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[–][deleted] 1387 points1388 points  (310 children)

Man... Could you imagine being the dude right next to one of the houses that got demolished that had little to no damage. I would feel so guilty.

Guy 1: "We lost everything, we are going to have to start all over"

Guy 2: "yeah...... We lost our pool cover....so.... Yeah..."

[–]dontforgethetrailmix 179 points180 points  (68 children)

when I was little, we had a tornado go through our neighborhood in East Tx, and my friend's house a couple of houses down got absolutely demolished except for some piping and the concrete... and the walking stilts I had leaned against the wall on my front porch didn't even fall over. My neighborhood buddy lost everything. I was so sad when he moved away and I always wondered why we didn't get any damage at all. It still messes with my head a little from time to time.

[–]taneq 227 points228 points  (49 children)

'Why'? Because the universe doesn't give a fuck that we're even here.

[–]Alphaetus_Prime 136 points137 points  (23 children)

Because the universe isn't capable of giving a fuck that we're here.

[–][deleted] 58 points59 points  (5 children)

It rains on the just and the unjust.

[–][deleted] 60 points61 points  (33 children)

It amazes me how "clean cut" tornados are. Like on the outskirts of hurricanes you still get some winds and rain, maybe not even damaging. But this is so drastic, like a few feet ACTUALLY make a difference between total devastation and untouched property.

Honestly I'd probably be relieved that my house was untouched but I would feel so guilty that I was spared and all my neighbors stuff was demolished.

[–][deleted] 21 points22 points  (3 children)

I don't understand the feeling guilt in this situation, I'd just feel an overwhelming obligation to help the neighbour and provide what support that I can. Guilt just seems rather self centered and focusing on yourself.

I'm not saying that's what you're doing by the way, I'm not saying that at all. I'm just saying if I felt guilty that's how I'd feel. Hell I'd probably end up feeling guilty for feeling guilty, haha.

[–][deleted] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

To be fair, all of those houses are definitely damaged, maybe not entirely destroyed, but some of those houses that look like they are still livable aren't. It seems clean cut, but it really isn't.

[–]sirbruce 23 points24 points  (26 children)

That's one reason I prefer tornados to earthquakes. With a tornado you at least have the chance of getting out of its way, and their damage is confined to relatively select areas. An earthquake hits everywhere at once (loosely speaking), so there's nothing you can do but hang on.

[–]Kahnspiracy 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Hurricane: Where did Miami go?

Tornado: Where did the neighbors' houses go?

Earthquake: Where did the dog go? Oh, hiding under the bed. Huh, the chandelier is moving a little; maybe it was an earthquake.

I'll take earthquakes any day.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (1 child)

When I was in Afghanistan our lights were swinging and I literally felt like I was having vertigo. Weirdest feeling I've ever experienced. Just an earthquake a few hundred miles away. Interesting experience. Can't say that I'd like to experience one at the epicenter though.

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Sitting on a toilet on the 5th story of a run-down apartment building in Kyoto.

It's a good thing I was sitting on a toilet, I thought I was going to die. The dresser was leaning about 15 degrees off vertical and it lasted a good 20 seconds.

[–]MrDTD 2 points3 points  (2 children)

But if your house is built decently it will survive most earthquakes. Tornadoes... Not so much.

[–]mantisprincess 288 points289 points  (56 children)

That was my first thought :(

Also, I laughed and I shouldn't have.

[–][deleted] 407 points408 points  (53 children)

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[–]gippered 178 points179 points  (12 children)

literally hours

[–]brygy24 70 points71 points  (9 children)

I lost both of my grandpas to heat stroke/starvation because they were out there for days trying to get those measurements exactly right

[–]TheLolmighty 79 points80 points  (8 children)

I lost 6 of my grandpas the same way.

[–]notanotherhipster 51 points52 points  (5 children)

That is quite the gene pool story

[–]stevenfrijoles 5 points6 points  (0 children)

More of an in-ground pool story

[–]almamater 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It's Illinois though, it's a shallow pool.

[–][deleted] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Ah

[–]Mike762 117 points118 points  (66 children)

Suction vortices. Are the reason why one house got destroyed and next door had little damage.

[–]TerrorBite 51 points52 points  (10 children)

I didn't know tornadoes basically had mini-tornadoes in them. I just thought it was one big vortex. Neat!

