Maybe it’s an issue of how they are used in different cities. Ours were going off by 10 as I said. Ours in Urbandale do go off all the time. Basically it comes down to either we have to set them off for enough that they give people enough warning to pay attention or we need something separate for when you need to get to your basement.
Not as of 8:00 this morning. Haven't been home since to check. I'd be shocked if ours is back today. MAYBE tomorrow.
There is a silver maple in my backyard that was there when I bought the house. I ******* hate that tree. It's going to cost an insane amount of money to get rid of that ***** too because of the proximity to power lines and houses. Zero chance it would survive the winds this storm brought. But I wasnt in the path of the storm.
Yeah, I'm in the same boat. I'd like the comfort of knowing the AC came on for the dog. I basically boarded up the windows to prevent any sun from coming in.
Yeah, not banking on ours being back soon. Looks like plenty of outages still being reported on Mid-American's site, and we couldn't even get through to report until today.
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Absolutely the same reason for us in Ames. I stood up and looked out the windows, didn't see much so turned on TV with weather guy saying 107 mph winds somewhere south and west. I said, "What? 107 mile per hour winds??" I decided to take down the hanging plants and our flagpole, and move outside chairs next to the house. Came back in to wind really picking up and lights flickering. Then they went off, and the storm began.
Pretty much what happened to me. My windows only face NE so I went down to see what was happening west and saw the clouds coming in fast. Watched for a few minutes, no sooner than I felt a couple raindrops and the gusts fired up, my power was already out and hell started breaking loose. It was crazy, like a switch flipped on and suddenly a hurricane was occurring. No "buildup" to it.
