WestKyTeacher Posted May 5, 2007 Report Share Posted May 5, 2007 Hey, just returned from a trip out west and was passing through Springfield when we noticed almost all the tree tops were broken out. At first we thought tornado, then realized no signs or houses were destroyed. One thinks a hailstorm and another thinks a heavy snow when the trees had leaves. Anyone live around there know? thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randyman Posted May 5, 2007 Report Share Posted May 5, 2007 MAJOR, MAJOR ice storm at the end of November last year! My part of Southwestern Illinois got hit just as bad, and treetops are gone everywhere you look! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxBowHunter Posted May 5, 2007 Report Share Posted May 5, 2007 Dang I bet those tress look weird! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestKyTeacher Posted May 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2007 thanks! It was really driving us crazy trying to figure it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted May 6, 2007 Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 so, it wasn't a really, really big weed eater? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted May 6, 2007 Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 Bet it was ice. Last bad ice storm we had here was pretty unreal. You could look for a long ways down into the bottom and see where trees were snapped from the weigh of the ice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrow32 Posted May 6, 2007 Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 so, it wasn't a really, really big weed eater? lol LMAO Would have to be a pretty dang big one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted May 7, 2007 Report Share Posted May 7, 2007 Yup it was the ice storm. We had a couple major ones last year that destroyed lots of trees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramie Posted May 7, 2007 Report Share Posted May 7, 2007 It hit this entire area. Here are a few images I took at the house. We had inches of ice on everything. It still looks like a bomb went off here. Trees down everywhere, not tops left, fences down.... And FEMA said this wasnt a disaster and refused to help the state.... http://www.flickr.com/photos/51275244@N00/360737524/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/51275244@N00/360735814/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/51275244@N00/360737507/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/51275244@N00/360737512/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestKyTeacher Posted May 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2007 Yeah, that's what I was talking about. Really weird looking and we couldn't figure out what it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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