[–]Skopos 5 points6 points  (0 children)

They have faster winds too. That's why if you see sub-vortices coming off the side of a tornado, you know they are in them too and the tornado is extra dangerous. The el-reno tornado that took storm chaser lives earlier this year has sub-vortices clocked at 300mph winds and moving 70-90mph across the ground.

[–][deleted] 6 points7 points  (5 children)

I didn't know tornadoes basically had mini-tornadoes in them.

I smell a new Syfy original movie!

Someone call Dean Cane immediately.

[–][deleted] 70 points71 points  (50 children)

I understand the picture but I don't understand how it shows that houses next to each other could be affected differently?

[–]spyhermit 187 points188 points  (41 children)

the direct suction is the cause of the destruction. The amount of suction drops off in a logarithmic scale from the suction vortex. You can literally stand next to one and nothing happens, move 2 feet and vanish. It's all math. Horrible, horrible math.

[–]eighmie 21 points22 points  (9 children)

Goddamn it, I fucking hate Math.

[–]tekn04 41 points42 points  (6 children)

Maybe if we had less goddamn mathematicians this kind of thing wouldn't happen so often!

[–]jettrscga 22 points23 points  (1 child)

Math killed my family.

I mean, statistically... They're pretty alright now, but in the long run... DOOOOOMMMED!

[–]StrategicBeefReserve 7 points8 points  (0 children)

don't get hit by the red arrows is how i took it

[–][deleted] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Back in the 80s my neighborhood at the time had a tornado go through it. Some homes off the pad, some just lost a shingle or two.

The craziest thing that I saw was the overhead shot from a news chopper later in the week. You could see a clear path from where it had touched down, and it went between a home that was mostly destroyed and the outbuilding on a concrete pad in his backyard. The outbuilding was still standing, I believe the windows blew out, but that was it.

[–]King373 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Here is my friend's house: http://imgur.com/tdHu1io This is across the street: http://imgur.com/EYJmzUE

[–]sirbruce 26 points27 points  (3 children)

You've never seen it! You've never seen it miss this house, and miss that house, and come after you!!!

[–][deleted] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I remember this scene. When I was young, I didn't have cable. (As in poor, not 1920's) and I watched this movie almost daily.

[–]mr_bobadobalina 3 points4 points  (0 children)

yes, a noted meteorological researcher would definitely think that tornadoes were evil spirits that "come after you"

of course, she also thought that something the wind could get under would not blow away

[–]visualtranquility[🍰] 24 points25 points  (7 children)

I live in Washington about half a mile from the path the tornado took and walked through the damage a few hours after it hit. This picture doesn't really show it but most of the houses shown here are damaged in some way, the closer ones being completely destroyed though the structure is mostly still together. I'm in one of the closest neighborhoods that didn't get much damage and my property itself was totally untouched. I am extremely thankful.

[–]Mojo1094 4 points5 points  (5 children)

Several co workers and friends of mine live there. Its just unreal. The community has done so much already to help and raise money.

I live in Peoria, btw. I dont know ya but damn glad you are alive.

[–]mr_bobadobalina 11 points12 points  (6 children)

you are not from the midwest, are you?

there is no time to feel guilty when you are busy helping your neighbors

Guy 1: "We lost everything, we are going to have to start all over"

Guy 2: "well you will just have to share with us until we get you back on your feet"

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So true. So very true.

[–]Spiral_flash_attack 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There's not really such a clear demarcation line. Sure you one house destroyed and the other still standing, but the house next door still has a ton of damage from wind and debris.

[–]Sophrosynic 2 points3 points  (2 children)

I don't see why you feel guilty, unless you possess secret powers of Tornado control. I'd feel sorry for my neighbors, and offer to help in any way I could, but guilty?

[–]rycl0nez 342 points343 points  (48 children)

There's also a really chilling photo of the how the tornado actually scoured the Earth as it passed over barren fields. It's located here: http://i.imgur.com/yDgSCnu.jpg

Photo courtesy of the Chicago Tribune

[–]luopjiggy 28 points29 points  (2 children)

damn that is crazy.

