Severe weather slams Ottawa
Posted May 26, 2012 07:02:48 AM.
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OTTAWA – The heat and humidity blanketing eastern Ontario and western Quebec is bringing some wild weather to the area.
The severe thunderstorm warning has ended for Ottawa, Gatineau and the surrounding area. A series of intense systems moved into the region from southern Ontario late in the afternoon.
The national weather agency issued tornado warnings for Renfrew, Arnprior, and Calabogie. Those warnings ended before 7:30 p.m.
Ottawa Fire responded to a number of calls for lightning strikes but there were no fires reported. Hydro Ottawa also experienced a number of power outages at the peak of the storm.
An 18 year-old man died after a lightning strike. The man was biking through Vincent Massey Park when he sought shelter from the storm. Lightning struck and knocked the man unconscious. He was rushed to hospital in cardiac arrest, where he later perished.
A 4-storey apartment building at 350 Mayfield Street had a 60 foot by 25 foot section of roof covering ripped off by the storm, leaving 3 people homeless.
