I just heard from my friend; one of the twisters passed within 150 yards to the south of his house along his Southern property line, and took out a number of his neighbours' barns before heading accross the creek, up the ridge and into the next county. He did say that he now has firewood for over 20 years, since a number of his cedar trees were taken out by the storm! :mrgreen:

Thanks to everyone for their concern; I still remember the "big one" that hit Springfield proper in 1983 (passed within 3 blocks of my house); that one gave me healthy respect for the power of these storms.

T.