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We just got rocked in Vic Village. I'll post pics once I have power back. Let's hear all your storm stories. :)
Our trash can was found three houses down. And our patio set was blown over. Trees are down all over the neighborhood.
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Crazy Storm(s)
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Walker
The KLD / Downtown
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Nothing too major here, although it was certainly coming down hard and fast. We had a little river flowing by in the street and some standing water in the backyard. Few small branches down here and there.
Otherwise though... at this point... you can barely tell it had even rained...
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L.I. to Buckeye
West side/Galloway
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Brothermarcus and I had been at the Goodale Park Music Series concert and were strolling through the Short North. We noticed the bad weather coming just a little too late.
We got totally caught without rain gear (I had a blanket over myself which helped a little), and we took some shelter under Family Dollar's awning. The wind was blowing from the East (I think)so the store gave us some shelter, too.
It was totally CRAZY seeing the wind and being outside, somewhat exposed to it. That was a first for me!
When the rain and wind calmed down, we had to wade through SO much water on High Street and the surrounding areas. We were really lucky that we were where we were when the deluge started though!
The worst part was that we were parked over on King Ave. (near our church) and we'd both left our cars' windows down. It's gonna take a while for my little VW to dry out. Glad I didn't leave the top down, though!
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somertimeoh
Harrison West
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Harrison West is a mess. Lightning struck a big tree outside of my apartment and scared the crap out of me. Walked over to the carryout after it blew threw and it's dangerous getting around right now, big branches from the huge trees are down everywhere. Michigan is blocked N of 4th. Weird, crazy afternoon.
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CalebR
Lincoln Village
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EVERY1 GET READY FOR ROUND TWO!!!!!! ITS EVEN WORSE THAN THE LAST ROUND!!!!!!! TREES ARE STILL SWAYING (the ones that were spared) WEST SIDE IS GETTING POUNDED!!! Wish every1 the best, getting off so if the power goes out it wont kill my computer :P
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CheeseFoodie
Harrison West
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'tis nasty out there! A branch of my walnut tree is on neighbors garage and one of those crappy, oranmental pear trees fell on the porch roof of a house down the street:(
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patient_zero
Falafel District
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L.I. to Buckeye wrote >>
Brothermarcus and I had been at the Goodale Park Music Series concert and were strolling through the Short North. We noticed the bad weather coming just a little too late.I was at the GPMS as well, but stopped by the North Market on my way to work. I have some photos, including the approaching storm that really smacked downtown. It was thundering as I was walking up to the Market, but within a few minutes it turned to rain, then heavier rain, then whipping winds.
I felt so, so sorry for the vendors outside the North Market! The storm hit about 30 minutes before they were to close, and hit them hard. The wind started picking up their tents and tossing them around, and their products were blowing off the tables. It was horrible for a few minutes.
Ceramicist Nicki Strouss and family were doing their best to hold down their tent (pic on Flickr) and keep her wares from being damaged. A few of them ran over to aid tee shirt guy carmacazzi when his tent flipped over.
During part of the chaos, a duet was singing on the patio. Not sure if they stayed out there or came in to the Market.If the rain wasn't bad enough, those winds caused some damage around town, and blew things around - a lot of newspaper and magazine boxes and signs were knocked down. There was a large cigarette butt container on Third Street, that I picked up on my way into work. The Columbus Commons site took a little beating, their Porta Pottie was knocked over.
Northern Columbus looked untouched when I made it home and the 6:00 rains were more mild.
Photos here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/39706870@N08/sets/72157624531551816/
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