All is well... sort of
Thank you all for curiosity, interest and concern.
Just a quick note because it's swim time and then more to do.
The basement was found flooded (now cleaned and drying), and the condition of the yard supports the incredibly intense rainfall rates recorded by the station.
However... I have seen more wind damage from the 40 mph events that we see regularly in normal thunderstorms and also in the wake of autumn-winter cold blasts. Yet eyewitnesses here all report incredible wind even if they couldn't measure it, and some of them have seen their share of bad storms.
The gust WAS recorded by the weather station prior to being picked up and sent out by the computer that monitors the weather station. Therefore, rule out computer issues.
I'm interested in the possibility of a lightning strike. The lake water temp monitor and a PC were both found with malfunctioning internet connections.
However...
- They were surge protected by battery backup, and so was the internet connection.
- The PC was off at the time.
- A second computer was on at the time, NOT surge protected, and shows no signs of damage.
- No other electronics on the same surge protectors, internet connection, or elsewhere in the house showed signs of harm.
Now the focus turns to wondering how to fund the replacement of the damaged components and in the meantime, if anyone feels like tackling the academic meteorology/engineering problem of "What happened?" it'll sure be interesting to piece it together.
Swim time.
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