I too was wondering what type of pine. Arizona certainly has lots of
Ponderosa pines but I don't know if they grow as far south as where
Chris is. I think Ponderosas would prefer the cooler weather of
northern Arizona.
Chuck Norcutt
On 7/15/2014 4:41 PM, Charles Geilfuss wrote:
Rain is a likely contributing factor, Chuck. I can't tell the type of
pine from the photos but they seem to have a different type of root system
than the pines of the SE USA. The pines around here have a deep central tap
root that extends multiple meters into the ground, so they rarely uproot in
storms. But they do have a tendency to break off about three meters above
the ground in a big blow. Hence most of my photos from Hurricane Hugo are
filled with "pine tree triangles".
Charlie
On Tue, Jul 15, 2014 at 4:03 PM, Chuck Norcutt <
chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Interesting that the trees seem to have simply been pulled out of the
ground. My experience also as a small tornado passed a short distance
behind my house in Florida about 20 years ago. A large ficus was just
pulled out of the ground and laid on its side with its roots flailing in
the air. Had the soil been softened by recent rain?
Chuck Norcutt
On 7/15/2014 1:29 PM, Chris Trask wrote:
Late Sunday afternoon we had a very strong rogue storm cell pass
from east to west about eight miles south of me. The combination of at
least two micobursts together with straight-line winds caused a significant
amount of damage for a distance of about ten miles, and the cleanup will
probably continue for at least a week.
The ost significant damage took place near the intersection of
Kyrene and Rural Roads, knocking down almost every tree in the immediate
area and damaging the roof of this church:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/64004640@N03/14682534763/
There was a great deal of damage in a small semi-rural area to the
northwest, and I ended up in the midground of a television newscast while
carefully taking photos and not getting in the way of the repair crews:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/64004640@N03/14662633185/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/64004640@N03/14476010838/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/64004640@N03/14662675025/
This homeowner was extremely fortunate that the massive pine tree
in front of his house fell into the wind, otherwise he would have suffered
significant structure damage:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/64004640@N03/14476004680/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/64004640@N03/14476006670/
Others were far less fortunate, and the damage will keep roofers busy for
weeks, with many homeowners being ripped off by illegitimate fly-by-night
con artists.
This tree was literally pulled fro the ground and deposited in the
nearby Kyrene Canal:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/64004640@N03/14476043479/
This pair of pine trees, along with numerous others surrounding a
large open area, were easily blown down:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/64004640@N03/14476005490/
and here you can see why:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/64004640@N03/14659462321/
Chris
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro
- Hunter S. Thompson
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