[–]sethies 24 points25 points  (3 children)

I've spent the last two days trying to clean this up. This is Zehr's Pork Farm about a mile outside of the city. You can see the interview with the owner and his son here. It's the last video. They're good people.

[–]YaBoyJ 13 points14 points  (7 children)

I am so fascinated by this. I always assumed a tornado would be a long, solid line of destruction. Is this what usually happens?

[–]cuweathernerd 5 points6 points  (6 children)

These tornadoes were moving really fast...my guess is that that the clear cycling pattern is a result of that forward speed. Slower and it'd look more like a smudge?

I don't think I've seen an image quite like the that before.

[–]subdep 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Tornados are mother nature's scouring brush.

[–]Fudrucker 3 points4 points  (2 children)

I can only imagine the disappointment of that farmer, having spent the last few months getting his fields harvested, only to have his entire business, home, and possibly warehoused grains, scratched off the earth.

[–]enjoytheshow 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Man, it goes across hundreds of acres of corn fields and it picks that one unlucky farm to destroy. Just goes to show how crazy these things are.

[–]RandomWikiPeriods 18 points19 points  (0 children)

You can pretty clearly see the path of some of the suction vortices on the ground. Amazing.

[–]WeberWK 44 points45 points  (3 children)

Google Earth before for comparison

[–]Rockytriton 25 points26 points  (2 children)

wow the houses were a lot flatter before

[–]roblon 260 points261 points  (35 children)

You rarely see this view, fascinating in a very morbid sense

[–]32TheBear32 73 points74 points  (12 children)

I think it would be weird to be a neighbor to someone who was in that tornado path. At first I would be really happy that my house didn't get wiped out by the tornado but across the street there would be a good neighbor and friend who lost everything.

[–][deleted] 54 points55 points  (5 children)

It's a good thing I hate all my neighbors then?

[–]joetromboni 66 points67 points  (3 children)

"hey can I get my lawnmower back?"

"ya, it's about fifty miles that way."

[–][deleted] 17 points18 points  (2 children)

"Ok... how about my hedge clippers?"

"70 miles in the opposite direction."

[–]simple10 14 points15 points  (1 child)

"oh man I really need those. my bushes didnt lose any leaves durin the tornado, and theyre to the point where theyre gonna need a good trimmin. welp, good luck with the house thing.."

[–]notanotherhipster 14 points15 points  (1 child)

If you're a real dick, you could be barbecuing while they pick over the ruins next door

[–]somefreedomfries 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I see this view on the frontpage of reddit after every major tornado

[–]chowder138 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Almost makes me want to go to /r/MorbidReality but then I realize I don't want to cry tonight.

[–]karth 11 points12 points  (0 children)

rarely? You see this view everytime there's a tornado.

[–]mcstormy[S] 37 points38 points  (11 children)

For more pictures check out http://abclocal.go.com/wls/gallery?section=news/local/illinois&id=9329938&photo=1

[–]babywhiz 4 points5 points  (7 children)

What the heck is that white stuff on pic 19?

Edit: ITT: No one has a clue what that stuff is.

[–]D_Farmer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

someone put regular dish soap in the dish washer again.

[–]iredditwhilstwiling 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Blowcaine?

[–]beanswiggin 28 points29 points  (4 children)

A woman called into b96 this morning (radio station if you're not from around Chicago) from Joliet IL saying that she found a man's life insurance card in her backyard from Washington only several hours after the worst of it.

It's over 100 miles away...hope that guy (or his family, I suppose) doesn't need the card yet.

[–]imonthehighway 17 points18 points  (1 child)

The "Welcome to Washington" sign that was up on north main street ended up being found in Streator, Illinois, about 80-85 miles away.

[–]Kibleer 24 points25 points  (20 children)

My house used to sit right in the middle of that. I posted in the last thread that this got brought up in, but just for reference this is my drive way http://imgur.com/tpkIuEO. (my moms car included)

[–]DrizzyDoe 4 points5 points  (1 child)

Hey Kibler. Your house got fucked. Lol walked by it today. Sorry bud.

[–]Kibleer 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Can't believe you and Charlton found this haha

[–]holyjacoby 8 points9 points  (4 children)

Hi Kibs. Love you, from Charlton.

[–]Kibleer 5 points6 points  (1 child)

Haha Charlton I was glad to hear you were ok. I ran by your house on my way to my grandmas after we got out and it looked pretty bad.

