South Dakota Tornadic Storm High Wind [Video] Garden Hit Bad

[applestar]

They were thoroughly shaken around, some fell over, and most sagged into awful S-shapes that had to be coaxed back up. Luckily, none of the tomato plants actually broke, although some of the supports that seemed sturdy enough when dry (old sunflower stalks) got soggy, softened and became totally uselss. That's why TZ's new Tomato Support sticky is so timely.

It was a tiny tornado compared to the monsters you guys have out there, but bad enough for folks that were directly affected.

I'm like you, though. I'm fascinated by storms, and always open all the window coverings to watch for lightning. Neither of my kids are afraid of thunder, lightning, or dark for that matter, because they're used to sitting with me with all the lights turned off, peering out into the storm for a glimpse of lightning strikes. I had to REMIND myself when we had that tornado warning, NOT to sit by the window this time, and keep my children safe....

[jal_ut]

The elements on a rampage are amazing. Plants are very resilient and spring back surprisingly well. I hope it turns out OK for you.

[rootsy]

We took one like the video Wednesday night about 9:45 PM. I was looking out the window when it came through. Lost a 50 year old mulberry tree and the top out of a very old hickory... Did quite a bit of damage to the greenhouse. 2 miles to the East town received worse damage. Received 1 7/8 " of rain in a matter of 35 minutes... We were without power for a day and a half... Thank God for the generator...

Crops didn't get hurt much. Laid a bit of corn down, which is already goosenecked and standing back up. Laid some broccoli over and broke one zucchini plant. Had a bit of a wash out through some newly planted sweet corn that had not emerged yet and also through some beets and carrots... Nothing really compared to the tree damage. I was expecting a lot worse for the amount I have in the ground...

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[BrianSkilton]

Rootsy, that looks really bad. I hope no one was hurt. Sorry about your 50 year old tree. I suppose if we would have had some really old trees they would be down. I was amazed to see trees on top of houses and garages completely blown apart...that wind was fierce, easily 90+. Anyway, glad to hear your crops are doing okay. I was surprised mine were still in the ground as well. Storms with high winds do more damage to trees, but still are hard on gardens. We had around 3 inches of rain in 45minutes or so, so we had massive flooding as well. I couldn't have left my house after the storm, even if I wanted to. The road was completely submerged. Glad to hear you all are all right. Hopefully we don't get anything like that anytime soon.

[cherishedtiger]

Wow... watched the video several times! I cant believe how out of control the wind was! I am so glad you are all ok. Heres to hoping that the worst is over, and I hope your garden springs back to life!