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ryebread26
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09/25/2018 02:14PM  


So this happend last Friday morning on TCM just near the end of the storm that went thru. We were sitting in the tent when it happend. Anyone else have any damage from the storm?
 
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paddlefamily
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09/25/2018 02:50PM  
On the same day we were in the central part of the BW coming down from the Knife Lake area after being windbound 2 days on Vera Lake. Storms kept blowing through. We had to stop overnight on Snowbank as we only made it halfway down the lake before the waves and wind got too dangerous. Our nerves were frazzled but thankfully we stayed warm and intact.

Snowbank Lake from the northern bay.
 
JimmyJustice
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09/25/2018 04:42PM  
I was off the water by 9-21 but around midnight+ on 9-15/16 we where on Little Vermilion and mustered through a heavy downpour. Several inches of water in the bottom of my boat...no time to bail!

 
09/25/2018 09:56PM  
ryebread26: "

So this happend last Friday morning on TCM just near the end of the storm that went thru. We were sitting in the tent when it happend. Anyone else have any damage from the storm?"


Wholly buckets! Thank goodness you're okay!
 
airmorse
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09/25/2018 10:40PM  
Glad you are ok. We always get out of the tents when a storm is coming thru. Day or night.
 
09/26/2018 06:53AM  
ryebread26: "

So this happend last Friday morning on TCM just near the end of the storm that went thru. We were sitting in the tent when it happend. Anyone else have any damage from the storm?"


Yes, one of our rain tarps ripped apart in the storms that day too! I was woke up by my paddling partner knocking on my tent in the morning saying: "hey, sorry to wake you up, but can you give me a hand? All hell broke loose out here..." :)
 
JATFOMike
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09/26/2018 08:16AM  
Wow! Glad no one was hurt! Our campsite was somewhat sheltered from the wind Friday morning, but we still heard/saw a couple trees drop behind our camp.....We were due to come out Friday and thought we might be stuck for an extra day, but managed to get out after a 4 hour delay.....

Mike
 
09/26/2018 08:49AM  
JimmyJustice: "I was off the water by 9-21 but around midnight+ on 9-15/16 we where on Little Vermilion and mustered through a heavy downpour. Several inches of water in the bottom of my boat...no time to bail!


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Wow JJ,

I was camped on Loon Lake that night, I can't imagine paddling in that storm at night.
 
HammerII
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09/26/2018 01:06PM  
ryebread26: "

So this happend last Friday morning on TCM just near the end of the storm that went thru. We were sitting in the tent when it happend. Anyone else have any damage from the storm?"


Holy crap that will get your heart beating
A friend in the early 80's was in his tent when a huge oak went over. His tent was over turned(with him in it) from the root ball.
 
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