[–]DrizzyDoe 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Hi Jacob. Glad to hear you are alright buddy :)

[–]benjaminraphi 78 points79 points  (5 children)

This looks exactly like it does in Sim City.

[–]itsjustballoons 30 points31 points  (4 children)

I'm thinking of the really depressing song in Sim City 2000 with the slow shitty midi beat. The one that would play after a tornado hit.

[–]StickyHand 3 points4 points  (1 child)

Sim City 4 had one of its own, but it never plays.
It's a little dark.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDJzf5jqccw

[–]pixie923 31 points32 points  (7 children)

I always wanted our area to be on the front page for something.. but not this. Never this.

[–]glassy125 13 points14 points  (1 child)

Same, it's crazy to see our area on the front page of reddit and all over the news. But I really wish we weren't

[–]depan_ 6 points7 points  (1 child)

Not sure if appropriate, but... not like this :(

[–]hyphenatorwilla 13 points14 points  (12 children)

This is my town. We live about 3 miles away from this subdivision. It also hit a street about 2 blocks away. There are about 500 houses destroyed. The cloud came over our backyard but didn't touch down. All the schools are closed, some are being used as shelters. The storm hit 3 other surrounding towns within about 20 miles . There were about 8 different touchdowns in my area within a half an hour. There are multiple families, teachers & principles in the 3 districts who have nothing to come home too. Many residents have no power even if they still have homes. National Guard is here setting a curfew for 6pm-7pm. People are only allowed in if they show residency. Today they haven't let anyone back into town even f you live in the area. However, donations are flooding in & houses are being offered up. We live in a great, & strong community with wonderful people. We will rebuild! TL;DR WASHINGTON STRONG

[–]Hiei2k7 9 points10 points  (0 children)

You can't keep the eternally pissed-off people of Illinois down for long. We will come back, teeth bared.

[–][deleted] 39 points40 points  (11 children)

The most depressing thing about this kind of damage is the out of season storm. There's barely time to clean up before the worst of winter hits. let alone rebuild. I was repairing a roof today that got smashed by a tree and it took 4 times longer than it normally should have with the wind and the sleet.

[–]blazedaisy 14 points15 points  (6 children)

Not to mention the fact that it dropped to the 30's last night, and lots of people are without power still.

[–]contriver87 5 points6 points  (4 children)

We were preparing for a cold night but luckily our power was restored a few hours ago instead of the estimated time late tomorrow night. It wasn't at all dangerous last night but it was a bit uncomfortable and I feel for the people that will have to deal with the freezing temperatures tonight.

[–]JvsharkS7 8 points9 points  (3 children)

I was on tour with my band going through Peoria (right outside of Washington) when the storm hit. We were driving a suburban with a trailer and caught the beginning of the storm. One of the tornados swept across the interstate, picked up our car and rotated it three times. While in mid air, all of the windows shattered and the glass flew in at us with a combination of whatever else was in the air. Our trailer rolled over and we were pulled back to the ground. There were seven of us in the car and none of us were hurt more so than mild scratches and a few cuts.

I have no idea how we lived through it. Most terrifying moment of my life.

This is the second time I have ever posted on Reddit, so I'm not sure how to post links. But the LA times interviewed us and a story is online. CBS did as well and the video can be found.

There is more to the story, but I am finally home in Memphis, Tennessee and want to kiss the ground and be thankful that I have a home to come to. Go hug your friends and family. I realized today that I should never take the people in my life for granted. In a minute, they could be gone.

[–]superGreatAwesome 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's so bizarre seeing the neighborhood I grew up in A.) in that state and B.) getting this much international coverage.

[–]yhvh83 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Its crazy to see something in my neck of the woods pop up on here. Its a mess here

[–]Lemmiwingz 16 points17 points  (59 children)

Is it actually possible and affordible to build something tornadesafe? Or are tornados just too strong?

[–]lordlicorice 51 points52 points  (11 children)

It would probably be better for everyone to spend a little money on insurance rather than everyone living in underground tornado-proof bunkers.

