Friday Nov 1, 2013 -one dead in Niagara wind storm

[WayfaringStranger]

Major wind storm expected for southern Ontario and Quebec Friday.

It appears at this point that winds will gust above 80 km/h over much of southern Ontario and may reach close to 100 km/h along the Lake Erie and Ontario shorelines.

This would be enough to cause some tree damage and power outages, especially in older neighbourhoods where leaves still remain on trees.

An even greater threat for damage exists farther east, especially around Montreal.

Wind gusts may reach hurricane force (120 km/h) on Friday.

http://www.theweathernetwork.com/new...-friday/15390/

[DarkSky]

People across the street lost a big branch off their maple tree...

[Raedwulf]

I moved to St Catharines from Oshawa a month ago. Called back to my family in Oshawa and they said there's barely any wind.

Here in St Catharines though, it got very windy from 10:30-11:00 but has slowly been dieing down since. Was making a lot of noise...I love the rush of wind and the sound it makes against the trees.

[DarkSky]

One dead after tree falls on car in Port Colborne

Emergency services responded to a call in Port Colborne where a woman was killed when a large tree fell on the car she was in.

Port Colborne Fire and Emergency Services were called to the scene at Fielden Ave. and Kent St. shortly after 11 a.m. The call came in as a downed hydro pole and tree, which were both reported to be on the vehicle along with high-tension wires. The occupant was reported as vital signs absent.

Article here: http://www.wellandtribune.ca/2013/11...-port-colborne

[DarkSky]

From E.C. :

543 
 AWCN11 CWTO 012005
 UPDATED WEATHER SUMMARY FOR ALL OF SOUTHERN ONTARIO AND THE
 NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
 AT 4:04 PM EDT FRIDAY 1 NOVEMBER 2013.

-------------------------------------------------------------
 ==WEATHER EVENT DISCUSSION==

THE FIRST MAJOR AUTUMN STORM OF THE YEAR HAS CLAIMED ONE LIFE FRIDAY
 MORNING AS STRONG WINDS BROUGHT DOWN A TREE AND A HYDRO POLE ON AN
 OCCUPIED VEHICLE IN PORT COLBORNE. THE SYSTEM BEGAN WITH RAIN AND
 ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO IN THE EARLY MORNING
 HOURS OF THURSDAY AND MOVED NORTHEASTWARD THROUGHOUT THE DAY TO
 AFFECT MOST OF SOUTHERN AND NORTHEASTERN ONTARIO BY THE AFTERNOON.
 THE SYSTEM RAPIDLY INTENSIFIED AS IT REACHED THE WARM WATERS OF LAKE
 HURON THURSDAY EVENING AND SOUTHERN ONTARIO WOKE UP FRIDAY MORNING TO
 STRONG WINDS WHILE NORTHEASTERN ONTARIO RECEIVED MORE PERIODS OF RAIN
 OR SNOW. RAINFALL AND STRONG WIND WARNINGS WERE ISSUED IN ASSOCIATION
 WITH THIS STORM.

BELOW ARE 24 HOUR RAINFALL TOTALS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM AS OF 8
 A.M. FRIDAY MORNING.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM SHAND, LUTHER, ARTHUR AND NEW HAMBURG WERE
 PROVIDED BY THE GRAND RIVER CONSERVATION AUTHORITY.

LOCATION            RAIN AMOUNTS (IN MILLIMETERS)
 BANCROFT            52.5
 WROXETER            44.8
 WINDSOR             44.4
 SHAND               44.0
 RIDGETOWN           43.3
 PORT CARLING        42.7
 LUTHER              41.8
 ARTHUR              41.4
 NEW HAMBURG         40.8
 BEATRICE            40.6

BELOW ARE MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM AS OF NOON
 FRIDAY.

LOCATION            GUST STRENGTH (IN KILOMETERS PER HOUR)
 PORT COLBORNE       106
 LONG POINT           98
 WIARTON              96
 POINT PETRE          96
 KINGSTON             89
 ST. CATHARINES       87
 OTTAWA AIRPORT       87
 LAKE SIMCOE BUOY     85
 HAMILTON             85
 TORONTO PEARSON      85
 WATERLOO-WELLINGTON  85
 TRENTON              82

SEVERAL REPORTS OF FALLEN TREE LIMBS OR TREES WERE ALSO REPORTED
 THROUGHOUT THE AFFECTED AREAS. NEAR MID-DAY FRIDAY, THE HYDRO-ONE
 WEBSITE INDICATED POWER OUTAGES AFFECTING 99270 CUSTOMERS THROUGHOUT
 SOUTHERN AND NORTHEASTERN ONTARIO, WITH THE MOST AFFECTED REGIONS
 BEING THE BRUCE PENINSULA AND AREAS EAST OF GEORGIAN BAY. TORONTO
 HYDRO AND HYDRO OTTAWA ALSO REPORTED MINOR OUTAGES.

THIS WEATHER SUMMARY CONTAINS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION AND MAY NOT
 CONSTITUTE AN OFFICIAL OR FINAL REPORT.

END/OSPC