Heavy Wind Thread

[rob the knob]

lots of things are blowing around

damage in your part of town?

http://www.10tv.com/content/graphics/2011/04/28/Weather_High_Wind_Warning.jpg

[J-hop]

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[rob the knob]

my power flickering too

my sound on my television is messed up? anyone having issues with shaw cable television?

[flipstah]

Power flickering and my side moulding came down today.

[frozenrice]

Looking out the back window in the family room, you can see shinlges lifting up off the roof :

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/frozenrice/bb9ac5c2.jpg

[Masked Bandit]

This better not mess with the GC broadcast.

This is the windiest I've ever seen. It blew my BBQ over and that thing isn't light!

It also blew the kids' trampoline halfway across the yard. I've got a bunch of concrete blocks on it now.

[kenny]

Some streets downtown look like a warzone. Broken glass and debris all over. Guess some windows blew out on the office towers by 7 Ave and 2 St SW.

My neighbors shingles are coming off as we speak, hopefully it doesn't spread too much.

[Vagabond142]

Southcenter lost power at the exact moment that I was looking for a nice dress shirt XD

On both the way IN and OUT of the shopping mall, I was literally sandblasted with all the grit coming off the parking lot and Anderson.

[FraserB]

At the gas station getting a drink and a scratch ticket. Watched the lights come crashing down off the building and not hit my truck.

[Sugarphreak]

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[JfuckinC]

Lol the top half of my buddy's 30ft spruce or whatever broke off and fell in the road. I'll post a pic later when I get home.

[phreezee]

Stay away from downtown IMO.

[FraserB]

Waiting for a tree to fall around here so I can try out the winch.:D

[Thomas Gabriel]

3 trees fell into my house

[pf0sh0]

windiest I've ever seen it.

The wind was steering my car everywhere lol

[Civic_Drift]

Roof shingles flying off in Panorama Hills. Also, heard that a trampoline went through someone's window.

Insurance companies are gonna be busy!

[jdmakkord]

I've lost LOTS of shingles, seen 2 different trampolines fly 1000-3000 ft from yard to yard. Gotta love acreage living LOL.

[frozenrice]

Originally posted by Sugarphreak


I've got shingles lifting and possibly coming off, anybody know if you have to replace the entire roof when his happens or can it be patched?



As long as the shingles aren't too old and you can still get the same colour and type, you should be able to path it. Otherwise, it will have to be a complete replacement.

Update:

Looks like the house ended up losing a few shingles, the homeowner is out there right now trying to hold the glass panel rail in place.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/frozenrice/a9aea48e.jpg

[ercchry]

flashing in the yard... not sure if its from my house or the nieghbor's... does anyone know if southcentre is up and running again? i have to pic up my tv :cry:

[codetrap]

Guys.. if your shingles are coming off, call your insurance company. They'll send out an adjuster, and determine if you require a new roof. Far better to pay $500 deductible and get a new roof than to risk leaking from a patch job...

[gyu]

my neighbours siding is scattered all over the place as well as some of his shingles.

[Jericho99]

Anyone know if roofing/shingles carry any sort of warranty from the contractor that installs it after the 1 year home warranty from the builder?

[andyg16]

I've got a shattered window and the shingles were starting to lift when i left my house..this is in Cranston
It's pretty brutal out there right now, insurance companies are going to be busy for the next little while

[Ryan Shawcross]

Times like this, I love to be a renter.

[eblend]

Ton of houses around evergreen are missing shinles, right to the wood is visible. Some of the houses next to me have aluminium peices coming off the roof edge. All of the houses around here with interlocking shingles are fine (including mine), but many of the houses with standard shingles are missing alot.

Does anyone know if they make interlocking shingles anymore? I refurse to put anything but from here on, including when it comes time to redo mine. When I build the garage last year I bought standard shingles because I was told they don't make interlocking ones anymore, anyone know?

Interlocking is definatelly the way to go as far as I am concerned.

[FraserB]

Originally posted by Jericho99
Anyone know if roofing/shingles carry any sort of warranty from the contractor that installs it after the 1 year home warranty from the builder?

Not for wind.