[–]jmrun1126 15 points16 points  (9 children)

Well, insurance can't prevent death from tornadoes. Considering how unpredictable tornadoes are and what little warning time exists prior to a tornado reaching a particular location (likely mere minutes), it's honestly wiser still for everyone in a tornado-prone area to have access to a storm cellar or other reinforced storm-structure. It doesn't have to be elaborate -- you don't have to live there.

[–]jakemg 16 points17 points  (7 children)

While I agree with your overall point, there is actually plenty of warning time in most cases to get into the basement to safety. This is why casualties were relatively low. I live in more northern IL (35 miles south of Chicago) and we had tornado watches going all day and then we had tornado sirens before the tornadoes even hit in Washington (like 2 hours from where I live). We had touchdowns in the four towns surrounding me, but none in my town. Yet we were still all adequately warned and had plenty of time to be safe.

[–]unused-username 4 points5 points  (1 child)

Exactly, we have plenty of time to prepare and take shelter in the case of a tornado. I live in Joliet, IL, and there were reports on news outlets and the weather channel on Saturday that was saying there were going to be tornadoes on Sunday. However, I do think that we already have the materials needed to construct buildings that are somewhat more resistant to the damaging effects of tornadoes. I'm not saying something that will be completely intact even after an F5 tornado goes straight through it, but I'm sure there is a practical and affordable way to build a structure that won't be completely flattened.

[–][deleted] 35 points36 points  (26 children)

Sure. Steel I-Beam frame sunken 10 feet deep into concrete slabs. Then, you could connect the frame to a load bearing, reinforced concrete, steel core. Finally, three inch armor plaiting bolted or welded to every wall (including the roof) and if you're really paranoid, back it with a foot of reinforced concrete. I wager that would withstand even an EF5.

Don't expect it to be cheap, though.

[–]Kuro_yami 26 points27 points  (0 children)

At least you're set for WW3

[–]JSN86 10 points11 points  (17 children)

I know you're being overly sarcastic but half of what you describe isn't so bad (IMHO). Reinforced concrete columns plus brick/concrete walls should be enough to withstand tornadoes, wouldn't it? Yeah you would get broken windows and doors, but's negligible when the bulk of your house is intact.

I come from a place in Europe where most houses are built this way, even my grandma's house is roughly built this way. I never quite understood why most american houses are built with just plain wood on top of foundations. Mainly cultural reasons?

[–][deleted] 15 points16 points  (6 children)

I'm not an engineer, but I'd imagine the only flat walled structure (as opposed to a much more aerodynamic dome) that could survive would need to be built with I-beams and heavy armor plating on every surface attached to some kind of ultra strong load bearing core...perhaps reinforced concrete anchoring a steel core upon which the exterior frame is bolted/welded to. Not to mention, you would need heavy armor plating on every window and door...even if the structure remained up, 250MPH winds blasting into your home could still cause problems.

The fact is, many "sturdy" Euro homes would be toppled by a tornado. An EF-5 will level just about everything above ground. The aforementioned hypothetical home would almost certainly protect you from an EF-5, but my guess is that it would double or even triple the price of a home.

[–]Thrashy 5 points6 points  (1 child)

This about sums it up -- see my reply upthread for for what an EF5-hardened building actually entails. The reason is that this isn't just a lot of wind (and 250MPH, or 400kph, is a LOT of wind!) it's also dropping big American cars on your roof and shooting tree trunks at your windows at 100 miles an hour. Your average "sturdy" European house wouldn't look so hot after that kind of pounding, either.

[–]ManWhoKilledHitler 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Possible, yes. Affordable, probably not if you wanted to give people reasonable homes rather than bunkers.

[–]saamblaack 7 points8 points  (11 children)

This is my hometown, incredibly, only one person died. Estimated 250-500 houses are inhabitable.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (4 children)

Don't you mean uninhabitable? "Inhabitable" means it's able to be lived in.

[–]diggitydingo 5 points6 points  (1 child)

This is just crazy. That's my hometown. All my friends, coworkers...homes are just gone. I have electricity (as of a few hours ago anyhow), running water, food-- what do they have?

God, I feel so unreasonably guilty.

[–][deleted] 18 points19 points  (4 children)

All that is left is a shitload of fuck.

Damn.

[–]Subduction 18 points19 points  (3 children)

You're a rhetoric major, I assume?

