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Packing ‘a punch’: Thunderstorms expected, tornadoes possible for southwestern Ontario

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Thursday could shape up to be “the most widespread severe weather day” in southwestern Ontario so far this season, according to Global News chief meteorologist Anthony Farnell. A system coming in from the western Great Lakes is “packing a bit of a …

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Is your home ready for the surprising number of tornadoes in Canada?

11:50 Tornadoes: Is your home ready for extreme weather? It was the May long weekend in 2022 and Rob Garrard was at his brewery in Uxbridge, Ont., when he heard something he will never forget. “It’s just this really high-pitched, crazy wind sound,” described Garrard. Moments later a tornado hit …

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Surveying the damage: How tornadoes are ranked after the sky clears

CBC Alberta and Saskatchewan have teamed up for a new pilot series on weather and climate change on the Prairies. Meteorologist Christy Climenhaga will bring her expert voice to the conversation to help explain weather phenomena and climate change and how it impacts everyday life. It’s officially the height of …

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‘As bad as it gets’: Why what hit Ottawa was worse than the ice storm or 2018 tornadoes

Four massive steel transmission towers that sit crumpled around Ottawa hint at the scope of the challenge facing crews in the wake of Saturday’s massive storm as they work to restore power to tens of thousands of customers. Those Hydro One towers, or what’s left of them, also stand as proof just how ferocious the …

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