Tornadoes don't come to Maine

I have often said in my blogs that we don't have all the extreme weather other states have, only snow.
But by the grace of God, many people could have died last Friday and many homes destroyed. The tornado was striking while I was telling Tom that something was happening that wasn't good.
The thunder was a constant roar, and the tornado was so close, I couldn't tell the difference except something wasn't right. He was on a conference call with the EMA director for the county talking about 'Bill' and I kept running into the office from the deck saying, "Tom, something is going on. I think we are going to have a tornado." They laughed!!!
Soon after, damage calls started, roads were closed due to hundreds of downed trees and still officials said,"It's not a tornado." They changed their minds when they saw the damage. Tom was out for eight hours on Saturday directing traffic and several hours on Friday.

The tornado struck not 3 miles from our home as the crow flies and nearly destroyed a selectman's home. It did considerable damage to his rental cabin. I can't believe how many homes were spared but by a few feet though many suffered damage. I'll try to send a few photos that show some of the damage.

The aerial view shows where it first touched down, then hit again a mile or so away.
The volunteer fireman sawing is a young lady named Brianne that I know from Canton because she used to play with our grandson all the time. The load of logs just shows how big the trees were.