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rosefoxHurricane Isaias is blowing through, and we're under a tornado watch. The lights are occasionally flickering. We aren't letting anyone in the front rooms, which have big picture windows, and closed those curtains tightly; the cats and the small child are annoyed at being kept from their usual spaces. We're on the second floor, and it's a tornado watch, not a warning, but best to be careful.
About five years ago, a little redwood tree was planted in front of our house, and it's now a medium-size tree about the height of our two-storey house. The wind is bending it over at nearly a 45-degree angle. We're hoping it survives. Behind the house there's a much bigger tree that sheds leaves all over the garage in the fall. The garage is currently covered in bright green leaves that have been stripped from it, and when the wind blows the tree back and forth, it sounds like the surf. When branches started tapping on my window, I closed that curtain too.
Last night we got the front edge of the storm, which is where all the rain is. Now it's just wind. It's weird to see such strong wind without rain—not a thing that happens here much. No freight train noise yet, and hopefully there won't be.
EDIT, an hour later: The wind has mostly stopped, with occasional gusts, and there are patches of blue sky. I'm already hearing a chainsaw. I'm guessing there's a downed tree or large branch somewhere. Friends near us reported that a tree branch landed on power lines and split the pole in the corner of their yard. The tree behind the house is tangled in some data cables, but nothing broke. Hopefully other damage around the city is minimal.
About five years ago, a little redwood tree was planted in front of our house, and it's now a medium-size tree about the height of our two-storey house. The wind is bending it over at nearly a 45-degree angle. We're hoping it survives. Behind the house there's a much bigger tree that sheds leaves all over the garage in the fall. The garage is currently covered in bright green leaves that have been stripped from it, and when the wind blows the tree back and forth, it sounds like the surf. When branches started tapping on my window, I closed that curtain too.
Last night we got the front edge of the storm, which is where all the rain is. Now it's just wind. It's weird to see such strong wind without rain—not a thing that happens here much. No freight train noise yet, and hopefully there won't be.
EDIT, an hour later: The wind has mostly stopped, with occasional gusts, and there are patches of blue sky. I'm already hearing a chainsaw. I'm guessing there's a downed tree or large branch somewhere. Friends near us reported that a tree branch landed on power lines and split the pole in the corner of their yard. The tree behind the house is tangled in some data cables, but nothing broke. Hopefully other damage around the city is minimal.
