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appalachiablue

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6. When a tornado went thru DC in the early 90s

Reply to bottomofthehill (Original post)

Wed Sep 1, 2021, 02:35 AM

Sep 2021

an uprooted tree from the side yard ended up on the front porch pressed against the front door of our townhouse.

The storm was a big deal, power out for 3-4 days, electric wires, tree limbs and branches down with debris all over sidewalks and streets. Whoda thunk a tornado in DC? It happens.

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And just to add to a good night sleep, tornado watch in DC [View all] bottomofthehill Sep 2021 OP

😲 Ghads! Good Luck!! Pretty rare for DC, yes?! electric_blue68 Sep 2021 #1

We don't often get tornados, but do get the warnings a couple times a year. bottomofthehill Sep 2021 #2

Got it. We in NYC until 🤔 early '00's get a warning every few year... electric_blue68 Sep 2021 #3

Hopefully we had ours for the year. bottomofthehill Sep 2021 #4

Hopefully yes! Ack, poor Baltimore area. electric_blue68 Sep 2021 #5

When a tornado went thru DC in the early 90s appalachiablue Sep 2021 #6

I'm thinking this is totally my son's fault. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2021 #7

Could be. A malicious, and very heavy, rainstorm once tracked us 200 miles, Hortensis Sep 2021 #8

Sigh. About a decade or so ago, after I moved from Kansas to New Mexico, PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2021 #9

I suspect the trick's to use HVAC to avoid notice. Hortensis Sep 2021 #10

On the other hand, the Parking Gods adore me and have for quite a while now. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2021 #11

Lol, now that's a blessing worth having! Hortensis Sep 2021 #12