Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Storm Damage...

The severe thunderstorms have been relentless this week but I have dodged most of them.  Lots of people on the ranch have had a lot of damage.  Had another cell pass this afternoon that wasn't in the forecast that had very high winds.  The Casita lost the south half of the roof in this one.  It could have been a whole lot worse... 87,91.73,0,B
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David Johnson said...

Hopefully it will let up for a while

June 18, 2019 at 7:29 PM
Unknown said...

maybe give hurricane (H-clips) clips a try on your rafters?

June 18, 2019 at 8:06 PM
Joseph Quigley said...

My Lord, that was some serious wind.Glad your ok John.
I didn’t realize y’all had that kinda weather in the “big bend”

June 18, 2019 at 9:13 PM
John Wells said...

I had hurricane clips installed...just not enough of them and I had yet to finish reinforcing all the connections.

June 18, 2019 at 9:36 PM
Sleeping Lion said...

Dang, that sucks. It looks like you can salvage a lot of it. A mere setback. We have been getting pounded by large hail in FD - lots of damage to vehicles, windows, siding, roofs, and more. Good luck.

June 18, 2019 at 10:11 PM
Dizzy-Dick said...

Maybe you need to dig a bunker to have a safe place to ride out those storms.

June 18, 2019 at 10:23 PM
MsBelinda said...

What a shame after all the work you put in.

June 18, 2019 at 11:11 PM
Ron/Debbie said...

Looks like a lot of the the material is salvageable At least I hope so

June 19, 2019 at 12:10 AM
Margery Billd said...

It has been storming (loud thunder, bright lightening, rain) a lot here. I was exhausted and sleeping but my dogs attached themselves to me.

June 19, 2019 at 12:20 AM
remmij said...

sorry to see that - hope the rebuild is fairly straight forward - it'll make a good story/photo for the inside of the finished "castle/casita"… all part of the lore for the owner. (did that tarp stay in place?)

are you sure you are still in the Big Bend area? …wasn't sure what size slipper you wear, took a guess…

June 19, 2019 at 10:32 AM
WhyR said...

The terrain drops off precipitously to windward in this photo. This means that wind coming from this direction is your greatest danger, as it will be compressed and sped up as it hits the upslope, reaching its greatest force where the casita sits. This is why wind turbine farms are sited on top of rising terrain wherever possible.
Think of the nose of a truck and the various deflector devices attached there to keep bugs off the windshield. Maybe a section of snow fence, steel braced with T-posts just over the edge of the dropoff, and fixed horizontally so as not to ruin the view, would kick the greatest force of the wind upward a few crucial feet and over the top of the little house. It would certainly help fend off the worst gusts.

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June 19, 2019 at 10:55 AM
WhyR said...

In addition, the porch on the opposite side will always offer a "pocket" for the very strongest winds to get a grip on. HD screening for this porch? Plexiglass?

June 19, 2019 at 11:17 AM
Sam Finn said...

Sorry to see this, John.

June 19, 2019 at 11:40 AM
WhyR said...

Not to over-emphasize, but judging from your 5/27 drone 360, it looks like the casita is at the outlet of two terrain "funnels", where the wind is squeezed not only bottom to top but also side to side. A house on that site will take "special measures" for "special times". I'm interested to see what you're going to come up with.
In Rocky Mountain National Park once, I saw a cabin on a ridgeline with big rocks placed on the roof, held in position by cross-hatched timbers.

June 19, 2019 at 12:42 PM

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