Havana, Illinois had a 90 mph wind storm, August 4, 2009 at 7:30 AM. This is a photo of city lights erected on a grassy boulevard, going down Main St., in the 1950’s These light poles are made of solid concrete and have stood storms for almost 60 years. I want to show you what 90 mph wind can do to concrete.

After the storm. There are 3 very amazing observations about this photograph. 1) The light pole was made of solid concrete and is now in a million pieces. 2) The wind was strong enough to destroy concrete like it was a pretzel. 3) The light is still burning. The globe is NOT broken. The lights in the background are testimony.

This is the same light from another direction.

Another example.

You can see the refelection of the lihght in the wet pavement.

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I came back, well after sunrise and tried to capture all the concrete.

This is the west side of the Mason Count Count House yard. You can see the clock on the right side. The time is 7:47 AM.

Another angle. Same court yard.

Looking south this tree had to be 80ft tall and 3ft in diameter. I am not sure if this was lightening or pure wind! By 8:00 pm the same day, the tree was gone.