Thursday 23 March 2023

Tornado!

Taken out my lounge window morning after the storm

Earlier this week we had a forecast of heavy rain which we did end up having overnight but we also had hail and a bit of wind but apparently several businesses in town were struck by a mini tornado where roofs were ripped off and power went out. We are fortunate we are 5 minutes out of town and considered to be semi-rural so we seem to get away with most of the bad stuff. Lately it's started to get a bit more chilly in the mornings. Today is the start of the Autumn Equinox and we are starting to see the colours changing on the trees. This morning I actually put the fire on as it was 6 degrees celsius when I got up to let the cats out - I think we might have a really nippy winter this year.

Linking up with Skywatch Friday and All Seasons.

15 comments:

roentare said...

That is a moody sky you got right there. I read on the weather forecast that things have been pretty hot over there

Tom said...

...thankfully I have never experienced a tornado.

At Home In New Zealand said...

Your tornado made it onto the News! We lit a fire last night as well, it is definitely getting cooler at night.

s.c said...

That must have been an anxious moment. Yes climate change is literally in the air now.

Tigger's Mum said...

Crikey you are getting some weird weather. Pleased to read that it bypassed your home. Great photo out your window. Glowering is, I suppose, how it would be described.

Sharon said...

The weather is getting more severe all over the world.

local alien said...

A good wintery photo. Lucky you weren't in the centre . Enjoy the change of season

William Kendall said...

We had a tornado here several years ago that knocked out power for a day over a considerable area, and did a lot of damage.

Bill said...

A tornado sounds scary, I've never experienced a tornado

Rostrose said...


I'm glad you didn't get hit by the tornado - hail and storms are bad weather enough!
All the best from Austria, Traude 😘
https://rostrose.blogspot.com/2023/03/costa-rica-9-kapitel-nationalpark.html

Lydia C. Lee said...

Wow. That sun is really burning through. Lovely!! Thanks for joining #Allseasons

Sallie (FullTime-Life) said...

Happy Autumn Amy! I hope you don't see any tornados at all and that your winter won't be too cold (though the furnace on already isn't a great omen). Take care enjoy the change of seasons~!

Yogi♪♪♪ said...

A tornado!! Be careful.

The Happy Whisk said...

Hey Amy! Glad you were safe from the tornado. A couple years back we had one touch down near by. No one died. Things got damaged. What I recall most is how the tornado sounded like a train. It was amazingly loud and powerful. Cheers, Ivy.

Iris Flavia said...

Ugh - 6C already? That went down quickly!
Tornado sounds very scary.

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