Sep.22, 2010: Recent wind storm
 

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AWCN11 CWTO 230340
WEATHER SUMMARY FOR ALL OF SOUTHERN ONTARIO AND
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA TORONTO
AT 11:39 PM EDT WEDNESDAY 22 SEPTEMBER 2010.

STORMY NIGHT WITH STRONG WINDS AND MUCH RAINFALL
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==WEATHER EVENT DISCUSSION==
A COLD FRONT PASSING THROUGH MUCH OF SOUTHERN ONTARIO TUESDAY NIGHT
PRODUCED THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS
ACCOMPANIED BY INTENSE LIGHTNING AND EVEN SMALL HAIL IN MANY
REGIONS. FIERCE STORMS KNOCKED DOWN TREE BRANCHES AS WELL AS POWER
LINES IN AREAS STRETCHING FROM THE SHORELINE OF LAKE HURON WESTWARDS
TO THE PARRY SOUND AND MUSKOKA DISTRICTS THEN SOUTHWARDS
INTO THE GREATER TORONTO AREA.

REPORTS OF STRONG WINDS AND WIND DAMAGE RECEIVED BY ENVIRONMENT
CANADA AS OF 12 PM NOON WEDNESDAY ARE FOUND IN THE TABLE BELOW.

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DATE LOCATION EVENT DESCRIPTION
TIME(LOCAL)

SEP 21

3:55 PM KILLARNEY 100 KM/H WIND GUST
5:49 PM PARRY SOUND 94 KM/H WIND GUST
7:22 PM MUSKOKA 70 KM/H WIND GUST
9:25 PM BARRIE 90 KM/H WIND GUST (ESTIMATED)

SEP 22

12:30 AM COOKSTOWN 80 KM/H WIND GUST (ESTIMATED)
BRANCHES BROKEN
1:30 AM BRAMPTON 65 KM/H WIND GUST (ESTIMATED)
TREES AND SMALL BRANCHES DOWN
1:48 AM CAMBRIDGE 100 KM/H WIND GUST (ESTIMATED)
2:12 AM TORONTO PEARSON INTL 106 KM/H WIND GUST
2:28 AM TORONTO ISLAND 83 KM/H WIND GUST


ALSO..REPORTS OF RAINFALL AMOUNTS RECEIVED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AS
OF 8 AM WEDNESDAY ARE LISTED BELOW.

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LOCATION RAINFALL AMOUNT (MM)

HALIBURTON 36
WIARTON 35
MUSKOKA 39
MINDEN 47
COLLINGWOOD 35
THORNBURY 51
COLDWATER 43
ORILLIA 37
BARRIE 47


PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SUMMARY CONTAINS THE OBSERVATIONS AT
THE TIME OF BROADCAST AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFICIAL
AND FINAL REPORT OF THE WEATHER EVENTS OR THE HIGH
IMPACT EVENTS ATTRIBUTED TO THE WEATHER EVENTS.

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