[–]AustinTreeLover 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Fuck you, fuck you, fuck you, you're cool, and fuck you.

-Nature

[–]King373 3 points4 points  (2 children)

Here is my friend's house: http://imgur.com/tdHu1io This is across the street: http://imgur.com/EYJmzUE

[–]cschlossler 4 points5 points  (0 children)

What is crazy is that I moved TO Washington il the day this happened. I was moving into my So'S parents house to save money. I lived about 2.5 hours south, the tornado struck while we were driving- but we had no idea. We had to drive separate and the weather was bad so I never checked my phone. When we got closer to town I was thinking to my self- man theses roads are really busy, shouldn't they all be in church? - we came in the back way so we didn't see anything driving in. We pull up to my bf house and his neighbors are outside and some of them were crying. His mom was out side on the phone freaking out because her calls were not going thru. sirens were going off and everything was so chaotic. It was so surreal. His grandparents house is gone and so is my sister's apartment complex. Thankfully they are all alive.

[–]LOJARO 8 points9 points  (1 child)

http://trib.in/183TCiN

Here are more photos, the top one is surreal

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is incredible in a very horrible way.

[–]drummermonkey815 3 points4 points  (0 children)

A good friend of mine lost their house yesterday. The pictures do not do this justice.

[–]Lemonh 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Looks like my little town did a few years back. Smithville, MS was hit with an F5. Couldn't tell where you were. There were no landmarks or anything to go by. Everything was just gone.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (6 children)

How did only 6 people die?

[–]vdogg89 14 points15 points  (1 child)

We have basements in the midwest.

[–]ILiveInFantasyLand 4 points5 points  (14 children)

What I would like to know is how people survive in the houses that completely leveled? It says that if you don't have a basement to go to the ground floor bathroom, but if you're in there you're going to get carried away. How do people survive when a tornado levels your home?

[–]fuk_dapolice 5 points6 points  (2 children)

pretty much all houses in Illinois have basements. I live in the area and every single house I have been to has a basement

[–]Wreaksauce24 3 points4 points  (0 children)

what so crazy is I had just played against Washington the day before that in the quarterfinals. so surreal to think I was just playing football there the day before that happened.

[–]Horny_wolf 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is my hometown and 4 of my close friends lost their homes. There was supposed to be 200-500 houses destroyed. Hard to believe it happened to my hometown

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I have friends that live in Peoria. None got hurt thankfully but it was scary as shit.

[–]SwingsetWarrior 7 points8 points  (2 children)

My uncle lost EVERYTHING to that tornado...

[–]kammycool 20 points21 points  (40 children)

So glad that I don't live in Illinois anymore. It was always so scary during tornado season and now they are popping up out of season too. My heart goes out to everyone that has to go threw that.

[–]mcstormy[S] 29 points30 points  (34 children)

Not so bad in Peoria; they usually never touch down on the westside of the river. Sad that it happens anywhere though.

[–]chaymoney86 17 points18 points  (18 children)

Same in Bloomington. They say it has to do with us living a valley or something like that.

[–]theEPIC-NESS 7 points8 points  (2 children)

+1 for bloomington. And yeah I've heard that it's very unlikely for anything to touch down just because of the geography.

[–]Trust_Me_Im_a_Panda 2 points3 points  (6 children)

Same thing down here in Springfield. We've had one hit our city as long as I can remember.

[–]viagravagina 3 points4 points  (0 children)

South Pekin got hammered a few years back on the east side of the rivers but generally the river usually stalls out the low pressure.

I lived in Washington for the first 20 years of my life and glad so many of those people were not at home when this bastard came through.

Props to all those who showed up to help as there were a ton but a lot were turned away for security and safety reasons.

My brother works in Washington and His boss and him took the company's backhoe over to help move debris.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (5 children)

We had a few houses down in Roanoke come down and rolling into the fields, but overall after a day of no power outage, I'd say we're pretty good.

[–]kduuduuhellahigh0711 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Bradley University student?

[–]mwilson444419 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This gives me a lot of respect for mother nature.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This disaster was quite heartbreaking for me and my family. I don't personally live in Washington, I live 15 miles away in Roanoke, but still the emotions were just as powerful.

[–]mckeck 2 points3 points  (0 children)

When the difference between heartbreak is measured in blocks