Posted by Larry Hoover on May 27, 2009, at 17:06:33
In reply to Re: Devastation in Southern Illinois, posted by Angela2 on May 27, 2009, at 15:32:08
According to the National Weather Service, the storm was a microburst. They produce straight-line winds at the surface, and can be devastating. I've seen the effects of a few of them. There was one that hit the Dallas Cowboys training camp on May 2. They knock planes out of the sky.
I'm glad you're okay.
Lar
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