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LakeArenal

(29,821 posts)
Tue Aug 28, 2018, 04:44 PM Aug 2018

Just drove home in a tornado warning.

Drove through standing water. Phone telling us to seek shelter immediately.
Almost blocked on numerous routes by floods and downed trees. Lots of trees down on our road and property Basement has water. Never happened before. Currently no electricity. Corn fields flattened. 😱😧😮 l’m a little freaked.

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Just drove home in a tornado warning. (Original Post) LakeArenal Aug 2018 OP
I hate extreme weather! redwitch Aug 2018 #1
Dayum. sheshe2 Aug 2018 #2
Wow - glad you are safe! Siwsan Aug 2018 #3
Keep safe . Srkdqltr Aug 2018 #4
I beat it by a few minutes.... Ellipsis Aug 2018 #5
Glad you got home safely. nt Phoenix61 Aug 2018 #6
Glad you got home ok. I'm in Waukesha county and it got pretty windy here for a while Luciferous Aug 2018 #7
Glad you're home safe.... Heartstrings Aug 2018 #8

Siwsan

(27,300 posts)
3. Wow - glad you are safe!
Tue Aug 28, 2018, 04:52 PM
Aug 2018

We might be getting some bad weather tonight, in Michigan. It looks like it might break up before it hits Flint but one thing I've learned, this summer - don't put a whole lot of stock in the forecast. Sunday night, the forecast said we had around a 20% chance of rain, and we got pounded by heavy storms.

Right ow we are at a 40% chance. I'll keep my flashlight handy.

Ellipsis

(9,184 posts)
5. I beat it by a few minutes....
Tue Aug 28, 2018, 05:33 PM
Aug 2018

One things that's cool.about Wisconsin... is neighbors take care of one another.


Luciferous

(6,265 posts)
7. Glad you got home ok. I'm in Waukesha county and it got pretty windy here for a while
Tue Aug 28, 2018, 06:07 PM
Aug 2018

but seems to have calmed down now.

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