Storm

[Lindsey]

We had a terrible storm a few nights ago, and I hope I never have to live through anything like it again. Luckily, we got away with nothing but a little water damage on the main floor and seeping down into the basement. Can you guys see this video?

http://saskatoon.ctv.ca/?video=500431

We had a warning that tornadoes were imminent or happening, so I was looking out for funnel clouds upstairs, where I could see in all directions. But before long, I couldn't see a foot in front of the window. That's when I ran down to the basement to sit in the cold storage room (with three concrete walls). Scott came down with Layla too. We stayed until we couldn't hear the wind anymore. When we went upstairs, it was still windy (but not as loud!) and our little japanese lilac tree in the front yard was bent right sideways. Water was leaking through all the windows upstairs.

The rain started to let up a little, and the road was so flooded, it was right up in our yard. Scott went outside to check on things, and he noticed a tree right on the other side of our back alley was on fire. He called the fire department and they came to take care of it. It had blown underneath the power line and then snapped back and fried. People had started to walk and drive around so we got in the car too. I could not believe how much damage there was! Smashed windows, trees laying across streets, snapped in half, a trampoline flew right through a chain-link fence and ended up in the middle of the road, half a block from our house. A few trees that must have been at least 30 or 40 feet high, were completely uprooted. We are so lucky we only had a little water in the house.