taking a furious beating from the wind and rain right now !

12 years ago

Glad I took pics earlier it is HOWLING outside just driving wind and hard rain, I bet my Hosta on the north side of the house are ripping and pounding around.. No hail yet though.. We got that early last year..

hang on everyone in the midwest !

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leafwatcher
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12 years ago
just went outside, it has backed of some, plants look ok, but the road is like a shallow river, and the back lot line is running like a stream 8 foot wide, thankfully it runs mainly in the neighbors yard, and not down my Hosta garden and shrubs !

One time years ago I put down 14 bags of mulch on the fenceline area, a storm came in and it was all gone the next morning, couldn't even find enough mulch to fill a bucket...
User
12 years ago
"couldn't even find enough mulch to fill a bucket..."

I'm sure the neighbors appreciated it where ever it stopped.

We were watching that huge and deadly system on TWC, and it is vicious. The wind came up late in the afternoon here, but of course we are hundreds of miles away from any part of the storm system. Hang tight, you folks in harm's way.
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leafwatcher
Original Author
12 years ago
News said we had a sustained wind of 65-70 for ten minutes.. It dropped off for awhile but is building again...

its really slamming rain on the windows and rumbling the house right now.
hosta_freak
12 years ago
I am envious,not for the wind,but the rain. All we have been getting here is wind for the last two weeks. Hostas are thirsty,and please don't tell me to water. My gardens are too far from the water hoses. Phil
leafwatcher
Original Author
12 years ago
Well we HAVE the rain water now, It has slowed down for awhile but the water is standing on the lawn WAITING to be absorbed, It will be interesting to see how much rain we got, maybe not a big number, but it sure was coming fast for awhile...
bkay2000
12 years ago
It's due here tomorrow. Did it have a lot of hail? Did it wreck your hostas?

bkay
valtorrez
12 years ago
We got lots of rain here in St. Louis for the past day. I love the rain, the garden beds were looking dry but could do without the storm part.
Gesila
12 years ago
Hope everyone is safe tonight!

Leafwatcher, been there, done that with the mulch. Except mine ended up covering all the hostas at the bottom of the hill.

I've been up all night doing taxes, I've heard the thunder, but I don't think we've had much wind.

Just took a minute to catch two of my new ones soaking up the rain.

Rockets Red Glare & Sparkler:
treemon
12 years ago
Here, NW of Chicago, we had about two inches of much needed rain overnight. Some thunder and lightning, but nothing too violent.

Mark
Cindy
12 years ago
It looks like it may have rain a bit here last night but we are having howling wind this morning. I am crossing my fingers for my sum and substances.
User
12 years ago
Down here at the south end of I-65, we had a fairly cool morning and some wind, which is still blowing the trees around. But no rain. The "feel" of it is unsettled though.
We are predicted to have winds gusting to 25 is what DH said.

Good to note no reports of major loss with this system they touted as a dangerous one. That the weather people could give the warning 24 hours ahead of time when the patterns lately are so erratic, is a good thing.
leafwatcher
Original Author
12 years ago
Good news, 2 3/4 inch of rain NO DAMAGE.. In fact its been so warm and humid I can almost see the Hosta coming up.. many have NOTABLY grown today. my friend 10 miles away got hail, and his whole yard covered from shingles from his next door neighbors brand new roofing job !

No happy thoughts there ...
Gesila
12 years ago
Leafwatcher, so happy you didn't suffer any damage! I've taken two walks outside today and can't believe the difference in the hostas since this morning! They are really starting to unfurl.... and we have a day with a freeze warning this week.

Gesila
franknjim
12 years ago
Nothing better on a rainy day than a cup full of Rockets Red Glare. I bought three of them last summer and stuck them all in a one gallon pot. It was one of the ones I brought indoors in February and forced under lights.

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bkay2000
12 years ago
Wow, we were lucky. It went north of us. We got a little sprinkle and that's all. I was prepared for wind and hail, which is what the weatherman was forecasting earlier in the week. No more hosta hickies, at least for this week! Yea!

bkay
in ny zone5
12 years ago
You are lucky to have that rain. I here got nothing. I can see rain clouds go by north and south from me, but not here, so I am watering a little to keep my spring going.
I have that slim 60 ft dry creek going through my hosta beds, but could not observe yet how my changes improved the water running through it, need a storm for that.
Bernd
leafwatcher
Original Author
12 years ago
we have had 30-40 mph wind ALL day, 10:30 pm now and its still going strong ...
junco1102
12 years ago
leafwatcher

I also live in Des Moines and thankfully did not have a lot of damage Saturday night. We had a large section of tree fall on top of our garage, but didn't really cause any damage. The worst damage (for me) came when our gas grill blew off of the deck, into a hosta bed. The grill is laying on its back on top of 4-5 hostas (June, Christmas Pageant, Woolly Mammoth and a couple of NOIDs). It is too heavy for my husband and me to lift off, so we have to wait until tomorrow for some help. I fear there is no hope for the hostas, but hopefully they will send up new leaves at some point.

We were out on the road when the storm came up and drove through some pretty deep water -- had to have the car towed in -- going to cost $500 to get the engine dried out.

This spring just gets more and more interesting.
trudy_gw
12 years ago
Very interesting spring in IOWA! We are about 45 miles south east of Des Moines. When the storm hit on Saturday night we were in Knoxville Iowa eating, and later found out how bad things were outside! Sorry to hear about your damage junco1120!

When looking at the hostas yesterday at most of the hostas unfurled, noticed that we must of had hail as there are many holes in the hostas. The hostas will recover. But what a spring going from 80* early, then freezes in between, heavy winds, now hail.

See there are lots of Iowa folks on this forum. Come join us at the Russ O'Harra Hosta Society. Check out our page via the Hosta Library Link. Even if you arent a member you are able to join us for the summer tour in the Ames/Jewel area June 24.
If you are on Facebook, we also have a page there.
Need more info. Send me a messeage.

Here is a link that might be useful: Russ O'Harra Hosta Society
ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
12 years ago
would you prefer hail???

ken
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12 years ago
Before I crashed last night, it began raining, but no storming that I could hear. This morning my rain bucket had three inches of water in it. Very pleased to have the watering chores taken care of today.

With tomorrow trash day, DH wa cleaning out an overgrown bunch of ancient azaleas, and now I have a whole new space to garden out by the street. Not exactly ON the driveway, but pretty close, about 40 feet long, and 10 feet or so wide.
Plants now in the spot I've designated hosta domain will be moved to this area. Our local plant thief has not heisted any on my street for a while now, guess she is either incarcerated or sticking to her medications.

Everything quiet on this front. Pleased to note everyone came through without significant damage.
leafwatcher
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12 years ago
Moccasin, that would be awful ! people taking home your best plants !

The winds are finally dropping here after about 60 hours of high winds...

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