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A huge tree fell during a storm on Saturday afternoon in the front yard of a house on Belmont Avenue near Belwood Avenue in Old Ottawa South. Photo by Jackie Miller / Postmedia
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A series of strong thunderstorms brought strong winds and rain in the Ottawa region on Saturday.
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The storms, which were presented on Environment Canada’s weather radar as purple and red masses marking areas of heavy rainfall, cut off power, leaving nearly 120,000 customers without electricity in the city by 4 p.m., according to Hydro Ottawa.
Social media users reported downed trees. As the storm passed, darkening the sky, the rain flooded the streets, overflowing some rain gutters and causing the street lights to turn on.
Ottawa police said emergency services were called in as many trees fell, power lines fell and other storm damage.
“Some reports of injuries,” the Ottawa Police Department tweeted at about 4:30 p.m. Avoid travel and shelter on site. Adjust each drive to the conditions. Please be patient with 911. All available resources are on the way and more police are being called. Power outage and traffic off reports. Treat the removed traffic lights as four-way stops. “
Ottawa Fire Services online reports reported a fallen “patient” tree on Brigade Avenue between Cherry Drive and Sunnyside Drive in the Stittsville neighborhood at the west end of the city at about 5 p.m.
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Another fire station in Ottawa reported the collapse of a silo near Magladri Road in the city’s Nawan area.
At around 5:40 p.m., the fire department announced on Twitter that it was “answering numerous calls for trees and wires in cars and houses.” One person was reportedly caught under a tree at the time. “
Earlier, meteorological services warned that the storm was potentially dangerous.
In a newsletter sent to mobile phones at 3:58 p.m., Environment Canada warned the population “to take cover immediately if threatening weather approaches.”
Storm clouds hovered over the western tip of Ottawa before a strong thunderstorm hit the region on Saturday afternoon. Photo by Ashley Fraser / Postmedia
“Canadian environmental meteorologists are tracking a very dangerous thunderstorm that could cause devastating gusts of wind and hail to large proportions,” the agency wrote in a Twitter newsletter.
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“Affected areas include: Ottawa, Gatineau, Renfrew, Arnprior, Perth, Denby, Plevna, Sharbot Lake Provincial Park, Calabogi, Sharbot Lake, Silver Lake Provincial Park, Lanark, Fitzroy Provincial Park, Carlton Planet, Carlton Place, Carlton Planet, , Chelsea, Nepian and Kars.
This is a dangerous and potentially life-threatening situation. “
Another update just before 5 pm raised the warning of a strong thunderstorm.
The front of the storm hit Toronto and GTA hard earlier in the afternoon, with blown trees and dozens of power outages.
Sunday’s forecast for the Ottawa region shows continued clouds with a 60% chance of precipitation in the afternoon.
The maximum temperature should be around 18 C. The rain continues at night and the temperatures should drop to 6 C.
The sun is expected to rise for Victoria Day on Monday, with a pleasant maximum temperature of 19 C and a low of 6 C.
Tuesday looks like more than the same, with a maximum of 21. Rains are expected in the evening, with the lowest 11 ..
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It was a hot and humid day in Ottawa, as a severe thunderstorm was observed for the capital on Saturday. People worked and prepared their boats at the Nepean Sailing Club. Photo by Ashley Fraser / Postmedia
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