The Winds Have Finally Stopped!

One of the things noticeable right away about moving to the country is how attuned you become to the weather. For the last two days we have had incredible wind storms that had me constantly listening to the whistles, moans, groans and bangs coming from the house wondering if it was going to give under the strain. Reportedly the gusts were up to 60mph. There have been power outages in the area but luckily ours has only flickered a few times. My primary concern has been whether the tarp that I put as a temporary patch on part of the roof is going to tear off. The wind did tear a few shingles off of the unprotected part of the roof and blew my rain barrels into the woods. Beyond that everything seems to be fine.