Update

Okay, apparently the power came back around 5 AM. One of our neighbors called and told us around 6:45 AM, to give everyone a chance to get up and eat first.

We got everything, (a few things are still at the other house, but Dad just left to get them) and started moving back over around 8 AM. We seem to have gotten everything fixed back in as of now--9 AM.

Everything we left behind in the fridge melted. There were apparently a couple cartons of ice cream that melted, so they were thrown out. Along with some tv dinners, and whatever was left in the freezer in the garage.

The cat was not happy with being left alone most of the night without her night light.

The camera's still at the other house. Once Dad brings it back over, I'll post a few pictures of the huge tree that fell and took the power lines with it. It was as big as a house, and turns out it didn't knock down that privacy fence--it caused the ground around it to go up into the air, so it's hanging sideways from a ways up. I thought it was on Shay's property--it was her neighbor's, not hers. He doesn't have insurance, so he'll have to pay everything when they drag it away someday.

There were a grand total of 15,000 (down to 1500 as of now--still 14,000 with my aunt's power company, and she's still without power) power outages, which is why it took a while. Mostly because all our emergency crews had gone down to Galveston, Texas, to help with Hurricane Ike problems. The wind was actually something like a tropical storm, according to the news, and went up to 60 mph, as of the last I heard. Not sure how we're getting a tropical storm in Kentucky, but whatever.

The tree in the backyard looks like a lot of the limbs collapsed, but they all missed the house.

ETA: I managed to catch up with my friends list--it went all the way back to skip=690 in the short amount of time I was gone.

Update

Okay, apparently the power came back around 5 AM. One of our neighbors called and told us around 6:45 AM, to give everyone a chance to get up and eat first.

We got everything, (a few things are still at the other house, but Dad just left to get them) and started moving back over around 8 AM. We seem to have gotten everything fixed back in as of now--9 AM.

Everything we left behind in the fridge melted. There were apparently a couple cartons of ice cream that melted, so they were thrown out. Along with some tv dinners, and whatever was left in the freezer in the garage.

The cat was not happy with being left alone most of the night without her night light.

The camera's still at the other house. Once Dad brings it back over, I'll post a few pictures of the huge tree that fell and took the power lines with it. It was as big as a house, and turns out it didn't knock down that privacy fence--it caused the ground around it to go up into the air, so it's hanging sideways from a ways up. I thought it was on Shay's property--it was her neighbor's, not hers. He doesn't have insurance, so he'll have to pay everything when they drag it away someday.

There were a grand total of 15,000 (down to 1500 as of now--still 14,000 with my aunt's power company, and she's still without power) power outages, which is why it took a while. Mostly because all our emergency crews had gone down to Galveston, Texas, to help with Hurricane Ike problems. The wind was actually something like a tropical storm, according to the news, and went up to 60 mph, as of the last I heard. Not sure how we're getting a tropical storm in Kentucky, but whatever.

The tree in the backyard looks like a lot of the limbs collapsed, but they all missed the house.

ETA: I managed to catch up with my friends list--it went all the way back to skip=690 in the short amount of time I was gone.

Pictures of the Damage

Here’s a branch that took out the mailbox—I think this is when the mailbox was still under there, before Dad started to saw through everything.

This is the tree in our backyard, which just barely missed the house. As Dad took this picture, more limbs were falling—barely missing him. (And then another limb from another yard flew by) One is currently leaning against the window in the garage.

Next, here’s the bottom of the tree that caused the mess on our block. Everyone is stunned by it, understandably. You can see a neighbor’s husband and dog standing below. Here’s an angle, where you can just see the ground and fence that came up with it. A closer look.

Here’s where you can see the ground ripped up a little better. With this last one, you can see where the tree landed on a shed, and the nearby power line. From what I understand, someone called the local news about it, but they didn’t care. They would rather go to Southern Illinois, or Missouri, than look at a giant downed tree less than 5 miles from their news station.

Oh, also? Whenever anyone comes to gawk at the damage that tree did, the owner of the tree now offers to sell them hot dogs and hamburgers. He's trying to make money that way, since he didn't have insurance for this, apparently. It's that, and the fact that the food in his freezer would have gone bad if he didn't start grilling it quickly.

ETA: Wow. As of 5 PM, they now say the wind gusts were as fast as 90 mph.

Pictures of the Damage

Here’s a branch that took out the mailbox—I think this is when the mailbox was still under there, before Dad started to saw through everything.

This is the tree in our backyard, which just barely missed the house. As Dad took this picture, more limbs were falling—barely missing him. (And then another limb from another yard flew by) One is currently leaning against the window in the garage.

Next, here’s the bottom of the tree that caused the mess on our block. Everyone is stunned by it, understandably. You can see a neighbor’s husband and dog standing below. Here’s an angle, where you can just see the ground and fence that came up with it. A closer look.

Here’s where you can see the ground ripped up a little better. With this last one, you can see where the tree landed on a shed, and the nearby power line. From what I understand, someone called the local news about it, but they didn’t care. They would rather go to Southern Illinois, or Missouri, than look at a giant downed tree less than 5 miles from their news station.

Oh, also? Whenever anyone comes to gawk at the damage that tree did, the owner of the tree now offers to sell them hot dogs and hamburgers. He's trying to make money that way, since he didn't have insurance for this, apparently. It's that, and the fact that the food in his freezer would have gone bad if he didn't start grilling it quickly.

ETA: Wow. As of 5 PM, they now say the wind gusts were as fast as 90 mph.