YELLOWSTONE COUNTY — Riley “RJ” Nieskens, 24, and her father, Mitchell Nieskens, spent Tuesday repairing damages that have been created from Monday night time’s hail and wind storm.
Whereas the father-daughter duo are separated by over 17 miles, they’re experiencing the identical challenges.
See the property damages the Nieskens household is going through within the video beneath:
Father, daughter take separate hits from southeast Montana storm
RJ Nieskens lives in Billings close to Lewis Avenue and Tenth Road West.
In her neighborhood are a whole bunch of huge timber for her and her three-year-old daughter to get pleasure from.
Whereas the timber make the world much more stunning, when they’re mixed with 60-mile-per-hour winds, which Billings noticed Monday night time, hazard can strike.
“There are a pair tree branches down, nevertheless it’s not nothing too massive, in comparison with Shepherd’s (harm),” stated RJ on Tuesday.
Mack Carmack, MTN Information
Whereas RJ was getting ready dinner for her daughter, she heard a loud noise throughout the windstorm. Considering it was a department that fell on her roof, RJ went outdoors to examine.
“I heard a thud noise, and so I walked by the window and I seen a downed tree, and I walked outdoors, and it was on my automobile,” she stated.
Fortunately, she stated, repairs to the automobile should not be too pricey.
“So once we walked out, clearly it was on the hood of my automobile. We have been capable of take away the department off of the automobile, and my hood was fully dented in,” stated RJ.
Rilie “RJ” Nieskens
She stated the automobile remains to be drivable, however she expects to get an insurance coverage quote quickly to make sure no long-term harm.
“Do not park below timber,” she stated whereas laughing.
Round 5 p.m., the identical time RJ observed the automobile harm, her father, Mitchell Nieskens, observed wind choosing up at his Shepherd house.
“It began getting windy, and clouds have been constructing. And I simply occurred to peek out the storage, and over there I seen a roof flying by the air, after which run for canopy,” Mitchell informed MTN on Tuesday.
Mack Carmack, MTN Information
Mitchell stated earlier than the storm hit, he was fixing the engine on considered one of his go-karts.
After he went inside for security, the hail started. Mitchell stated the hail and wind mixed left a number of tree branches throughout his yard. His roof was dented, and a whole bunch of tree branches prevented his pickup truck from leaving his driveway.
Mack Carmack, MTN Information
Mitchell stated the quick winds, which have been as much as 75 miles per hour, even picked up his pet turkeys and threw them throughout his neighbor’s yard.
“We have been by some loopy (storms), however undoubtedly had my coronary heart pounding on this one,” he stated.
However regardless that each Mitchell and RJ are coping with property harm, they are saying an important factor was nobody within the household bought damage.
“All of us made it out good,” stated Mitchell.
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