I want to thank Debra from Havelock for sending in the above picture. This is what her temporary garage looked like this morning after a big gust of wind blew through the region shortly before 10pm. These tent-like "car ports" are very durable and are weighed down to endure windy conditions. Last night's windy weather, however, was apparently too much for this shelter (as well as a swing set and some yard furniture) to handle. Debra actually sent me an email last night to ask if a tornado blew through Havelock last night. She described the wind as sounding like a freight train. After looking at some radar imagery from last night and the mess left in her yard this morning, I think that this was likely just a powerful gust of wind, probably in excess of 60-70 km/h. Here in Peterborough we dealt with sustained gusts in excess of 50 km/h yesterday followedby gusts over 40 km/h today. With sustained winds in excess of 30 km/h I would not surprise if a few localized wind gusts exceeded 60 km/h. Last night we were dealing with the passage of a cold front which can draw in some very powerful southwesterly winds and I think the above image is evidence of that. So will we be dealing with more windy weather tomorrow? Well, although still cool, tomorrow looks to be a little breezy...but not nearly as windy as the past two days.
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