Three Foot Johnson Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 I'm 65, and yesterday was one of the worst wind days I've ever seen. Eighty to a hundred miles an hour on the highline, with gusts in the Missoula area hitting 125 mph. Lots of shingles and roofing tin blowing about, plenty of signs down, LOTS of trees down, semis blown over, rail cars blown over, rocks in the air big enough to shatter windshields, buildings demolished, etc. Up north, there were multi-ton bundles of round bales rolling through fences, rolling down the Interstate, and mowing down signs before tearing through the fence on the other side and continuing on their merry way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twelve mile REB Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 Darn, hope everything is alright at home but on the bright side firewood should be easy to get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 Windy day here in NE Kansas, but nothing like that. Only 42 mph from a cold front that's passing thru. Hope you're ok up there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Three Foot Johnson Posted January 14, 2021 Author Share Posted January 14, 2021 I have one piece of delta rib roofing tin on my house that's loose on the bottom edge, but other than that, no damage. Crusty's old barn has some pretty severe damage, but may be salvageable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Creek Law Dog Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 We are 350 miles north of Missoula as the crow flies but, we only had 55 to 60 mph wind gusts however, a tree fell and missed my horse shelter by literally inches. Lots of branches on the ground though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward R S Canby, SASS#59971 Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 My late father was a logger in the Northwet at one time. After storms downed a lot of trees the Forest Service would have salvage sales so the downed timber could be harvested before it rotted on the ground. There will be busy times for loggers and woodcutters this Spring. Glad you are able to post videos. That means you still have power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 Tree huggers don't want you to be able to harvest that wood and invro-nuts don't want you to burn it. Do it anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 Living in hurricane territory most my life, I’ve been through umpteen storms of 100+ mph. No fun at all. Glad you’re okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assassin Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 We had a 105 mph gust here in Cheyenne. Sustained 50 mph yesterday and today. Weather guesser said something about a recorded 120 mph gust near Wheatland. There were some trucks blown over. They shut down the trains. Yes, rail cars do blow over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 8 hours ago, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said: Tree huggers don't want you to be able to harvest that wood and invro-nuts don't want you to burn it. Do it anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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