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That would be a scary time. Wow.

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So glad they all made it out without injury.

We were in a similar type situation in 2011 on Quetico Lake. When those trees start snapping and crashing down in the middle of the night it’s pretty terrifying situation.

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Just saw the strib story. First thought was that these folks did everything right. Glad it had a happy ending (except for the shortened trip). Tales to tell, for sure.

Holy Mackeral! Hard to decide what direction to flee in such calamity.

Great call to get out of the tents.

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Yeah they did everything right. I’m glad everybody was OK. I’m sitting on my porch watching storms roll in right now. Absolutely gorgeous. Even a little hail. I was thinking about how’d I’d be feeling in a tent during the gusts that were coming in. It’s great to know there were no injuries.

We were camping on the north end of Pipestone Bay the night this storm came through. I remember waking up to the constant sound of rolling thunder and it made me think of a freight train a-coming. I thought this was going to be bad so I got my pants and boots on and prepared, knowing where the big rock was where I could get the group of boy scouts I was with to.

But the kids chose a great site, based off listening to the weather radio I had along. We stayed well protected and came out of the storm just fine.

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We were camping on the north end of Pipestone Bay the night this storm came through. I remember waking up to the constant sound of rolling thunder and it made me think of a freight train a-coming. I thought this was going to be bad so I got my pants and boots on and prepared, knowing where the big rock was where I could get the group of boy scouts I was with to.


But the kids chose a great site, based off listening to the weather radio I had along. We stayed well protected and came out of the storm just fine. "

You hit it correctly. Check your campsite out when you get there and see if there would be a safe place to retreat and also look at the tree where you set camp up. Which way do they lean etc.

We were camped on Ima when it came through. Pretty terrifying. Found a lot of our gear that wasn’t tied down back in the woods. Very little sleep that night.

I'll never forget pulling up to a campsite after a very stormy night on Lac la Croix and seeing the dry spot where a small tent was pitched. A huge birch tree had fallen, and the very tips of the branches crossed the dry line. There was a baby's diaper left behind. A close call for that family.

Wow, that picture says it all. Glad they decided to leave cover and get on an open rock flat near shore. That is a lesson we can all learn from, getting soaked is better than risking a tree falling on your tent.