racegirl04 Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 Got this e-mail from a friend of my husbands: You know, sometimes when I tell my friends and family that several times a year we get winds with up to 130 mph gusts I think they believe me but find it hard to imagine, well last night was one of those nights. All day yesterday and then last night the winds were just Howling and whipping and just brutal. You can hear the big gusts coming as they gain momentum rolling down the mountain and then slam into our house and just bend trees over. This morning Alice and I awoke to find our patio swing ripped to pieces, dog bowls and firewood blown across the yard into the fence, two trees blown over, and our 200 gallon steel water tanks that we water the Elk and Mustangs with were blown as far as 200 yards away through the brush. It is really something to experience, we spent the day and night with our fireplaces blazing and all doors and windows locked as we just listened to mother nature do her thing. We always watch the FOX 5 weather with Ted pretty and so we knew it was coming and were ready to stay inside and ride out with plenty of food and blankets to sit next to the fireplaces but sometimes campers just don't watch the weather forecasts and understand that when Ted forecasts winds with gusts up to 40 mph in Vegas and 50 mph down the Lake Mead/ Colorado river corridor that it means we will get gusts up to 130 mph. One of our neighbors has a wind chronometer and is the official wind gust measurer.Well last night the gusts reached 110 mph. There was only one family camping up here last night in a 32 foot travel trailer and it was hooked up to his, " Les", truck with 6 family members and 1 dog. The attached pics are what happened to them when that 110 mph gust hit. The wind gust ripped their trailer right off the truck hitch and rolled it 3 and a half times over 70 feet. Les said his dog was ejected and all the family members rode out the 3 1/2 rolls like some nightmare chaos. Nobody was killed or injured seriously but very banged up and bruised and in shock. Even after the initial rolling then they were still forced to take refuge in the cab of their truck till the morning. Les told me that he knew a low pressure system was coming through but did not know about the notorius Cold Creek Gusts. He is a beleiver now. Check out the pics. I rotated this picture to see better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EY3BA11 Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 thats one way to clean the rv... Im glad everyone was ok!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sndruner213 Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 i was headed to cold creek this morning to ride with a buddy thats my blue duramx and my buddies blue nitro in the back ground . I kept looking at the trailer when i showed up and kept telling my self thats to new to have been there so we drove over to see if everything was ok after hearing the story all four of our mouths were on the ground . that must have been one hell of a ride glad to see everyone walked away from this . really the pics just dont do the justice you should have seen it in person what a wreck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dune_rat Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 thats crazy....have to anchor the rv's like a tent :ah: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunefreak Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 :ah: Holy chit....what a ride that had to be. That's amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jorgeloco Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 :ah: :ah: man that have to be some scary chit i am glad every one is okay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandBurro Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 :ah: :ah: man that have to be some scary chit i am glad every one is okay Glad everyone is oK!!! looks like the Cajon Pass during the Santa Ana wind season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jr1208 Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 :ah: :ah: glad no one was badly injured.... :ah: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Rhino Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 WOW!!! that is about all I can say!!! I would haev never thought a trailer would do that when hooked up to a truck! YIKES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakster884 Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 Glad to hear they are all ok and safe. Where exactly is this. I will have to place on my never to visit list. Would not want to chance it. Like I said good thing no one was seriously hurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptNkllm Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Well look at the bright side.... he didnt lose the table out of the back of the truck Wow that is crazy.... Reminds me of 1 night at Dumont when it was blowing my kitchen slide in 2" at the top... put slides in and wen to bed thinking we were going to end up on our side... all worked good.. Glad to hear everyone is ok Capt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racegirl04 Posted October 6, 2009 Author Share Posted October 6, 2009 Glad to hear they are all ok and safe. Where exactly is this. I will have to place on my never to visit list. Would not want to chance it. Like I said good thing no one was seriously hurt. I'm not positive, but I think it's about 50 miles north of Vegas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sand chick Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 WOW! Glad to hear everyone is ok and safe! That is crazy scarey! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
80grit Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 I have been in some winds at Dumont before and wondered if our trailer was going to tip over. My wife once asked if it was gonna tip over one night in a really bad wind storm. I told her not to worry until she feels the tires lift on one side Looking at those pictures, it looks like the trailer was not connected at the hitch and was standing on the front lift supports. The king pin on the trailer is still intact and the hitch itself is still intact. Just wondering if it had been connected, if it would of blown the truck over also? Or prevented it from tipping. I always leave the trailer connected for that reason. I still wouldn't want to be in a trailer in 110 mph gusts either way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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