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Ms. Toad

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16. Half-basement.

Reply to 1WorldHope (Reply #15)

Sun May 18, 2025, 08:14 PM

May 2025

I have a first-cousin once-removed in Kansas - she was already terrified by tornadoes when they were hit with one a few years ago (and no basement - just a concrete pad). We had one in our back yard in Nebraska when I was 10-12-ish (we had a root cellar there for shelter).

What went through here two days ago was just extremely strong winds - no significant twisting. One large branch on a maple tree in our side yard was twisted off - it seemed to be just the angle of the wind and the position of the branch relative to it on the tree.

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