Chicagoland weather survivors!

lisarundell · 08-24-2007, 02:46 PM

To all those who experienced the wrath of Mother Nature yesterday and all the heavy rains over the last week, I hope you are all well and without any serious damage. In the 17 years that I have lived in this area I have never experienced anything like yesterday. Here are some photos in our area, so many streets looked like tree and branch grave yards!

I actually ended up driving under this tree last night, unaware the tree had gone across the road, I was following other cars.

Thank God it did not fall the rest of the way while cars were trying to get out of the area!

FoodLady · 08-24-2007, 03:10 PM

Lisa ... Thank you ... our triple digit temps are nothing compared to that kind of destruction. I hope you and yours are safe and didn't suffer too much damage. Yikes!

seazr · 08-24-2007, 03:35 PM

Ditto Lisa and anyone else in that area!!

08-24-2007, 05:10 PM

Wow!!! So glad you are safe! Was it high winds? Those huge trees are just cracked in half!

Cinsmom · 08-24-2007, 05:17 PM

Glad to hear you're ok. Be careful out there!

blueteal · 08-24-2007, 05:35 PM

Yikes
Watch it everyone!!!!!
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**MaxandMe** · 08-24-2007, 07:14 PM

Lisa sooooooo glad to hear to hear you are safe and sound and also have power

i had heard the damage was horrible. HOW high were the winds?

my thoughts and prayers go out to those affected by this horrible storm

lmtoth2 · 08-24-2007, 08:35 PM

holy crap that look terrible. I read all over the internet about the 70 mph winds. Glad you are ok.

Tink · 08-25-2007, 12:21 AM

Yikes what a mess! I'm so glad you and yours are alright.
Mother Nature must be going through menopause right now, 'cause she's just letting everybody have some kind of misery!

I'm about 5 hrs north of you, and we had a long drought, followed by huge amounts of rain, flooding, mudslides and craziness. Today was beautiful, but was the first nice day in a LONG time.

I hope you get a break from it all soon too.

annabelles mom · 08-25-2007, 03:58 AM

OMG that's awful - glad you are ok, I have a friend in Brantford, Ontario - got hit wtih 2 of those storms in past 36 hrs - very nasty. It's HOT here but I'll take HOT over that kind of damage - stay safe

lisarundell · 08-25-2007, 07:04 AM

We have been very lucky! People on the streets to the east and further west and north were still w/o power last night. We missed the severe weather yesterday but are getting more rain now.

Chesterpal how did you guys fair? Anyone else from the area?

gene · 08-25-2007, 07:30 AM

I called my brother who lives right in the city off Lakeshore drive in a 3flat. The biggest problem for them was a flooded yard and basement. There were trees down around the block and the park took a pretty big hit. He's a worse smart#@$ than me. When I asked him how the storm was, he said...."Well, it passed." He did say there were still quite a few people without power as of last evening. It makes me look at my now drying up flooded back yard and thank the Lord it was only water and I still have power!

lisarundell · 08-25-2007, 08:01 AM

I was on the train when it, 1 stop from home. The sky looked like the "Rhino" from James and the Giant Peach, that killed his parents.

It was wild, things were flying, trees were bending and the rain was coming down in buckets. As we pulled into the station I asked if they would make us get off

, silly question the train must go on!!! There were trees on cars in the lot and all over the streets. Luckily things stopped flying when we had to get off the train, thank God for small favors!

Raleighsmom · 08-25-2007, 11:08 AM

Glad to hear you're ok Lisa! Hope your car was ok too!

What a mess of a storm.....so much damage...you just never know...

08-24-2007, 02:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
lisarundell Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Chicagoland Area Posts: 1,484	Chicagoland weather survivors! To all those who experienced the wrath of Mother Nature yesterday and all the heavy rains over the last week, I hope you are all well and without any serious damage. In the 17 years that I have lived in this area I have never experienced anything like yesterday. Here are some photos in our area, so many streets looked like tree and branch grave yards! I actually ended up driving under this tree last night, unaware the tree had gone across the road, I was following other cars. Thank God it did not fall the rest of the way while cars were trying to get out of the area! __________________ Lisa, Lani and Toby http://s83.photobucket.com/albums/j309/lisarundell/ Outside of a dog a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read. Groucho Marx

08-24-2007, 03:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
FoodLady Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 1,411	Lisa ... Thank you ... our triple digit temps are nothing compared to that kind of destruction. I hope you and yours are safe and didn't suffer too much damage. Yikes! __________________ Mary and Ebbe, I love her so ... wherever I go ... My Doodly Doodly Doo!

