Dave this was a real bad storm. Winds and wind damage seemed to be greater than Hurricane Gloria in '85 and Hurricane Bob in '91. Local news reports remain sketchy for me. I have heard as much of 8" of rain came down over two days in nearby Maine. Confirmed wind gust of 91mph in Portsmouth. I woke up to the wind and rain about 11:30pm Thurs. I have been in a tornado before in TX and this sounded similiar. Sustained winds were worse than the two Hurricanes IMO. I went to Durham to get gas for generator yesterday, lines at every gas station that had power. The Evangelical church in Durham has the roof stripped of it's shingles. I went to get gas in the teeth of the storm hoping to find some before there was no power at the stations, I ran into a Dover cop blocking the main drag by the hospital. She told me she did not know where there were stations with power and that the entire police force had lost their radio system. Thinking about the total lack of police coverage, power out and wide spread chaos,after setting up the generator for lights and sump pump I went to the gun rack. I mulled over a few Parkers and decided to make a bedmate of an old reliable 870 with a 18.5 barrel and 5rounds. Glad to get through it and with no damage to my house.
As far as I know Scott is still without power and at one point his house was down to 48 degrees. Have not heard from Bob.
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