The wind was blowing the fire out in the fireplace.
The wind had ripped the chimney cap off, as well as it was standing in the yard
Living on the mountain; all of us get a lot of strong winds. Occasionally it sounds appreciate all the trees are chopping, however it is just the wind blowing through them. I appreciate when there are downdrafts, but you can hear the house moving as the wind tries to lift it off the foundation. The downdrafts can also create mini tornadoes that twist the trees appreciate a corkscrew, however last week, I was standing in the family room as well as I could aroma smoke in the air. I was sure I had closed the draft to let the smoke go up the chimney, however maybe I was wrong. I walked into the residing room as well as saw the wind was blowing hard enough that it was almost putting the fire out. The wind was coming down the chimney as well as whipping at the sparks in the fireplace. It mesmerized me at first, however I knew it could be dangerous. I put the fire mesh in front of the fireplace, so the fire couldn’t come out of the fireplace, as well as after that I called my hubby. I asked him what I should do to keep the fireplace from going out, or the sparks from leaping out of the hearth, he told me he was on his way house as well as he would see what had happened, and by the time he had arrived home, I already knew was happening. The wind had ripped the chimney cap off, as well as it was standing in the yard. The two of us needed to put the chimney cap back on, unless it was broken. I wondered if the landing could have broken the chimney cap, however I had more worries about the wind putting out my fireplace.