Peel Regional Police said a woman in her 70s has died after being struck by a falling tree this afternoon. While Ontario Provincial Police West Region confirmed that a tree fell on a camping trailer at Pinehurst Lake Conservation Area in between Kitchener and Brantford. One person was pronounced dead in hospital while two others were injured. More.
Locally there was a lot of debris in the road. Toronto Hydro’s outage map website crashed but was later restored, albeit without any outage information. Pleas for assistance posted to Twitter suggest localized outages were experienced throughout the GTA.
The Bulldog observed a cornucopia of branches of all sizes littering the lawns of just about every property on Bessborough Drive between Millwood Road and Sharron Drive. One of the largest was near Millwood, where a giant trunk had split. McRae was closed between Millwood and Hanna due to another downed tree. Traffic lights on Bayview were out north of Lawrence, and Bayview Village Association reported outages affecting elevators and garage doors.
Further north, Uxbridge has declared a State of Emergency with widespread damage reported. Residents of Whitchurch-Stouffville are also reporting some severe damage. Looking east to Ottawa, the videos and photos from Ottawa are shocking. The storm was fast and furious leaving a lot of damage in its path.
@311Toronto @TorontoHydro downed tree/powerline. Vanderhoof Ave/Sutherland Drive pic.twitter.com/JiEyR9lZvT
— nicolas bello 🐀 (@nbellotoronto) May 21, 2022
Truly devastated to see the damage
from today's storm in Uxbridge. The Township has declared a state of emergency and is asking everyone to stay off the roads so crews can clear hazards as quickly as possible. Stay safe, our community will get through this together. #ONStorm— Jennifer O'Connell (@JenOConnell_) May 21, 2022
Notifying @ottawacity major trees down in old ottawa south pic.twitter.com/T82CHnvNY3
— Joel Harden (@JoelHardenONDP) May 21, 2022
https://twitter.com/TomOrlandoo/status/1528131571663896577
Sending positive thoughts to the team at @Thesecondwedge in Uxbridge, which was heavily damaged by a tornado earlier today. Photos from their Facebook page, where they confirm that no-one was injured, but they'll be closed until further notice. pic.twitter.com/MrirA1HXHM
— Canadian Beer News (@cdnbeernews) May 21, 2022
#Toronto #OnStorm #DarkTo Shortly after this happened one of the pole/transformers exploded. North of Sheppard on Victoria Park Ave @TorontoHydro pic.twitter.com/noE2CNGaqz
— Call me J🌈🇨🇦 (@LifeWithJoeTO) May 21, 2022
@TorontoHydro power lines down on Castle Knock just north of Eglinton #storm #Thunderstorm pic.twitter.com/W45ObLmHbR
— Usman Arif (@firanamsu) May 21, 2022
