Thunderstorm

Fredag aften den 19. juli 2013

Efter besøget om eftermiddagen på Hernder Wine Estate, ville Bente lige vande lidt i haven. Det havde været varmt og tørt længe.

Hun nåede det, men knap var hun færdig, før et helt fantastisk regnvej med lyn, torden og storm brød løs.
Med det lumre varme skulle man tro, at det var en tropisk storm.

Der skete heldigvis ikke nogen skade på 22 George St., men andre steder var man mindre heldig. Et klip fra avisen:

Severe thunderstorm in Niagara 12

By Karena Walter, The Standard

Saturday, July 20, 2013 5:27:38 EDT PM

 large limb fell onto the property and an antique carriage in front of this home on Geneva St after Friday nights storm. Areas of Niagara close to Lake Ontario received the most damage with multiple downed trees on the North Service Rd west of Charles Daley Park. July 20 2013 BobTymczyszyn/St. Catharines Standard/QMI Agency

Emergency crews and municipal personnel were inundated Friday night after the waves of thunderstorms swept through.

St. Catharines’ emergency dispatch reports handling more than 125 calls from 6 p.m. to midnight, with most of them storm-related.

By 8:40 a.m., they were handling a half-dozen calls, mainly of them related to hydro lines down and alarms going off.

Saturday morning, Niagara Regional Police also report Vale Rd. and Taylor Ave. in St. Catharines is closed due a fallen tree.

There were a number of Niagara reports of arcing power lines and tress catching fire through the day.

In the end, there did not appear to be any serious injuries related to the storm.

Lørdag den 20. juli 2013

Der skete altså ikke nogen skader hos os, både huset og bilen udenfor var uskadte lørdag morgen. Vi kunne begynde vores tur mod Boston. 

Foreløbig er vi nået til Super 8 i West Springfield