My cousin and her family recently had a close call: an 80-year old oak tree fell right in front of their house. They (and a lot of Ohio) got the tail end of Hurricane Ike, and you can see the severity in the video their neighbor posted:

What I didn’t realize until my grandma told me was that my aunt and my grandma were also there. I’m glad everyone’s alright!

(Photo courtesy Jeffry Konczal)