A microburst near the Warren/Montgomery County line on Thursday, May 26 caused extensive damage to a family’s home after it blew a hole in their kitchen. The Hummert family continues to clean up …
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Microburst last Thursday blows hole in home
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By Jimmy Potts,
Record Managing Editor
A microburst near the Warren/Montgomery County line on Thursday, May 26 caused extensive damage to a family’s home after it blew a hole in their kitchen.The Hummert family continues to clean up and is living in a neighbor’s vacant home after a microburst Thursday night caused thousands of dollars in damages to their house.“It came down at 10:30 at night. We were already starting to sleep,” Joe Hummert said. “We felt the whole thing start to shake, then we felt it lifting. I heard an explosion when it went through the house, then I heard the chicken house come down.”A microburst is the opposite of a tornado. Instead of sucking air up, it pushes air down causing a downdraft that can lead to catastrophic damage in seconds. The Hummerts, who own Hummert Goat and Yolk, witnessed that firsthand while viewing the aftermath of Thursday night’s microburst. Not only did the pressure blow a hole in their kitchen, it also threw their family camper onto Hummert’s truck and tossed their chicken coop across their backyard.“We were so shook up, we did not hear them,” Hummert said. “It sounded like a shotgun going off in your ear. I don’t understand how they are going to repair it. We tarped off what we can. It’s just a bad deal. The couch, anything that has glass on it, we just have to throw away.”“It was just devastation. It was almost overwhelming,” Hummert said.Nathan Hummert, Joe’s son, was at work at the time of the microburst, but returned home to see the damage. After seeing he could not do anything to improve the situation, he returned to working at the Warren County Ambulance District. Joe Hummert said he was disappointed because it put the family chicken business out of commission. He planned on showing some of those chickens at the upcoming county Fair.“It sucks. It knocks my chicken business out for a while,” Hummert said. “It’s going to take a while. Rebuilding agriculture is not easy. It is going to take time. I still don’t know how many chickens I lost.”Marisa Hummert, Joe’s wife, thanked the Jonesburg/High Hill Fire Department, College United Methodist Church, Gary and Joan Woods, Rapid Response in Wentzville and their family and friends for assisting them during their time of need.
Although the everything else seems in pieces, Marisa Hummert notices the eggs on her kitchen table remained intact.
