garbage cans flung in all directions.
Took me three hours to get home from just 7 miles away. All four roads were blocked with power lines and trees blocking all traffic. No matter where I've gone after that day, I see the stumps of trees hundreds of years old snapped midway up, some still on houses.
Wife was in the basement with the dogs during the storm and we had no power for over three days (some people for over a week). We had a similar storm though not as bad 6 years ago and only one tree came down blocking the road for three hours.
Good thing for homeowner's insurance. My bills add up to over $10,000. Good thing I hadn't yet picked up my new fishing boat - it would have been parked just across the driveway near the car!
