Monday, December 5, 2011

A Very Blustery Day


Fallen trees along Washington Boulevard in south Ogden Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011. (Erin Hooley/Standard-Examiner)
A large tree fell on this house at 27th and Pierce in Ogden after a wind storm caused damage throughout Northern Utah Thursday December 1, 2011.(Robert Johnson/Standard-Examiner)                                                                                       
Wind blew over a semi on the eastbound onramp of Interstate 84 near the mouth of Weber Canyon in Ogden Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011. (Erin Hooley/Standard-Examiner)
                                                                            
Source: The Standard Examiner



We had some outrageous wind last Thursday here in Northern Utah.  The high winds knocked out our power for the day because so many trees had fallen onto power lines. There are now fallen trees everywhere. We have a huge sycamore tree in our backyard which lost a lot of big branches but none of them fell on any surrounding homes or vehicles. There are also shingles from roofs all over. Our roof lost some which I am hoping will be able to be replaced without getting a new roof.
The below pictures are some that I took.
 This smashed car was just around the corner from my house.


 
 Above: The soccer field near our house was missing the seats from the bleachers. I looked across the street and saw parts of it in a ditch (below).

 Mount Ogden Golf Course

A lot of people lost their siding. This house (above) looks better without it (they should thank the wind for uncovering some hidden character).