Comments on: Marion, IL Storm Pictures http://www.biggmatt.com/marion-il-storm-pictures/ My Personal Website & Soap Box Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:38:12 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jack http://www.biggmatt.com/marion-il-storm-pictures/comment-page-1/#comment-1630 Jack Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:20:50 +0000 http://www.biggmatt.com/?p=268#comment-1630 I was here in my mobile home during that storm. I looked out a particular window in time to see a large limb (small tree) from a neighbors yard come sailing over the fence and come to rest with a shaking thud, against my trailer. I don't get out much, but did go out surveying a bit with girlfriend's uncle enough to see that not only Marion but the entire region was devastated. Wind estimates from WSIL3 TV Weather had winds estimated from 70-107 MPH. This system screwed up nature's landscape bigtime, sheering whole lots and stands of trees "no matter their size" from their morings in the ground. Personally: I was without power 4 days. Phone never disconnected. Cable and internet were out 4 and 3 days respectively. Cleanup is mostly completed. Don't want to go through that again! I was here in my mobile home during that storm. I looked out a particular window in time to see a large limb (small tree) from a neighbors yard come sailing over the fence and come to rest with a shaking thud, against my trailer.
I don’t get out much, but did go out surveying a bit with girlfriend’s uncle enough to see that not only Marion but the entire region was devastated. Wind estimates from WSIL3 TV Weather had winds estimated from 70-107 MPH. This system screwed up nature’s landscape bigtime, sheering whole lots and stands of trees “no matter their size” from their morings in the ground.

Personally: I was without power 4 days. Phone never disconnected. Cable and internet were out 4 and 3 days respectively. Cleanup is mostly completed.

Don’t want to go through that again!

]]> By: Mitch Deighan http://www.biggmatt.com/marion-il-storm-pictures/comment-page-1/#comment-1553 Mitch Deighan Sun, 06 Sep 2009 06:06:38 +0000 http://www.biggmatt.com/?p=268#comment-1553 A devastating storm every 30 years in Marion, I wonder what's up with that? But 30 years ago, my neighborhood here in Old Philadelphia looked like those photos of Marion, only it was from abandonment and decay. Took confronting forces like those land hurricanes to turn it around, the destructive power of us humans is a heck of a way to play our part in the big scheme of things. A devastating storm every 30 years in Marion, I wonder what’s up with that? But 30 years ago, my neighborhood here in Old Philadelphia looked like those photos of Marion, only it was from abandonment and decay. Took confronting forces like those land hurricanes to turn it around, the destructive power of us humans is a heck of a way to play our part in the big scheme of things.

]]> By: chuck http://www.biggmatt.com/marion-il-storm-pictures/comment-page-1/#comment-767 chuck Wed, 13 May 2009 17:45:43 +0000 http://www.biggmatt.com/?p=268#comment-767 wow, what a mess. clean up will take a long time.......chuck wow, what a mess. clean up will take a long time…….chuck

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