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10-31-2010, 09:45 PM
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4 Rivet Member 
Currently Looking...
San Diego
, California
Join Date: May 2008
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This is what bambi doesn't like
SOLID RAIN.
THIS IS WORTH WATCHING.
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10-31-2010, 09:49 PM
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Rivet Master 
1963 22' Safari
2020 27' Globetrotter
State of
, Washington
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 2,512
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wow!!
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Scott & Megan
VAC LIBRARIAN WBCCI 8671
1963 Safari from the 1963-64 Around the World Caravan
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11-01-2010, 01:50 PM
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Rivet Master
2005 19' Safari
GLENDALE
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 2,453
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If we hadn't gone to the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta this year, our Airstream would have hail damage. We were just east of Flagstaff on the way home when golf-ball sized hail hit our neighborhood (in Phoenix). Also, our Tundra has an aluminum tonneau cover, and I think the hood might be aluminum, too. We were extremely lucky...
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11-01-2010, 03:19 PM
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Site Team
2002 25' Safari
Dewey
, Arizona
Join Date: Mar 2005
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Same here, we were at the Region Rally site in Gallup after we left Albuquerque when our house sitter sent pictures. The trailer would have been totaled. The estimates for our home repairs are right around 15K.
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Wally Byam Airstream Club 7513
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11-01-2010, 03:29 PM
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1968 17' Caravel
Battle Ground
, Washington
Join Date: Dec 2002
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Holy moly, people! I hope that doesn't happen very often! Makes me appreciate the NW and it's nice soft rain 
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11-01-2010, 03:32 PM
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Rivet Master
1958 26' Overlander
Mesa
, Arizona
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 1,742
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We were fortunate, too. Two storm cells packed with hail passed by our area on either side of us. The Tramonto area just a few miles west of us got hammered. We were very fortunate as we had all of our vehicles outside along with our two Airstreams.
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2011 Wolf Creek 850N TC
2011 Ford F-250 Crewcab (6.2L), 3.73RE
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11-01-2010, 03:35 PM
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Site Team
2002 25' Safari
Dewey
, Arizona
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 15,618
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These storms are very rare. The last one like this that I can remember was back in the late 80s. We only had about 8K in damage with that one. Roofs were cheaper then too.
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Wally Byam Airstream Club 7513
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11-01-2010, 05:59 PM
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RGates
1968 20' Globetrotter
Thousand Oaks
, California
Join Date: Apr 2010
Posts: 124
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Holy cow
I am amazed at the strength of that storm. My architecture students have got to see this to better appreciate the power of mother nature and the importance of planning a safe structure. Thanks. Did your airstream survive this?
Randy
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11-01-2010, 07:41 PM
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Rivet Master
Port Orchard
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Join Date: May 2009
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Stefrobrts
Holy moly, people! I hope that doesn't happen very often! Makes me appreciate the NW and it's nice soft rain |
Don't get too comfortable.
When I was younger (much) I saw a tornado touch down on the east side of Lake Washington just across from Sand Point NAS.
Sometime in the seventies or eighties I believe, there was a large timber blow down between Mt Rainier and Mt Adams, that they figured could only have been a tornado.
I will admit though that in the 50 years I lived in Washington, I never saw hail anything like I have seen here in the front range of Colorado.
Regards,
Ken
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11-01-2010, 09:12 PM
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Rivet Master
1965 17' Caravel
1968 28' Ambassador
Butte
, Montana
Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 1,201
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Um, whoa ! I think I saw my Caravel shiver in the driveway. I did for sure.
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11-01-2010, 10:54 PM
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4 Rivet Member
2002 22' International CCD
San Luis Obispo
, California
Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 418
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Yikes!!!
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2002 22' CCD
2008 Dodge Ram 1500 5.7L Hemi
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