Storm Damage In My Area

[MA-Caver]

Few days ago the south was hit by a series of major storms. We (in Chattanooga, TN) got some of it as well. Other places south of us in Georgia and Alabama were hit very hard, as one report from a person I know told me Ringgold GA got flattened. I've yet to get over there to see the damage for myself (as I have friends in the area).
Where I live we had a tornado and though it was brief it did cause quite a bit of a ruckus and damaged a few homes and businesses. Power was out for 3 days here and just now got turned back on.
My next door neighbor had a 50 foot tall Pecan tree take up temporary residence in her kitchen and neighbors behind our house ended up with a tree in their living room. Our maple tree was damaged but only the tops broke off and landed on the side of the house causing minimal damage.
Pics below should tell the story.
First four pics are the damage(s) to our home...
Next four is the pecan tree that landed on our next door neighbor's house
The remaining is the area within a mile of my house.

 

[granfire]

There goes the Pecan harvest for this year....

(that's a big F....... tree! )

 

[MA-Caver]

There goes the Pecan harvest for this year....

(that's a big F....... tree! )

Well there were TWO pecan trees in that yard... two years ago one of them blew down and last year there were very FEW pecans due to the lack of sex between the two trees... so now... no pecans at all. It did produce quite a bit of nuts when it was productive. However being on a slope as it was it was bound to come down sooner or later. But yeah it was a big tall tree.
Wish I knew of a mill nearby or something... all that wood is going to waste sadly.

 

[Touch Of Death]

This is why I live where we don't even know the meaning of the word, storm.
Sean

 

[granfire]

Well there were TWO pecan trees in that yard... two years ago one of them blew down and last year there were very FEW pecans due to the lack of sex between the two trees... so now... no pecans at all. It did produce quite a bit of nuts when it was productive. However being on a slope as it was it was bound to come down sooner or later. But yeah it was a big tall tree.
Wish I knew of a mill nearby or something... all that wood is going to waste sadly.

man, too much wood down these days (mills don't like trees out of back yards, too big a chance to find the wayward nail that tears the machines up)

keep a few pieces for BBQ...I hear it makes good firewood, too.

(lol, tree sex)

I hope the rabbit wasn't home....

 

[MA-Caver]

(lol, tree sex)

I hope the rabbit wasn't home....

Well THAT'S what it is...

No bunnies have lived in that hutch for a long long time... couple of squirrels had fun with it though ... but now they'll have to find a new playground.

 

[Bill Mattocks]

Everybody OK is the important thing. We had a couple huge pecan trees in our backyard when I was living in NC. The first year was great - the years after that, the squirrels took over and they loved to throw down pecan shells on the dogs and watch them go nuts. Such fun.