by Amanda Curtis,

Staff Reporter

If you've been dieting lately, you may have found yourself holding onto trees and street signs to avoid blowing away. Dramatic? Maybe. The pictures, however, prove maybe not. March 3, 2023 brought nearly a foot of snow in some parts of the country, downed power lines, tornado watches, flooding rains and school closings. Most notable was the wind. More than 70 mile an hour winds were recorded, and proof was in the proverbial pudding via blackouts, missing roofs and unwanted gifts of twisted up trampolines from your neighbors a mile down the road.

Meteorologists tracked this storm from one side of the country to the other. The Associated Press reported at least 10 deaths, and over one million homes went without power at one point in the event.

Locally, the power company worked for days to restore full power back to everyone in the community. And, although The Robersons ended up with their neighbor's trampoline, and Tina had to run down the road after her roof and signs off her store, Rusted Hinge, and the High Forest Amateur Radio Club had to switch channels due to the tower falling, and the Lewis County Trap Teams newly built space completely collapsed, they all say the same thing, "It could have been worse."