Yesterday we were notified by the base that we would be hit by a Typhoon through the evening. The non-essential employees were sent home at 1300, the kids after school activities were cancelled, and most of the base was closed down by 1600. We were also notified that personnel did not have to go to work the next morning until 900 and the kids would not be expected to school until 1030. At the time, it seemed like a lot of "bluster." I would be proven wrong. Josh was able to come home and secure our outside items as much as we could.
Around 1700 the weather got really bad. The wind and rain was driving against in the back of the house and it was very dark. The kids were scared and Bub instituted some calming yoga. My boy!!
Around 2000 we heard a terrible crashing. I yelled to look outside and we could not see our shed. The top was completely gone. Josh and I bundled up and ran out to find the shed on it's top laying in the neighbor's backyard.
We started grabbing our things and moving them to the back door. The rain was moving so fast and it was so loud with the lightening and thunder. It was really unsafe actually but we did not know if our stuff would be picked up and blown away either. I felt like we were in a movie set, where the actors have to yell to each other over the storm. We came inside sopping to the bone. The rain and wind died down around midnight.
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| Our things are piled up against our back door. On the Right is the remains of our neighbor's shade screen half in our yard. |
We woke to a bright and sunny day. The storm was gone leaving lots of destruction in it's wake. Trees were down, trampolines bent, fences bent, debris all over the ground. The kids in the circle went to work gathering fallen branches. They felt very productive and helpful. Josh and our neighbor broke down the shed and put it out for the trash. The bottom is all that is left. Now we need to figure out how to store our things. I am not sure what we will do without the shed and I hesitate to buy another that may blow away in the next storm. It was amazing to see the work crews this morning all over base chopping up falling trees, and hauling away debris. I appreciated the late start to work and school in hindsight. Score- Typhoon 1, Turner Shed 0.
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| Pile of trees gathered by the circle kids |
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| Remains of our shed, the floor. You can see the shed top in our neighbor's yard. Their new blue wood shed survived the storm. |
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| Felled tree in our circle. It is laying across three yards and has crushed the fence underneath. |
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