[sr20s14zenki]

Neighbors tree fell down, its nuts outside. Ill inspect my roof after its all over (=

[thetransporter]

Pictures and & power outs?

http://calgary.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20111127/CGY_stron_wind_111126/20111127/?hub=CalgaryHome




http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20111127/430_shingles_111126_16089.jpg

Twitter user, Mrzics, captured this picture of shingles being blown off of a Calgary home (photo courtesy: Mrzics)

[cherpintow]

Tree fell on top of a truck at 11ave and 7 street sw

http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee19/cherpintow/IMG_7204.jpg

[thetransporter]

how much do you guys think the city or insurance will pay for his truck ^

[FraserB]

Originally posted by thetransporter
how much do you guys think the city or insurance will pay for his truck ^

The city? Nothing

His insurance will pay if he has full coverage.

[frozenrice]

^^^ murphy's law. Of all the places for the tree to fall, it had to be right where they were parked.

[88CRX]

Lost flashing and fascia on my place. Not sure about shingles yet. Had a BBQ cover fly away 30 feet up in the air lol.

Parents street in Cranston is getting owned. Lots of shingles and flashings flying around.

[schocker]

Wood chips everywhereeeeeeeeeeee :rofl:
My bbq also rolled all the way across the patio & the cover is elsewhere.

[thetransporter]

Originally posted by FraserB


The city? Nothing

His insurance will pay if he has full coverage.

i see

[swak]

Originally posted by FraserB


The city? Nothing

His insurance will pay if he has full coverage.

It should buff right out...:poosie:

But if it doesn't.............. wouldn't that be covered under Fire, and natural disasters etc? (the most basic of insurance?)

[lauphman]

There was a emergency report on the tv just now saying they are closing the downtown core to the public

[Shlade]

I love days like this

[AndyL]

I'm getting amused by the blue/black bins rolling ownerless down a relatively major thoroughfare... Fire truck nailed one good about 20 mins ago...

Surprised we're not seeing more damage in my area - bunch of these places got new roofs this summer; I keep expecting to see some peel...

[FraserB]

Originally posted by AndyL
I'm getting amused by the blue/black bins rolling ownerless down a relatively major thoroughfare... Fire truck nailed one good about 20 mins ago...

Surprised we're not seeing more damage in my area - bunch of these places got new roofs this summer; I keep expecting to see some peel...

I hit a garbage bin rolling down Elbow lol. The guy in front of me swerved to avoid it and I nailed it with my bumper.

So much win:clap:

[finboy]

about 20 or so windows blew out of the highrise at td square, according to the news, car damage but no injuries.

whoever is going back to work monday in those offices will be PISSED :rofl:

[Cody D]

Lots of trucks in the ditch and flipped over on Highway 2.

http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/896/photogv.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/849/photogv.jpg/)

[boosted_Z]

Apparently some windows blew out of the Colours condo on 13ave and 1st SW. Street has been closed for a few hours. Some news folks outside.

[nagooro]

The siding at my rental house in the NE is slowly falling apart. :thumbsdow

[rocketgirl]

Originally posted by finboy
about 20 or so windows blew out of the highrise at td square, according to the news, car damage but no injuries.

whoever is going back to work monday in those offices will be PISSED :rofl:

my window at work blew out. Glass and shrapnel everywhere apparently. I'm guessing all the paperwork on my desk is long gone :(

[JordanLotoski]

I'm in Cranston ....it's insane, missing shingles, destroyed patio furniture, broken windows.

Being on the ridges really sucks when it's windy. :eek:

[Kritafo]

BREAKING: The City of Calgary is closing its downtown core to all traffic. Residents should stay inside away from windows.

660 news just fired off the message

[Mibz]

Crazy!

My street is covered in the shingles of the houses across from us. My side looks fine so far.

Lights at 162nd and MacLeod blew over. Trees all over southbound MacLeod after 162nd. "No Entry" sign ripped in half off a pole.

Shit's insane.

[cancer man]

I just got home from downtown holy f'in windstorm i noticed about 9 -10 shingles on my grass.Just had my roof re-done 2 months ago from hail.Huntington hills.

[Kobe]

They have closed down the downtown core for traffic becuase of the winds! holy shit?


Driving by MRU and 37th today the lights did not work as well

[Go4Long]

I think that's an overstatement. I've just heard that it's closed to pedestrian traffic. I'm downtown at work...lol

*edit* no problem admitting when I'm wrong
http://calgary.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20111127/CGY_stron_wind_111126/20111127?hub=Calgary

[ZenOps]

UPS's have gone off a dozen times already. Not a single blackout but plenty of power blips.

