Meteorologist Gerald Cheng encourages citizens to remain aware of their surroundings during major weather events
Torrential downpours and high-speed winds hurtled nearly 1,000 kilometres across Ontario and Quebec on Saturday, killing eight people and leaving much of the two provinces without power.
Thunderstorms and derechos “can be related — and there could be embedded tornadoes in a thunderstorm,” said Cheng. “But it’s important to note that straight line waves can be just as damaging and deadly.” Alerts were sent out to smartphones across the province using the Alert Ready infrastructure, which prior to last June did not include thunderstorm warnings in its roster of high-alert notifications.
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