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TREES, TORNADOES & TRANSFORMERS

This mini twister occured on Saturday March 8th 2008 at 5pm. The sky went black, the temperture dropped 20 degrees, hale pelted the house and it sounded like a train outside. The following pics are of the damage, mostly of the 75 year old Norway Spruce that stood about 100' and stump measured in at 5' dia.
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  • Before picture. A colorado Spruce and the big Norway Spruce down

    Before picture. A colorado Spruce and the big Norway Spruce down

  • after

    after

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  • split pole

    split pole

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  • busted crossbar that created arcing from 1 13kv line to the other.

    busted crossbar that created arcing from 1 13kv line to the other.

  • 2 secondary 3/0 conductors disconnected, crossarm busted

    2 secondary 3/0 conductors disconnected, crossarm busted

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  • This is the first thing done working around the high voltage lines. Rubber insulators on the 13KV lines.

    This is the first thing done working around the high voltage lines. Rubber insulators on the 13KV lines.

  • Bucket ballet

    Bucket ballet

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  • Taking out the existing 50KVA transformer. This transformer fed 3 houses. It was leaking oil and there was some sparking

    Taking out the existing 50KVA transformer. This transformer fed 3 houses. It was leaking oil and there was some sparking

  • Pulling the 3/0 secondary feeders back to the transformer.

    Pulling the 3/0 secondary feeders back to the transformer.

  • the new 50KVA transformer

    the new 50KVA transformer

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  • One of the conductors going to my house tat was knocked down

    One of the conductors going to my house tat was knocked down

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  • final cut that dislodged the tree from the cable/telephone lines

    final cut that dislodged the tree from the cable/telephone lines

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  • The swap

    The swap

  • This is what is left of my new mailbox that I installed 3 weeks ago. The mailman refused to deliver mail to me b/c of the bad shape my last mailbox was in, so I replaced it and it got destroyed

    This is what is left of my new mailbox that I installed 3 weeks ago. The mailman refused to deliver mail to me b/c of the bad shape my last mailbox was in, so I replaced it and it got destroyed

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  • Applying braces to the cracked telephone pole

    Applying braces to the cracked telephone pole

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  • This is what a 75 ear old Norway spruce looks like

    This is what a 75 ear old Norway spruce looks like

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