Oh Hail, Lost everything

[Pilot]

Last night in Colorado, a boundary was set up where the storms grew and grew and didn't move. It hailed very hard to two hours and in the end we were left with over a foot of hail on the ground. My trees stripped bare, my beloved garden destroyed. I lost my orchids outside. It was so bad I couldn't even tell which shredded part belonged to who. I was at work when it all happened and my wide rightfully focused on my daughter and dog and hid in the basement as a tornado was less than a mile away.

To be clear, thank God Almighty my family is ok, and tho I don't know what my house has to deal with in terms of damage, I'm heartbroken over my garden and the loss of my orchids. The only thing I could find is the tough as nail max.

Hug your orchids today, guys.

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You may not be able to tell but in the second pic there are trees, stripped bare and hail still on the ground. 6 inches in some places and this is some 12 hours after the storm.

Deep cleansing breaths.

[fishmommy]

oh that's just awful. so sorry.

[Paul Mc]

WOW!!! I'm sorry for your losses, but grateful your family was safe!

[Gage]

Oh Ryan, that is terrible! I'm so sorry about your garden and orchids, and all of the trees...

[Joy_of_books]

What types of orchids were you growing, maybe some kind people can send you divisions and keikis to help ease the pain I have a NoID catt that needs dividing after it's flowered i can send you a slice
Just happy everybody is safe.

[Lana]

So sorry about the loss of your orchids! Thank G-d your family is ok.
Ryan, why don't you post a list of the plants you lost? You might get some of your collection back

[silken]

So sorry to hear this. Mother nature can be cruel, but thankfully your family is safe. It would be heart breaking about the garden and chids tho.

[zxyqu]

Ahhh man. That sucks, and yet that is great news for you and your family. Very glad to hear all well on the family front. Hopefully with a little time you can find some replacements for the orchids! Time to make a list of replacements so we can all pitch in!

[WhiteRabbit]

oh wow - that's awful - I remember seeing last night on FB a friend who was in the area for work posting about the hail, and another who lives in the area (also an OB member) posting about the tornado warnings. I hope everyone is safe. I'm so happy to know that you and your family are safe, and I hope your house is too.

When you are ready - let us know - and I'm sure many members will be happy to share orchids with you. I have seen it before - something happens - nature, or power issues causing green houses to bake or freeze - and OBers have jumped in to help with the orchid collection rebuilding. Let us know what you like, or if there are specific plants you are especially looking to replace - I'm sure everyone will see what they can do.

Hug your family - orchids are replaceable

[Tindomul]

Wow, thats rough. Glad you and your family made it through ok. Whats the damage to cars etc.. Sounds horrible. Hopefully your plant collection will get rebuilt fast.