winds at steady 50 mph gusts at 60 mph trees are sideways. covers off everything , bungee cords snapped. Raining harder than a broken 6 inc pipe. I think the world is coming to the end. The mountain and my house are shaking. power /generator off/on .bob w.

Hope you stay safe,  That description almost sounds like the weather we have on the Oregon coast every winter.  The only thing I don't like about the weather here is the damn wind, I hate wind.
Mel

Sounds like its time to fort up and find a safe corner. Stay safe and let the chips fall where they will. Best of luck to you and yours.

Mel  If you don't like wind take a detour around Iowa on your next trip east.....and Bob, shain yourself to that pipe in the basement.  It'll be the last thing up-rooted...usually.... be safe and be smaryt about your situation and we'll listen intently to the war stories after it's all over....

DM&FS

Y'all please keep safe !!

The satellite view today reminded me of Hurricane Andrew, just menacing the Florida penninsula, very scary.

Brian L.

10;30 now wind still over 50 mph with gusts of 75 generator working well the whole mountain is shaking along with the house/I am going to get some sleep and relieve momma in a couple hours . we go not wamt to both go asleep the same time in case we hear from the kids( we check every couple hours by compuyer or phone)  bob w.