Thunderstorm brings down trees and power lines
Administrator | Jul 18, 2011 | Comments 1
A quick but powerful thunderstorm producing heavy downpours and damaging wind gusts took down trees and power lines in various areas of the County late Monday afternoon.
Prince Edward County OPP report responses to nine calls directly related to the thunderstorms. The calls included hydro wires downed by falling tree limbs, residential alarms activated by power outages and a willow tree that came down across the road on Cty Rd 23 in Ameliasburgh. OPP Constable Kim Guthrie reports the driver of a vehicle was unable to avoid the willow tree and crashed into it.
“Luckily he was not hurt in the collision,” she said.
Large trees fell on County Road 10 in front of the Twin Pines Retirement residence and the road was closed until crews could push the trees onto the property. Meanwhile, Prince Edward County firefighters maintained watch at Talbot Street where more trees and power lines were down. Four cars parked behind the Chestnut Park Real Estate Office were covered by fallen trees. Residents at the nearby Talbot Street condominiums were also cleaning up fallen branches. There were further reports of incidents on Ridge Road and Main Street West. Ontario Hydro is reporting several locations where work is ongoing to restore power. About 144 customers are without power in the southern end of the County along Babylon and Whattams roads. Ontario Hydro reports 121 customers along County Road 4 are affected. Power is expected to be restored in both areas by 11 p.m.
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Even tho that was a horrible looking storm, I regret ever moving to the city from the County…. Hope to be back soon. Im glad that there was no one hurt. and great video by the way .