Pullstart 62,851 #1 Posted April 24 (edited) 9:30 last night, give or take, we had the alert blasts on 2 of our 5 devices, tornado warning in our area. We are on the NW corner of our county, but the county is big. Well for the the folks that came from 131 to the low day, a tornado was spotted at the end of our road, where the T is and it was heading east south east. To the west, it was just over a mile away. It passed south of us, less than a mile away. I hollered at the kids (upstairs) to get in the basement with my best dad voice. One hurried right down, the other moseyed. I am glad I kept calm in the time of warn, because my instinct was to toss that kid into the basement . Thanks @Blasterdad for checking in on us, being somewhat local he knew it’s path and how close to us it really was. Edited April 24 by Pullstart Directionally challenged 9 1 1 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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SylvanLakeWH 25,557 #3 Posted April 24 Glad you are all good... Hope no severe damage or injuries... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,851 #4 Posted April 24 Just now, SylvanLakeWH said: Glad you are all good... Hope no severe damage or injuries... We had significant amounts of hail, but no big stones. It sure was hammering the house from random directions, but we never heard the “freight train” that comes along with twisters… 4 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 38,170 #5 Posted April 24 Wow, sure glad you guys are OK and dodged a bullet. 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 27,570 #6 Posted April 24 Good to here that it passed you by. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 48,815 #7 Posted April 24 Yah close one. Glad to hear the shop didn't get reorganized. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rjg854 11,361 #8 Posted April 24 Good to hear all is well. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
87 416-8 horse 420 #9 Posted April 24 Glad to hear you and the family are ok. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,851 #10 Posted April 24 We know a handful of single guys in the area. Most of them grabbed a beer or two (in case they needed provisions to shelter in place of course) and sat in the garage hoping for a glimpse of it 4 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tractorhead 9,064 #11 Posted April 24 Glad to hear you are good so far. Hope nothing was damaged on your site. 👍 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ClassicTractorProfessor 5,314 #12 Posted April 30 On 4/24/2024 at 11:52 AM, Pullstart said: We know a handful of single guys in the area. Most of them grabbed a beer or two (in case they needed provisions to shelter in place of course) and sat in the garage hoping for a glimpse of it That’s standard procedure where I’m from All joking aside glad you didn’t get hit, that sounds like it passed by pretty close 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peter lena 8,625 #13 Posted April 30 @Pullstart glad you didn't get hit , weather is something you can only somewhat prepare for , hope what ever you set up works , afterword . ever since our area , went on a mutual aid , set up , our failures have been relatively short , trucks are always out there , getting after it . pete 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bill D 1,920 #14 Posted May 1 Glad y'all are okay. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
c-series don 8,705 #15 Posted May 1 Glad you and your family are safe Kevin. Looking forward to seeing you guys at the show! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johnnymag3 2,520 #16 Posted May 1 Happy you escaped the Mother Nature.....God Bless !!!! Be safe Kevin John 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davem1111 2,030 #17 Posted May 8 (edited) @Pullstart Kevin - are you okay up there? I saw that a tornado did major damage in Portage, south of Kalamazoo. That's pretty close to you, no? (We're under a tornado watch here in southern Indiana till midnight... ) Edited May 8 by davem1111 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,851 #18 Posted May 8 @davem1111 I was at the golf course seeking shelter with the whistle pigs in an old shed but there are a handful of members much closer. @jay bee @bds1984 @Blasterdad @zekepiks how are you holding up? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davem1111 2,030 #19 Posted May 8 No tornado here last night, just a pretty strong storm. Hope everyone else stayed safe. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bds1984 1,429 #20 Posted May 8 4 hours ago, Pullstart said: @davem1111 I was at the golf course seeking shelter with the whistle pigs in an old shed but there are a handful of members much closer. @jay bee @bds1984 @Blasterdad @zekepiks how are you holding up? The closest of the four tornados was three miles from my house. You'd have never guessed a tornado was that close to me. It rained for twenty minutes but the wind was non-existent. I was worried about the 150 year old oak trees in my front yard but there were zero branches in the grass this morning when I left for work at 6:40. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davem1111 2,030 #21 Posted May 8 1 hour ago, bds1984 said: The closest of the four tornados was three miles from my house. You'd have never guessed a tornado was that close to me. It rained for twenty minutes but the wind was non-existent. I was worried about the 150 year old oak trees in my front yard but there were zero branches in the grass this morning when I left for work at 6:40. Wow, close call! We had one go through about 15 miles from here a year or 2 ago. Took down about 100 trees in a State Park, not sure of other damage. That was close enough for me. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jay bee 897 #22 Posted May 11 No damage at my house, but just a few miles east in Portage it is very bad. Many of those pics made the national news but it is much worse when you see it in real time. Glad you and your family are safe Kevin. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blasterdad 2,692 #23 Posted May 12 A little late but all good here, I'm about 20 miles north of Kalamazoo. All we got here was rain, the cats didn't even hide, lol. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
