We had a storm system move through about an hour and a half ago here. It was so bad I actually went to the basement for the first time. Power went off twice or so but came right back on.

No damage here at the house but at my building downtown I got a call from a tenant saying a pipe had burst. I went down and found a lot of water dripping in. I determined something was happening on the roof. I went up there and found the main roof drain clogged with misc debris. I waded out to it and started pulling junk off it and it began sucking like crazy. Its an 8" pipe feeding a ten inch roof drain and 8" of water can cause a serious head pressure.

Considering that I have quite a few skylights and such this was about the best thing it could have been.

It cooled off after the storm went through and now is sunny and pretty breezy.

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

I was closely watching radar. Some pretty strong straight-line winds. No doubt several small tornados, at least. Lake Michigan built up some pretty big waves too.

I am sure it will take a while to tally all the damage through the area. And the system is far from spent.

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1991 560 SEL / 185k miles
1992 750il / 17k miles - project car

Many of the new homes built in Oklahoma are built with safe rooms that can withstand 250 mph wind. These are above ground structures that also serve as a storage area when not being used for shelter.

The advantage of an above ground room is that it is rare that a tree will fall on it and block the door, and all to common danger of underground shelters.

An above ground room will also not fill with water. Some area of Oklahoma have a water table of less than ten feet so it is necessary to keep a sump pump running at all times in the storm cellar.

Just something to consider when buying or remodeling a home.

Shipping container and a bulldozer should get you something pretty strong.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

my concern with something above ground would be 250mph winds sending a telephone pole through the structure

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have no worries.....President Obama swears "If you like your gun, you can keep it

We got some winds in cincinnati, more than a few without power, but not bad from what I can tell.

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2009 Kia Sedona
2009 Honda Odyssey EX-L
12006 Jetta Pumpe Duse
(insert Mercedes here)

Husband, Father, sometimes friend =)

Glad to hear you guys made it through ok! And our thoughts are with those that didn't fare as well.

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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)

I got a few sprinkles this weekend at the coast.

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1984 300SD Orient Red/ Palomino
1989 560SEC
2016 Mazda 6 6 speed manual
1995 Ford F-150 reg cab 4.9 5speed manual

I was in Kokomo, IN yesterday. I was at the north end of Kokomo while a tornado went through the south end. When I left to head back home I had to change up my route a little as many roads were closed due to down trees. There was stuff strewn everywhere east of Kokomo. The drive home going north on I69 was a b*itch. I had my K1500 Silverado which has a high top cap on it. The cross winds were very strong which made keeping in on the road a challenge.

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Current:
1985 300D aka Miss Margaret
1991 300SE aka Alarice
1995 SL320 aka Samantha
1997 K1500 Silverado
Past:
1999 E300 ex-wife got it and let her son ruin it
1984 190 2.3 ex-wife got it and let her son destroy a great car
1985 300D (CA version) aka Maybelline lost to deer at high speed.
1981 300D aka Madeline (went to salvage at near 400k) rusty, yet best car I ever drove
Wishlist:
McFarlan TV6 (only a few privately owned)
ReVere with Rochester engine
1917 Premier (only one left)

I am told a funnel cloud was spotted near my home, but thankfully it missed us. Several buildings were heavily damaged near here.

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

My #2 lovely daughter came by just now with her oldest child. Her school was damaged enough that it is closed until repairs are made. I know from pictures in the paper that part of the roof and some walls were blown off. I imagine by tomorrow they'll know more about how long it will take to repair.

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

My parents live in Springfield, so I checked up on them. Was told they got high winds for an hour or so then sunshine.

Googled the damaged areas and they were about 75 miles north of the chaos. My prayers go out to all of those folks who went through that!

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2009 ML350 (106K) - Family vehicle
2001 CLK430 Cabriolet (80K) - Wife's car
2005 BMW 645CI (138K) - My daily driver
2016 Mustang (32K) - Daughter's car

Where was this school?

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Current:
1985 300D aka Miss Margaret
1991 300SE aka Alarice
1995 SL320 aka Samantha
1997 K1500 Silverado
Past:
1999 E300 ex-wife got it and let her son ruin it
1984 190 2.3 ex-wife got it and let her son destroy a great car
1985 300D (CA version) aka Maybelline lost to deer at high speed.
1981 300D aka Madeline (went to salvage at near 400k) rusty, yet best car I ever drove
Wishlist:
McFarlan TV6 (only a few privately owned)
ReVere with Rochester engine
1917 Premier (only one left)

Glad you weathered it okay...so many people didn't. Mother nature can be a real...well, rhymes with "witch."

My thoughts and prayers go out to the entire region...and to the Philippines, too, what a horrific storm that was.

In the county south of Lafayette. Mintone I believe its called.

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.