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I live in a river valley that tornadoes generally jump over. I also live on a hill much higher than the river will ever flood even in a catastrophic event like this.
And yet, back in June...
No tornado, just high-speed wind. And a lot of our neighbors got it worse than us. Trees through people's windows, branches on cars, some of the roads in our subdivision were completely blocked for a couple of days. Houses are still being repaired.
There is nowhere safe from climate change.
Had one of those in my area a few years ago. Just like 5 minutes (probably less) of a freak strong wind and the massive tree in my backyard fell, along with many others. I've never seen anything like it before. Well, I probably have, just at an intensity low enough that it was a non-event.
Yep. This couldn't have been more than 5-10 minutes.
Trees usually grow more wind resistant if they are exposed to more wind. This might just mean that your climate is also changing (quickly) or a unusually strong gust of wind came along. The particular tree also might have been sick.
Like I said, it was the entire neighborhood. In fact, the entire town.
https://wibqam.com/2024/06/26/photos-and-video-of-the-june-25-storm-and-damage-left-in-its-wake/
The SBA actually offered low-interest disaster loans to both residents and businesses because the damage was so bad.
https://www.sba.gov/article/2024/07/19/sba-offers-disaster-assistance-businesses-residents-indiana-affected-severe-storms-tornadoes