On October 5, my humble blog got visited by the 211th Country - Welcome Marshall Islands!
Yep, from the Panhandle of Florida, Hurricane Michael traveled through South Georgia right over our area.
This we got in the morning...
This was the Hurricane Warning on October 10 with strong SouthEast wind of 77 km/h or 47.8 mi/h
A 4-fold warning...
Our 6-year old Drake Elm - Ulmus parvifolia had snapped off...
It looked so dreary and gray next morning!
Our Pecan tree had come out...
Our Pussy willow snapped off...
A 4-fold warning...
By midnight it turned into a five-fold warning!
HURRICANE WARNING
TORNADO WATCH
FLOOD WARNING
TROPICAL WEATHER STATEMENT
FLASH FLOOD WATCH
It was just past midnight on October 11 at 12:16 AM when I read the above and especially the EastSouthEast wind of 85 km/h or 52.8 mi/h looked scary so I decided to stay awake till it would pass over.
Temperatures are in C, it was quite a bit cooler than the previous days.
Dublin is right in the darkest area...
Husband Pieter was sound asleep and I could hear the wind all around the house and heard some big noises, of a tree that came down.
Turned out several big pine trees from a back neighbor's property had come down.
By 12:30 AM the power went off... and it was pitch dark!
Winds still were beating up anything that came in its patch.
We were only 19 hours without power and a couple of hours today...
Lineworkers are still working hard for restoring power back as soon as possible.
Even lineworkers from neighboring states have come to the South for helping out!
The above map gives you the dates or having power back on: October 12, Midnight, October 13, and October 14, October 15 and October 16...
We cannot complain!
It looked so dreary and gray next morning!
Of course, our bridges took a brutal beating as well, you can see some damage to the right at one of our three bridges.
TONS of green leaves have been snatched off and little branches are everywhere...
This is on the edge of the lawn and on our driveway... so many green leaves are off!
Also our Leyland Cypress is leaning over the fence towards the street and needs to be cut down...
At the end of our property line in the corner with the neighbors...
This needs to be cut down!
But NO damage to our home, not even to our greenhouse!
Lucky, compared to so many others in the Florida Panhandle; our prayers are with those people!
Proud of our community that is feeding 375 linemen (lineworkers) for lunch tomorrow!
Thanks for your visit and comment.
Also our Leyland Cypress is leaning over the fence towards the street and needs to be cut down...
This needs to be cut down!
But NO damage to our home, not even to our greenhouse!
Lucky, compared to so many others in the Florida Panhandle; our prayers are with those people!
Thanks for your visit and comment.
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Hello Mariette, I have been reading all the scary updates for hurricane Michael, and worrying about those in its path. I did not know that the storm's fury would pass directly over you, and I am glad that you and Pieter escaped with minimal damage, something truly to be thankful for. I am sure that I don't have to mention it, but don't overdo it in cleaning up from the storm--get some help even for cleaning up all those leaves!
ReplyDelete--Jim
Dearest Jim,
DeleteWe are very lucky with such minor impact. So many in our town are still without power. We have linemen from several states working so hard to restore power. We do get help with cleanup, coming Monday and Tuesday a young man helps Pieter out. We feel for all those being impacted by this monster...
Hugs,
Mariette
Dear Mariette - I am so pleased that 'Michael' treated you with reasonable kindness, it could have been so much worse. The important thing is that you and Pieter are safe along with your property, but it must have been frightening.
ReplyDeleteDearest Rosemary,
DeleteYes, we certainly belong to the very lucky ones, compared to all those that got severely affected by 'Michael'. The noise of that wind was kind of frightening but not really, as I know our home is a very sturdy built one with a good aluminum aged copper slate roof with life warranty.
Hugs,
Mariette
Hello dear Mariette!
ReplyDeleteI just saw at the TV news about the Hurricane Michael!
I’m glad that you are safe but sad about your tress.
Be had a cyclone in Greece two weeks ago and it was scary !
Be safe! Take care! Hugs!
Dimi...
Dearest Dimi,
DeleteTrees down is a sad thing but more important are the people and animals.
So many people that lost everything in South Georgia and in the Florida panhandle.
Oh, no matte what natural disaster strikes, cyclone, tornado or hurricane, it is all scary as Mother Nature is so strong!
Hugs and happy Sunday,
Mariette
Terrible! Fortunately, nothing happened. Have a nice weekend
ReplyDeleteDearest Anne,
DeleteAll natural disasters are terrible for humans and their animals...
Hugs and happy Sunday!
Mariette
Glad you were spared larger damage..always a bit sad to see our trees fallen..no matter what the size!
ReplyDeleteDearest Monique,
DeleteYes it is, those are living things too...
Hugs,
Mariette
I am so grateful that it was no worse for your property. The winds were low to the ground it seems as well, as they took the Pussy Willow (I so love those) and the pecan tree..that is a tragedy. Were you able to find help to get it back into the ground?
ReplyDeleteThat was exceeding nice to feed the linemen! I hope there was a good turnout of them to the luncheon. That the word got out to them.
After living in FL., I got used to the hurricanes. I always felt less worried because our homes were generally stuccoed concrete block and of course, one story. They were family safe in the winds. Thank goodness it is done. xxoo
Dearest Katie Isabella,
DeleteYou must be very well acquainted with hurricanes, after having lived in Florida!
Our home is also stuccoed concrete for the lower part and a very solid foundation. Our framework for the roof part is sturdy in cedar wood and a lot more than usual beams got used to make it wind proof! You pay only once for such a decision for safety first.
Getting that huge Pecan tree back into the ground would not work, next storm it would come up. Just have to let go of it...
Feeding the linemen yesterday I read yielded meals for $ 7,000 - great generosity! They deserve it as well.
The power must have come off again around 1:30 AM as our clocks were flashing and I had to start up my iMac once again. No problem; we are already so fortunate!
Hugs,
Mariette