Published 2 years ago

Lessons to be learned after derecho tests Canada's new severe storm alert

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Ed Paleczny and his family had just minutes to take shelter in their cottage before the storm hit. The storm left a trail of destruction across southern Ontario and Quebec, downing trees, damaging buildings and leaving roughly 900,000 homes and businesses without power. It was the first time that Canada has ever issued a broadcast intrusive alert for an extreme severe thunderstorm warning. Forecasters weren't as confident that the winds would reach 130 km/h by the time the Peterborough area hit.

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Lessons to be learned after derecho tests Canada's new severe storm alert | CBC News

When the sky turned green and a wall of rain came barreling toward Ed Paleczny and his family, they had just minutes to get to safety. They're still shaken from watching the storm rip apart their timber-frame cottage in Lakefield, Ont., and say an alert should have been issued for their region, too.

2 years ago·Canada

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