The area had severe thunderstorms on the 28th, with wind and lightning and rain...There were dozens of trees blown down in a few areas, and some roof damage, but the most striking destruction was on a ball field near Russell, a small town a couple of miles north. Certainly there were very strong gusts, because light poles at ball fields are rated to withstand over 100mph winds. Nobody was injured and chainsaws are plentiful around here,so there are already neatly stacked cords of cut logs waiting for someone's wood stove. In the 1980's tornadoes killed people in Kane, a town 20 miles south as the crow flies, so outbreaks are not unheard of, regardless of the mountainous terrain.
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