08-24-2007, 03:35 PM	#3 (permalink)
seazr Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Sacramento Posts: 2,971	Ditto Lisa and anyone else in that area!! __________________ Diane (and Dakota) http://s42.photobucket.com/albums/e304/seazr/

08-24-2007, 05:17 PM	#5 (permalink)
Cinsmom Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: KC area Posts: 2,499	Glad to hear you're ok. Be careful out there! __________________ Becky & Cinnamon http://safeharborprisondogs.com

08-24-2007, 07:14 PM	#7 (permalink)
MaxandMe Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Upstate, NY Posts: 15,103	Lisa sooooooo glad to hear to hear you are safe and sound and also have power i had heard the damage was horrible. HOW high were the winds? my thoughts and prayers go out to those affected by this horrible storm __________________ *Annmarie, Max,& Peanut* "Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened." Anatole France uncondtional love: what a dog always does for us and humans strive to do but can we?

08-24-2007, 05:10 PM	#4 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	Wow!!! So glad you are safe! Was it high winds? Those huge trees are just cracked in half!

08-24-2007, 05:35 PM	#6 (permalink)
blueteal Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,334	Yikes Watch it everyone!!!!! ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

08-24-2007, 08:35 PM	#8 (permalink)
lmtoth2 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 5,920	holy crap that look terrible. I read all over the internet about the 70 mph winds. Glad you are ok. __________________ Leslie

08-25-2007, 12:21 AM	#9 (permalink)
Tink Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: West central Wisconsin Posts: 2,506	Yikes what a mess! I'm so glad you and yours are alright. Mother Nature must be going through menopause right now, 'cause she's just letting everybody have some kind of misery! I'm about 5 hrs north of you, and we had a long drought, followed by huge amounts of rain, flooding, mudslides and craziness. Today was beautiful, but was the first nice day in a LONG time. I hope you get a break from it all soon too. __________________ www.tinkerdoodle.net Hickory, Ava, Hana, Misty, and Chip (happy master of his Harem)

08-25-2007, 03:58 AM	#10 (permalink)
annabelles mom Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: lkkkkkkkkkkkkk Posts: 6,837	OMG that's awful - glad you are ok, I have a friend in Brantford, Ontario - got hit wtih 2 of those storms in past 36 hrs - very nasty. It's HOT here but I'll take HOT over that kind of damage - stay safe

08-25-2007, 07:04 AM	#11 (permalink)
lisarundell Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Chicagoland Area Posts: 1,484	We have been very lucky! People on the streets to the east and further west and north were still w/o power last night. We missed the severe weather yesterday but are getting more rain now. Chesterpal how did you guys fair? Anyone else from the area? __________________ Lisa, Lani and Toby http://s83.photobucket.com/albums/j309/lisarundell/ Outside of a dog a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read. Groucho Marx

08-25-2007, 07:30 AM	#12 (permalink)
gene Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: youngstown ohio Posts: 8,619	I called my brother who lives right in the city off Lakeshore drive in a 3flat. The biggest problem for them was a flooded yard and basement. There were trees down around the block and the park took a pretty big hit. He's a worse smart#@$ than me. When I asked him how the storm was, he said...."Well, it passed." He did say there were still quite a few people without power as of last evening. It makes me look at my now drying up flooded back yard and thank the Lord it was only water and I still have power! __________________ gene , jonah , miko and rumor "A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying down." - Robert Benchley

08-25-2007, 08:01 AM	#13 (permalink)
lisarundell Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Chicagoland Area Posts: 1,484	I was on the train when it, 1 stop from home. The sky looked like the "Rhino" from James and the Giant Peach, that killed his parents. It was wild, things were flying, trees were bending and the rain was coming down in buckets. As we pulled into the station I asked if they would make us get off , silly question the train must go on!!! There were trees on cars in the lot and all over the streets. Luckily things stopped flying when we had to get off the train, thank God for small favors! __________________ Lisa, Lani and Toby http://s83.photobucket.com/albums/j309/lisarundell/ Outside of a dog a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read. Groucho Marx

08-25-2007, 11:08 AM	#14 (permalink)
Raleighsmom Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: South Windsor,Ct Posts: 4,617	Glad to hear you're ok Lisa! Hope your car was ok too! What a mess of a storm.....so much damage...you just never know... __________________ Kathie,Raleigh & Molly! "Who can believe that there is no soul behind those luminous eyes!" ~ Theophile Gautier

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