Storms blew into Round Rock on Thursday night, bringing some much needed rainfall to the dried-out landscape. However, it also brought some strong winds (26mph with gusts of 40mph). The wind was so strong that it caused a very large branch (about 1/3 of the tree) to break off of our backyard tree. The section of the tree that snapped off fell onto our fence and into the neighbor's backyard. The tree is obviously very heavy and fell with some force, because it caused some major damage to the iron fence. Thankfully no people or pets were hurt.
Taking a closer look revealed that the tree probably already had some rot, which made it especially vulnerable to the strong winds.
Jon will have his work cut out for him this week in sawing up the fallen tree and hauling it out of the neighbors yard. We'll then need to replace a section or two of the iron fencing. Oh, the joys of being a homeowner!
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