Tropical Cyclone Information Statement for Southern Ontario

[SlideShowBob]

Well, at least it has given me an opportunity to check my emergency supplies. wind is starting to pick up here. I can't believe that EC is predicting 5-7 metre waves for southern Lake Huron. That would be interesting to see.
I wouldn't be suprised if the power does go out tonight.
Stay safe!

[Anspray]

80 + gusts now.....

[Itchy]

Fatality in Toronto



A Toronto pedestrian struck by a flying sign appears to be the first fatality of Hurricane Sandy to occur on Canadian soil.

Just after sunset on Monday evening, a woman walking near a Staples Business Depot in west Toronto was struck by a sign blown free by high winds and later pronounced dead at the scene, Toronto Police confirmed.

A photo from the parking lot acquired by Global News at 8 p.m. indicated that the backlit Staples sign itself had come loose from its mount at the entrance to the store’s parking lot, plummeting roughly 10 metres to the ground and coming to rest across the street.

Just before 7 p.m., winds in the Toronto area were clocked as high as 65 km per hour — and are expected to peak at 100 km/h near midnight.


Source URL here

http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/10...ammer-toronto/

[Raedwulf]

I live in Oshawa, and right now the winds are unlike anything I've seen. It was breezy for the last 5 or so hours but within the last hour it's really picked up. It's howling and it's very loud. Trees are bending out of shape and I don't doubt some will be uprooted in my area

[DarkSky]

The station I listen to on the radio in the factory (610AM CKTB) ditched all their regular programming and just did storm coverage all night. It was a nice change. But the storm itself wasn't bad. Sure it was gusty and rainy, but we've had way worse, many times. Our annual November 'wind day' is usually much worse than what we had today.

Driving home from work after midnight I saw 1 tree down that took out a No Parking sign, and some branches, but nothing major. Of course, the leaves on the trees are more likely to blow off than cling on and pulls the tree down with it. I imagine there'll be a lot of leaves on the ground come morning.

But from the [non] damage so far, I would not call this a major storm. Very large storm yes, but not severe.

[DarkSky]

347 
 AWCN11 CWTO 300805
 WEATHER SUMMARY FOR ALL OF SOUTHERN ONTARIO AND THE
 NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
 AT 4:05 AM EDT TUESDAY 30 OCTOBER 2012.

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 ==WEATHER EVENT DISCUSSION==

VERY STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH POST TROPICAL STORM SANDY HAVE
 ALREADY BEEN REPORTED IN A NUMBER OF LOCALES ACROSS SOUTHERN ONTARIO
 LAST NIGHT AND EARLY THIS MORNING. WIND WARNINGS THAT REMAIN IN
 EFFECT WILL LIKELY BE ENDED LATER THIS MORNING AS SANDY WEAKENS
 AND WINDS SLOWLY DIMINISH.

THE TABLE BELOW CONTAINS WIND REPORTS (80 KM/H OR MORE) RECEIVED
 BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AS OF 4.00 AM.

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 LOCATION        STRONGEST WIND REPORTED
                       (KM/H)

SARNIA                 100 KM/H GUST
 KITCHENER               87 KM/H GUST
 OSHAWA                  87 KM/H GUST

TORONTO ISLAND          91 KM/H GUST

BURLINGTON              94 KM/H GUST
 QEW BY STONEY CREEK  75-80 GUSTING TO 96  (MEASURED BY STORM SPOTTER
                                            AT 12.15 AM)
 POINT PETRE             93 KM/H GUST

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

END/OSPC