This is the "microburst " that hit my area last week ... lol ...
3-4km away was even bigger .... got ""lucky""
... the joy of living at higher altitude by the
mountains ... lots of perks, but this isn't one of them ...
Posted by mschwand on 13th of Aug 2024 at 04:06 pm
Ouch—were those big enough to shred siding? Saw pics of a
few windshields smashed in from areas in the northeast. I only got
hit with a few ice pellets as I was covering the truck, so dodged
the bullets this time.
yeah ... was bad enough to damage the siding and busted one big
window (outside pane only fortunately) ... I had the roof
replaced with composite shingles 2 years ago to hail proof it,
worked as advertised ... lol ... ... now i'll have the
outside done with Fiber cement boards to hail proof that part too
... maybe i need storm shutters ??? ..... hahaha...
both cars were in the garage, so that got saved .... those hail
storms are nuts ... got 2 friends living in Livingstone, just
on the north side of the highway from us ... their houses got
trashed ... busted windows and water & hailstones
got in ... roof damaged, shredded sidings, etc ...
Posted by mschwand on 14th of Aug 2024 at 04:43 pm
Wow. Sorry to hear about the siding and window! Good call on the
composite shingles, so I hope the fiber siding works out as well.
Shutters are an interesting traditional protection—may make a
comeback at this rate.
Got lucky when my car got caught in Kananaskis in 2015.
Autobody guy estimated 10,000 tiny dents. Gave it a pebble finish
if you looked close. Nothing serious, so I bought it back from
insurance for $700 and drove it until last spring, lol.
The mountains are calling and you must go! Just got back
from Yellowstone/Grand Tetons, love the mountains, lakes and
streams. nice drive out there called Beartooth highway....i
agree middle of country is boring....we fly from Indiana to Denver
or Bozeman and drive from there. we left the morning Biscuit
Basin had the mini eruption but was there the day before, lol..
Just had a microburst hit
Posted by steve on 13th of Aug 2024 at 02:17 pm
Just had a microburst hit our area - welcome Rain but totally out of the blue wreaking havoc on my ISP
This is the "microburst "
Posted by mla127 on 13th of Aug 2024 at 02:58 pm
This is the "microburst " that hit my area last week ... lol ... 3-4km away was even bigger .... got ""lucky"" ... the joy of living at higher altitude by the mountains ... lots of perks, but this isn't one of them ...
Ouch—were those big enough to
Posted by mschwand on 13th of Aug 2024 at 04:06 pm
Ouch—were those big enough to shred siding? Saw pics of a few windshields smashed in from areas in the northeast. I only got hit with a few ice pellets as I was covering the truck, so dodged the bullets this time.
yeah ... was bad enough
Posted by mla127 on 14th of Aug 2024 at 10:11 am
yeah ... was bad enough to damage the siding and busted one big window (outside pane only fortunately) ... I had the roof replaced with composite shingles 2 years ago to hail proof it, worked as advertised ... lol ... ... now i'll have the outside done with Fiber cement boards to hail proof that part too ... maybe i need storm shutters ??? ..... hahaha... both cars were in the garage, so that got saved .... those hail storms are nuts ... got 2 friends living in Livingstone, just on the north side of the highway from us ... their houses got trashed ... busted windows and water & hailstones got in ... roof damaged, shredded sidings, etc ...
Wow. Sorry to hear about
Posted by mschwand on 14th of Aug 2024 at 04:43 pm
Wow. Sorry to hear about the siding and window! Good call on the composite shingles, so I hope the fiber siding works out as well. Shutters are an interesting traditional protection—may make a comeback at this rate.
Got lucky when my car got caught in Kananaskis in 2015. Autobody guy estimated 10,000 tiny dents. Gave it a pebble finish if you looked close. Nothing serious, so I bought it back from insurance for $700 and drove it until last spring, lol.
wow! thx for sharing. what
Posted by matt on 13th of Aug 2024 at 03:10 pm
wow! thx for sharing. what elevation do you live at and what state?
I'm in Calgary, Alberta ...
Posted by mla127 on 13th of Aug 2024 at 03:19 pm
I'm in Calgary, Alberta ... above Montana ... i'm almost at 1100M of elevation ... so about 3600ft ... although not as high as Denver ;)
5280 here!!
Posted by kingpin15 on 13th of Aug 2024 at 03:37 pm
5280 here!!
yeah I'd be in heaven,
Posted by matt on 13th of Aug 2024 at 03:29 pm
yeah I'd be in heaven, love the mountains and scenery - unlike boring flat IL/St Louis area
The mountains are calling and
Posted by morton7 on 13th of Aug 2024 at 03:39 pm
The mountains are calling and you must go! Just got back from Yellowstone/Grand Tetons, love the mountains, lakes and streams. nice drive out there called Beartooth highway....i agree middle of country is boring....we fly from Indiana to Denver or Bozeman and drive from there. we left the morning Biscuit Basin had the mini eruption but was there the day before, lol..
Oh my - those are
Posted by steve on 13th of Aug 2024 at 03:01 pm
Oh my - those are some good sized pellets