The grid must be getting hit hard.

[vrsc400]

Out in Valley Ridge and I don't see any damage on my street and it's not that windy either.
All the cool weather always skips us hahah

[Go4Long]

Down south it has blown the crossing arms off of like 20 rail crossings both for the C-Train and our tracks

[Cos]

Part of our fence is about to end up on Coventry Hills Blvd.

http://i1190.photobucket.com/albums/z455/thecosworth/2011-11-27144300.jpg

[tbomb]

Southside ridge of Cranston is getting worked. 5 neighbors have had 3/4 of their shingles ripped off.
Even have someones car bumper in my backyard

[Cos]

Just watched two BBQ covers and a wreath go rolling by my back green space. Hahaha

[triplep]

looks like vancouver fans were in dt

http://www.calgaryherald.com/5774910.bin?size=620x400s


So far so good on my street in cranston, just windy as hell, but no signs of neighbours losing anything....

[thetransporter]

Originally posted by Kobe
They have closed down the downtown core for traffic becuase of the winds! holy shit?


Driving by MRU and 37th today the lights did not work as well


I came in from out east did not see any road blocks (inglewood)

[01RedDX]

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[pf0sh0]

Originally posted by JordanLotoski
I'm in Cranston ....it's insane, missing shingles, destroyed patio furniture, broken windows.

Being on the ridges really sucks when it's windy. :eek:

yes, so damn windy and dusty up there... my girlfriend's house and neighbours were getting torn apart.

You could barely see the hospital because of all the dust!

[C_Dave45]

Dammit!! I wanted to work outside and put up all the Christmas lights. It's so warm. But this is just insane. Feel the whole house shake at times.

[Melinda]

Haha I guess this is the cheap way of getting rid of the occupied calgary bums. Any idea what their camp looks like right now?

[ZEDGE]

There are branches and pieces of shingles all over our front and back yard.. damn.

[Maxt]

I was down fishing the Oldman today.. It was lift rod tip, hit the reel release, watch lure fly 100 feet downstream, retrieve.. No effort casting...:D ...

[CompletelyNumb]

Originally posted by Melinda
Haha I guess this is the cheap way of getting rid of the occupied calgary bums. Any idea what their camp looks like right now?

:rofl:

[mrsingh]

Shingles are lifting off my roof in Kincora, my yard is scattered with a few. Neighbour's trampoline flipped over and almost ended up in the ravine behind our houses.

[JordanLotoski]

Cranston
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/377692_10150485955373384_581198383_10533402_1581026357_n.jpg
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/388001_10150485939388384_581198383_10533376_795241318_n.jpg

[Go4Long]

I actually want to drive by our new house to see how it survived. lol. All the siding was just finished a week ago.

[Supa Dexta]

Any word on numbers? What kinda wind speeds?

[NickGT]

Neighbors recycle bin blew over - hit the side of my house and ripped off my entire downspout. Easy enough fix.. Pretty crazy feeling my entire house sway at times.

[Go4Long]

Originally posted by Supa Dexta
Any word on numbers? What kinda wind speeds?

environment canada was reporting gusts up to 144km/h...not sure if that was in calgary. It just says in alberta.

[Mar]

Yellow traffic light at McKnight/Deerfoot was blown clean off the pole and sitting on the grass.
Big revolving sign station at 94 Avenue / Macleod had all the plastic signs ripped out of it and they were in pieces all over Macleod. I was standing by it and a 6 foot piece of sheet metal whipped by me.

[npham]

We lost two sections of our fence which is annoying as fuck as now I have to watch my dog in the backyard, as well as the neighbour who has a little dog too.

[masoncgy]

Originally posted by nagooro
The siding at my rental house in the NE is slowly falling apart. :thumbsdow

Where NE? You are making me worry about my place over in Temple, and I can't view it from here on Vancouver Island...

My tenants say it's all okay, but it didn't sound like they were at home when I talked to them... lol...

[Kloubek]

Just lost my dog. Hope he finds his was back from wherever he landed.

[hampstor]

Yesterday I was talking to one of my neighbors about the people in my cul-de-sac leaving their basketball nets out year round. We were amazed that the few windstorms we had this year didn't knock them over.

Today, they fell over onto the road.

[TomcoPDR]

Originally posted by Cos
Part of our fence is about to end up on Coventry Hills Blvd.

http://i1190.photobucket.com/albums/z455/thecosworth/2011-11-27144300.jpg Are fence damages from the wind insurance covered? Anyone know plz?

