Jan 28 2009
Microburst Visits a Hardware Store!
On this day in 1997, a micro-burst wind of up to 90 mph hit a hardware store in Easley, FL. The micro-burst peeled most of the roof from the building, then entered the building and bowed three outside walls outward. Debris from the store was scattered over 200 yards in a fan-like pattern to the S-W-NW direction. No other damage occurred in the area from this freak micro-burst.
Here in New England, as this post goes live, we are in the midst of - you guessed - SNOW! Forecast amounts range from 6 - over 10 inches based on your location. This past weekend started out mild on Saturday morning and early afternoon, by night fall, the temperature had plummeted. Saturday/Sunday morning, I had 8 for the low and the high reached 15. Sunday night into Monday morning, the low reached -3 and the high was 21 for the day. Tuesday started out sunny and then the clouds thickened as the snow storm was heading our way.
