Hit By Whirlywind

We came back to camp yesterday to this.

Video and photos attached.

A whirlwind had come through the campsite yesterday while we were out. Thank goodness we were not here. It travelled directly over our caravan. Noone else's. Just ours. Lol.

Most things were packed away. The awning had the antiflap kits on and was screwed to the ground. The clothsline was ocy strapped to the awning.

Apparent it came directly across the paddock. Hit our caravan. Ripped the awning out of the ground and blew it up and over and across the caravan roof to the other side and sent bits of anti flap and awnings legs over the caravan. Everything landed on the other side and was flapping away on the roof. Thank goodness there was noone on the other side of us close by.

A man saw it happen and he and another man managed to use Micks ladder and get it of the roof and tie it up with tent rope and secure it.

He waited until we got back about 4pm. This happened around midday. He was camped across from us a little way away.

Wow. Ripped the electrics out of the awning. Lots of photos. Lots of videos. Name and numbers of 2 witnesses. So insurance will cover it. $750 excess later but better than thousands. I have to wait till tomorrow morning to claim but I am sure that its not a problem.

But it's the inconvenience yet matched with gratitude that firstly there were people to help stop any further damage to the caravan and its roof... and secondly that I wasn't sitting under it and that micks awning on the car wasn't out or his roof top tent up. We would have lost it all and possibly been hurt.

Apparently it happened that quick.

Repairs can wait now until October when she goes in for solar work and a full service.

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