Friday evening’s heavy rain caused many trees to fall locally. The menacing storm rolled in late in the afternoon as shown graphically in the tweeted picture looking south from Sherbourne and Wellesely. Below is a picture of a stout maple that could not withstand the wind near Yonge and St. Clair. Experts are also saying that a historic tree that inspired school principal and musician Alexander Muir to write The Maple Leaf Forever in 1867 received heavy damage down in Leslieville. The storm hit just before 7 p.m., bringing with it high winds and heavy rain. Toronto Hydro said the storm, which caused Environment Canada to issue a severe thunderstorm warning, knocked out power to roughly 7,000 customers, mostly in Etobicoke and midtown Toronto. At one point, tornado warnings were issued for various parts of southern Ontario, including Newmarket, Orangeville, Grand Valley and Dufferin County. Some areas felt the brunt of torrential downpours, which dumped as much as 50 mm of rain in an hour. The high winds also caused damage, with instances in Toronto and the GTA of downed trees and power lines, as well as damaged vehicles. Local trees down, cars damaged in storm
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Friday evening’s heavy rain caused many trees to fall locally. The menacing storm rolled in late in the afternoon as shown graphically in the tweeted picture looking south from Sherbourne and Wellesely. Below is a picture of a stout maple that could not withstand the wind near Yonge and St. Clair. Experts are also saying that a historic tree that inspired school principal and musician Alexander Muir to write The Maple Leaf Forever in 1867 received heavy damage down in Leslieville. The storm hit just before 7 p.m., bringing with it high winds and heavy rain. Toronto Hydro said the storm, which caused Environment Canada to issue a severe thunderstorm warning, knocked out power to roughly 7,000 customers, mostly in Etobicoke and midtown Toronto. At one point, tornado warnings were issued for various parts of southern Ontario, including Newmarket, Orangeville, Grand Valley and Dufferin County. Some areas felt the brunt of torrential downpours, which dumped as much as 50 mm of rain in an hour. The high winds also caused damage, with instances in Toronto and the GTA of downed trees and power lines, as well as damaged vehicles. 