N. Phoenix storm last night
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Strong storm, I was headed home (East Mesa) from Table Mesa at ~9:30. The drive home was awesome with all the activity to the east. I didn't get much rain here, but the wind was at gale force. I noticed a few big Palo Verde's down when out running errands today.
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I hope to God the Cruiser didn't get scratched!?! 
Microburst? Down the road from you and nothing severe like you had...
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Found out that my security cameras were not recording. Super bummed about it. Really wanted that footage!
Tree people are coming today to clean it up. It's actually the neighbors tree. Thought we had it bad until I went to 40th st. & Greenway. Holy war zone...
Tree people are coming today to clean it up. It's actually the neighbors tree. Thought we had it bad until I went to 40th st. & Greenway. Holy war zone...
I hope to God the Cruiser didn't get scratched!?!
Wouldn't that also qualify as AZ Pinstriping?
Technically, once a tree falls - by any means - onto your property, it is your responsibility to clean up. Owned a LOT of trees once, and they occasionally fell due to wind. Always worried about the consequences, but insurance was adamant, if one of my trees fell and hit a neighbors house, it was up to his insurance to fix the damage.
Part time lady who works here lives near 40th and Greenway. She showed me pics on her phone of her entire backyard block wall toppled over and a large tree dismembered
macroburst is da worst
macroburst is da worst
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Well in that picture, my 100 was sitting where the tree is. I moved it because of the storm not even thinking about the tree. I actually took it and went and hid under a nearby gas station shelter to get it out of the hail. Went back home 30 min later and saw the downed tree...
Crappy that a neighbor can have a tree fall on your yard/property and it becomes your issue. That just does not seem right...
Crappy that a neighbor can have a tree fall on your yard/property and it becomes your issue. That just does not seem right...
There's a great photo somewhere out there where a large tree fell and is leaning on a fence, and over the neighbor's house. The issue was what happens when the owner of the tree saws off the stump? The answer is the neighbor better have a crane handy to catch it before it hits the house. Not saying it's right, but you have to draw the line somewhere, and straight up from the property line is what usually happens. Just like if a tree is dumping refuse into your yard, you can trim the offending branches straight up the property line. People usually don't do that, though you'll note that power companies do exactly that because the tree branches are within their easement.
Back to the microburst - it's pretty amazing to see how powerful they can be. Doesn't sound like anyone was hurt - a good thing.
Had never heard the term macroburst before:
Downbursts
Had never heard the term macroburst before:
Downbursts
- are really nothing more than strong downdrafts
- if the diameter of the downdraft is 4 km or less, the downburst is called a microburst
- if the diameter of the downdraft is greater than 4 km, the downburst is called a macroburst
- downbursts can produce winds comparable to weak tornadoes
- initially, people attributed microburst damage to tornadoes
Prime examples of fast growing, weak rooted, non-native trees on a drip system or getting shallow water from lawn sprinklers.
Future firewood.
That palm on the other hand, is not going anywhere.
Future firewood.
That palm on the other hand, is not going anywhere.
They got off light: The maximum reported rainfall occurred in Yanase, Kochi Prefecture, on Shikoku. The site recorded 1,081 millimeters (42.56 inches) of rain in the 72-hour period ending at 12:30 p.m. JST Sunday, Aug. 10, including a remarkable 862 millimeters (33.94 inches) of rain in just 24 hours.
I bet those graded crown king backroads are a little rutted now....
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So anyone heard from Tony (mountain cruiser)? He may be a little east of todays storms but has a pretty good size wash running thru his property. News just showed it's starting to rain again in New River where they had all the flooding already today.
