tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901844543243405919.post2929945937417022605..comments2024-03-08T22:33:35.306-08:00Comments on Exercise Finished: 14 years ago today . . .tervnmalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16059486741282674657noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901844543243405919.post-57237566724442909292012-07-01T06:24:30.063-07:002012-07-01T06:24:30.063-07:00I read your story, then the next thing I knew the ...I read your story, then the next thing I knew the NWS was calling for a derecho to come hit Washington DC friday night -- while my son was finishing his week long camp out in the shenandoah. Luckily they had a building to retreat to, but Goshen Scout Reservation is now closed for the next week.<br /><br />The derecho was weird: there was every color of lightning imaginable. I never knew lightning came in those colors. And the lightning and thunder and was continuous. The wind was pretty bad and lasted a long time.Jenniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04355423546969862399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901844543243405919.post-37980920675886350002012-06-30T15:23:07.345-07:002012-06-30T15:23:07.345-07:00Wow, thank you for the vivid description! I'm...Wow, thank you for the vivid description! I'm so glad no one was hurt. But what a disaster for farmers and their towns. <br /><br />Brendan and I had lived in IC for less than a year at that point. I was at a conference in California, and called him from there that evening. He and the dogs had spent the day in the basement due to the wind warnings, but we didn't have any property damageKate in Iowahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15104952377874074075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901844543243405919.post-32094159139405417072012-06-30T12:08:41.821-07:002012-06-30T12:08:41.821-07:00Wow, thats incredible. Im glad no one died. Poor ...Wow, thats incredible. Im glad no one died. Poor cattle.Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16378710392378543981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901844543243405919.post-12584446684717053642012-06-30T09:12:03.361-07:002012-06-30T09:12:03.361-07:00That's crazy!! Do you have any pictures of all...That's crazy!! Do you have any pictures of all the damage? Definitely sounds like more than a straight-line windstorm.Amy / Layla the Malamutehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17483472323529793052noreply@blogger.com