Our Tree

We were lucky.  During the storm our house sustained no damage and we never lost power.  However, three days later four giant limbs of an oak tree in front started to fall.  We ran out to the porch just in time to hear loud cracking sounds and watch helplessly as about a third of that tree plunged into the street.  Others who had heard the sounds stood sentinel at either end of our property to warn drivers and pedestrians of the coming danger.  Scary.

Good news.  By the next day Pepco and the county had removed the tree -- one branch had landed on wires but not disrupted electricity -- and cleared the street.