[Element36]

Ya Cranston is a mess!!

This shingle is stuck in our house....

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x235/Element631/9.jpg

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x235/Element631/10.jpg

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x235/Element631/1-1.jpg

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x235/Element631/2-2.jpg

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x235/Element631/3-2.jpg

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x235/Element631/4-1.jpg

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x235/Element631/5-1.jpg

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x235/Element631/6.jpg

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x235/Element631/7.jpg

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x235/Element631/8.jpg

[pf0sh0]

wow ^^ that is shitty lol

[Quickstrike]

Originally posted by Supa Dexta
Any word on numbers? What kinda wind speeds?

"Winds in the city reached up to 91 km/h earlier in the afternoon."

Source. (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2011/11/27/calgary-strong-winds-damage.html)

[Supa Dexta]

You guys would love hurricanes.. :rofl: 100km/h winds are pretty common out east.

[Kritafo]

Originally posted by vrsc400
Out in Valley Ridge and I don't see any damage on my street and it's not that windy either.
All the cool weather always skips us hahah

Our neighbor here in Valley Ridge lost some shingles

[C_Dave45]

Originally posted by Element36
Ya Cranston is a mess!!

This shingle is stuck in our house....

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x235/Element631/9.jpg

That's what happens when you build a house out of Styrofoam!! :rofl:

Serious though...Holy shit on the damage around there!! Stupid wind. My luck I won't get any shingle damage and won't be able to get a new roof out of insurance.

[Thomas Gabriel]

Anyone know if 9th ave DT is open?

[Go4Long]

Originally posted by Thomas Gabriel
Anyone know if 9th ave DT is open?

No it's not.

[Kobe]

The Acrylic battons is not a huge problem 2 fix, you are lucky it was the batton and the house itself didn't get hit (some have 2inch styrafoam) and that would be a bitch 2 fix, need 2 redue like the whole wall...


The roofs my buddy said those must be shitty roofing jobs, and the nails went threw the singels.


Pretty crazy pics though, keep them coming!

[Crunchy]

Serves you right for angering god, you heathens. :devil:

[Mar]

Originally posted by Supa Dexta
You guys would love hurricanes.. :rofl: 100km/h winds are pretty common out east.
That's what I was thinking, it's funny how terribly prepared this city is for something like this. I've never noticed what kind of damage wind like this can do because of the environmental preparation done back home. I guess.

[Sentry]

http://i.imgur.com/qrNZ6.jpg

Wind can go blow itself.

[Team_Mclaren]

Got back in town today, the plane took 2 attempts to land. I thought the pilot was a noob but after we landed, we are damn lucky to be in Calgary and not re-directed to Edmonton....

[Kritafo]

can you get out of downtown? anyone?

[Go4Long]

yes, if you're in downtown you can navigate your way out without to much trouble from what I've been told. I'm just about to attempt it :D

[Kritafo]

My husband just left from 8th ave should be interesting to see how long this will take

[cycosis]

Whats going on downtown? Bow trail is blocked completely...

[Go4Long]

Like 10 windows blew out of one of the buildings downtown, so they shut er all down.

[Tik-Tok]

Originally posted by AndyL
I'm getting amused by the blue/black bins rolling ownerless down a relatively major thoroughfare... Fire truck nailed one good about 20 mins ago...


Lol, when I was in Anchorage in June, it was just as windy as this. My coworker and I were downtown at a red light, and a moose walked by. Then we went ahead to the next red light, and one of those blue construction fences went sliding down the street right in front of us, just as fast as a car would.

Couldn't stop laughing at the hilarity.

[drtoohotty1]

Originally posted by Kloubek
Just lost my dog. Hope he finds his was back from wherever he landed.

......Im sorry what?

[adam c]

normally i don't complain about the CPS but tonight fuck them...

they closed memorial west at deerfoot and didn't bother closing the deerfoot north to memorial west ramp, now combine that with the traffic coming from deerfoot southbound wanting to go west on memorial.. 8 lanes of traffic trying to get through the southbound deerfoot lights on memorial, you think the police would have been directing traffic but nope they stayed there trying to look like a bunch of fucking idiots. red light what, nobody followed the fucking lights at cross over of deerfoot and memorial west

[gkAeris]

Anybody know how you can get into downtown?

All roads are closed