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Because I grew up in Maine, which is frequently on the northern edge of a "heat wave," we have a lot of stories and folklore about "line storms." Fishermen who see a row of "boot-top" clouds (that look like rolled-down fishermen's boots) know to get to a safe harbor or lee shore as fast as possible. My farmer grandpa called them a "squall line" and knew to get the hay wagon under cover, forgetting what hay was left in the field.
I've seen "blowdown" results in Maine forests, whole swathes of trees flattened. The last one that I saw covered an area of roughly 200 acres.
Fantastic stories!
Did you know that this "blowdown" may have created a tsunami?
Fantastic stories!
Did you know that this "blowdown" may have created a tsunami?
Interesting! I've never seen one.
I remember the similar one that hit michigan big time in 1998. I was out back firing up my generator when I watched a small tornado twist the top out of the oak tree in my back yard. I ran like H*** for the basement. after all my neighbors thanked me for cutting up there trees that were down I had enough fire wood for 3 winters because of that storm. my one neighbors daughter saw a rat tail coming over the lake we live on just before I watched the same one tear the oak out in the back yard we were without power for 2 weeks glad I had the generator. the kids came over to watch the NBA finals at my house we were the only ones with power. I don't think I'll ever forget that storm I watched it come in and blow out. it was the same type of storm that just glanced us like this last one.
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