After the storm.........I'M BACK!!!!

[dtlilly]

July 22, 2003, at 6:55 AM, A severe storm hit Memphis TN.

Peak straight line winds were clocked at 103 MPH. Over 330,000 household lost power, several hundred homes were totaled, the new stadium being built was damaged as well as two cranes bent from the wind, the Gibson Guitar factory on Beale Street collapsed. Clark Tower had windows blown out, etc, etc, etc.

My house had the roof damaged, windows gone, trees on all my trucks and boat. I now have water damage in two areas that will require new sheet rock and paint. It took 2 days before I could even leave my subdivision.

I lost power for two weeks!!!, actually 15 days. I was unharmed (physically), but will take several more months before I can say my pocketbook and property will recover. I had to through away over $200 in food, $500 in cloths, and $1000 in property that was damaged. That doesn't include the $800 damage to my 03 Ram, the $2000 uninsured loss to my 71 GMC, and the total loss of my Jet Boat. I still have a full size oak tree that is split from the ground to about 30 foot, and is leaning toward the house.

I hope everyone else in the Memphis surrounding area is okay from the storm, and I must say a prayer for the 7 people that died in the storm, and the people still suffering without a home or electricity.