Some photos of the carnage wreaked by yesterday’s storm
On Sunday, a hellish torrent of rain and wind ripped through Toronto. Lucky for the city, the storm was a mere trickle compared to Irma, Maria or Ophelia—it seemed to rage for five minutes before disappearing entirely—but it still wreaked havoc on trees, cars and hydro poles, leaving 25,000 homes without power overnight (most of those houses now have power again). Here, a look at the aftermath.
First, a terrifying view of its arrival:
Well, that was intense! Fall storm rolls into downtown Toronto… #ONStorm pic.twitter.com/yGsJaUZbOA
— James Lewis (@JLewisCTV) October 15, 2017
It awakened a demon ghost in this person’s patio cushion:
The wind took out a beer billboard:
@LexG_III @ericthewheeler – the huge beer billboard is down. big storm blew it away. pic.twitter.com/wM61hR3w2H
— Sanj (@sanjmovies) October 16, 2017
And lodged a twig in this woman’s hair:
It's so windy out that this got lodged into my hair on the way home. #toronto pic.twitter.com/EmFoFW5XYi
— Liz Worth (@LizWorthTarot) October 16, 2017
Storm: 1. Car: 0:
Thousands still without power around GTA after windstorm https://t.co/vmKuaoC7Eo pic.twitter.com/WRixPX2XZQ
— CP24 (@CP24) October 16, 2017
These SUVs were a little luckier:
Strong winds too much for this tree in #Leaside Landing right on this SUV. ? @reallyrenah #ONStorm pic.twitter.com/ElFsENzOe3
— Simon Ostler (@SimonOstler) October 15, 2017
Davisville a few mins ago. Windy one out there. Take care #Toronto pic.twitter.com/gkM1SfMAjj
— Brian Fitzpatrick (@BrianFitz_) October 15, 2017
Sunday's storm certainly made an impression. #onstorm #toronto #JunctionTO pic.twitter.com/okTWHvCgL3
— Todd Aalgaard (@tcaalgaard) October 16, 2017
The storm took down a street lamp:
From earlier today! Big storm in Toronto. pic.twitter.com/FvsZ25xI2Z
— Liam Kaufman (@liamkaufman) October 16, 2017
And snapped this tree clean in half:
Big tree down at Trinity Bellwoods Park #onstorm pic.twitter.com/6pbkh1ikZp
— Tucker Schreiber (@tuckerschreiber) October 15, 2017
This street was particularly apocalyptic-looking:
My street got fuckkked by this storm pic.twitter.com/pjf01bHV6i
— lost kitten (@fraulein__) October 16, 2017
Roncesvalles went dark:
roncesvalles ave still totally dark from the storm pic.twitter.com/QHlODWwk92
— ? (@WilliamMacIvor) October 16, 2017
Some folks surveyed the damage this morning:
@311Toronto @TorontoHydro now how do we get the tree removed? Left on my lawn from yesterday’s storm pic.twitter.com/QmsWzLBUYB
— Glenn Stants (@stantsy) October 16, 2017
Last night’s storm brought down parts of trees, blocking my street. pic.twitter.com/ADzHU6B5uQ
— Chris Houston (@chris_m_h) October 16, 2017
Waterloo got it much worse than Toronto:
Houses under construction in #Waterloo's Vista Hills neighbourhood were blown-over during this afternoon's #onstorm. @CTVKitchener pic.twitter.com/ys5x1LJOOI
— Dan Lauckner (@vidman) October 15, 2017
But these kids in Burlington saw a bright side:
Kids jumping over one of many downed trees in downtown Burlington. #BurlOn #onstorm pic.twitter.com/3OvCASmVAQ
— DR (@Media371) October 15, 2017
And this little guy rolled with it:
. Here, a look at the aftermath.
First, a terrifying view of its arrival:
https://twitter.com/JLewisCTV/status/919648256774336512
It awakened a demon ghost in this person's patio cushion:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BaR9aArnagD/?tagged=torontostorm
The wind took out a beer billboard:
https://twitter.com/sanjmovies/status/919836190488125440
And lodged a twig in this woman's hair:
https://twitter.com/LizWorthTarot/status/919739353315840000
Storm: 1. Car: 0:
https://twitter.com/CP24/status/919724613915041794
These SUVs were a little luckier:
https://twitter.com/SimonOstler/status/919663542814507008
https://twitter.com/BrianFitz_/status/919684870351343617
https://twitter.com/tcaalgaard/status/919788867590545408
The storm took down a street lamp:
https://twitter.com/liamkaufman/status/919717412710346752
And snapped this tree clean in half:
https://twitter.com/tuckerschreiber/status/919666256160190464
This street was particularly apocalyptic-looking:
https://twitter.com/fraulein__/status/919755907785019392
Roncesvalles went dark:
https://twitter.com/WilliamMacIvor/status/919729540682874880
Some folks surveyed the damage this morning:
https://twitter.com/stantsy/status/919900035617378304
https://twitter.com/chris_m_h/status/919892680947011584
Waterloo got it much worse than Toronto:
https://twitter.com/vidman/status/919650791149002752
But these kids in Burlington saw a bright side:
https://twitter.com/Media371/status/919663613601878016
And this little guy rolled with it:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BaT1R7FnTjA/
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