columbus day '62

its a banner day in the history of my family today. 40 years ago a storm wailed through my hometown so swiftly and strongly that it burned itself into the memories of anyone around. a huge cedar tree in my grandma's yard blew over and knocked the entire front porch off of the house. four feet further west and it would have taken out the corner of the house with the wood stove burning inside. who knows if the house would be standing. my mom talked about it constantly this time of year for as long as i can remember. "there was blowing glass, and power lines snaking all over the place, and i could fully lean into the wind. it was crazy"

wat's the craziest storm you've been in? ------------>