The Wayward Wind

We had a storm roar through town last night with winds clocked up to 81 mph. It knocked out electrical power for about an hour. A friend who was driving home from Denver followed the storm across the eastern plains said that by the time he made it to town all the lights were off and it felt as if he was driving into a ghost town. This morning my husband and I drove around town looking at the damage.

Tree branches on corner of Main Street near the bank.

Tree in someone's backyard.

Damaged tree on Main Street.

Tar paper torn off roof of Main Street building.

Another view of damage to building. Phone wires on ground at bottom left of photo, piece of roofing material pushed up against the chimney, basketball hoop pole tilted, and something in the tree. That roof frame behind the tree is not damage. It has been that way for years.

Considering what might have happened we got off lightly.