6 am. Wind still howls up the gorge. Many trees down.

[DemoTex]

I elected to go to bed when the electricity went off at 9:25 last night. It was a long night. The dogs are totally freaked. I just surveyed the damage with a flashlight from the deck. Numerous trees were snapped at about 15-20 feet. Must have been a tornado.

I have the generator on now and I have phone and DSL. Cleanup starts when the wind dies down.

Chiao for now.

[Maddy McCall]

1. No more beautiful place in the world than the western NC mountains...

I hope you don't have any damage to your home.

Were the trees pines? I've seen them do that in tornadoes before.

Best wishes to you. Stay in touch as best you can.

Edit: I see you have a generator. That's good...at least you won't lose meat and stuff in your freezer.

:hug:

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

2. Glad you are ok

Stuff is just stuff, and you can repair/replace it. Glad you made it through all right.

[Rhiannon12866]

3. My grandmother lived for many years in Black Mountain,

which is not far from you. I always believed that the mountains would protect her, that the danger was on the East Coast. I am sorry that you are having to go through this, and also sorry for your dogs. I have two and they freak if the doorbell rings. Good luck and let us know how you're doing. Hang in there!:grouphug:

[Rhiannon12866]

4. I hope that you are okay

Just checking in...:shrug: