WIDirt
Member
Hi All,
On Aug. 27, 2018, we had a tornado touch down about 3 miles north of us, Wreaking havoc with the trees in the area. Whole stands of 100' lodgepole pines that are now 30', barns flattened, silos damaged, and lots of flooding.
We got 14" of rain in 2 days, with 12" falling on that day in 3 hours! Yes, 3 hours!
We had no idea this was going to happen, and 45 minutes before the storm, which spawned 19 tornadoes across mid central Wisconsin, we left for Madison for a meeting we had scheduled. As I don't like listening to a radio when I drive, we found out about the storm as we came home around 6:30 pm. There were trees down, power lines down, and, stretches of power lines that were taut because they were holding up entire rows of trees! We were without power for 2 1/2 days.
On my little slice of heaven, 10 acres, we lost many, many trees. Surprisingly enough, the house was UNDAMAGED! Here are few pictures of the yard and the area.
Now, here's the test... By the way, this is just for fun... All my stash is still buried in a storage shed, so I have nothing to reward you with...
While cutting downed trees into logs, I found this interesting wood. I do know what it is, but how many of you can identify it.
BTW, I am saving a number of interesting chunks to turn, eventually, once I finally get my shop back..... Haven't turned anything since we moved to Wisconsin from Denver 2 years ago.....
On Aug. 27, 2018, we had a tornado touch down about 3 miles north of us, Wreaking havoc with the trees in the area. Whole stands of 100' lodgepole pines that are now 30', barns flattened, silos damaged, and lots of flooding.
We got 14" of rain in 2 days, with 12" falling on that day in 3 hours! Yes, 3 hours!
We had no idea this was going to happen, and 45 minutes before the storm, which spawned 19 tornadoes across mid central Wisconsin, we left for Madison for a meeting we had scheduled. As I don't like listening to a radio when I drive, we found out about the storm as we came home around 6:30 pm. There were trees down, power lines down, and, stretches of power lines that were taut because they were holding up entire rows of trees! We were without power for 2 1/2 days.
On my little slice of heaven, 10 acres, we lost many, many trees. Surprisingly enough, the house was UNDAMAGED! Here are few pictures of the yard and the area.
Now, here's the test... By the way, this is just for fun... All my stash is still buried in a storage shed, so I have nothing to reward you with...
While cutting downed trees into logs, I found this interesting wood. I do know what it is, but how many of you can identify it.
BTW, I am saving a number of interesting chunks to turn, eventually, once I finally get my shop back..... Haven't turned anything since we moved to Wisconsin from Denver 2 years ago.....
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