Storm Damage II

   Last Tuesday we our area had severe storms that included tornados and large hail.  Friends just across town had egg-sized hail that damaged their cars and make it sound like the roof was going to collapse.

   Tuesday night we were driving back home from Cincinnati when we got caught in the storm and had to exit the highway and wait out the storm.  The rain came in torrents and there was some hail as well.  After about 2 1/2 hours of waiting we decided we needed to get closer towards home and got back onto the highway.  It was 2am before we made it home after battling wet roads and heavy rain.

   You may remember that just a few weeks ago a branch fell on our deck and ripped the canopy. Well, on Wednesday we found that another branch had fallen on top of, but not through, the canopy.

 

Oh yeah, just as an update, Benjamin' has now pumped well over 150 gallons of water from our basement!

Storm Damage

We were under a tornado warning for a few hours Sunday night and a few tornadoes touched down in the St. Louis metro area.  We had our share of damage when we came out of hiding to see what the wind had done.

On our deck, a large branch had fallen and ripped through the roof of our canopy’s roof.  This picture was taken from the roof by Noah

Taken from below

If we weren’t using our outdoor furniture right now for our kitchen table this branch probably would’ve smashed the glass top.

Knocked just the cover off of the light

This used to have the form of a hedge

Squirrel Sleeping on Deck Rail

His eyes are open….maybe he was just spying the on us to find the most opportune time to make a dash for the birdfeeder.

Believe it or not, this picture was taken by the great rodent-killer and defender of the birdfeeder, Benjamin.  Last year his presence was feared amongst the squirrels, but it seems Ben’s reputation has waned amongst our yard’s rodents.