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23-May-2022	Tim Betts

Thunderstorm damage

Severe thunderstorms passed through our area on Sunday night, leaving destruction in their wake across the region. This tree is just around the corner from our house, and a large branch from another tree a few houses down from ours also snapped off but didn’t land on any cars (or people), luckily.

Best to view in "Original" because other versions resized by PBase are decidedly
unsharp.

‘The Supreme Court Flush,’ posted earlier:

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Don Mottershead		01-Jun-2022 21:32
Yikes!

victorswan		29-May-2022 18:02
Yes it happens more and more these heavy storms, in the last year we have had to remove many fallen trees in our natural areas, and unfortunately with damage to people's property, and huge water nuisance in certain areas. BV

François Fauchard		29-May-2022 14:00
What a disaster. But if there were no injuries, it's a lesser evil. It seems that the heart of the tree was half rotten..

Carl Carbone		25-May-2022 22:59
Yikes! Good thing no one was around when it fell.

Nirvan Hope		24-May-2022 23:17
Yes, ouch! I hope there were enough Uber drivers to get people to work after the storm.

Kevin D Warren		24-May-2022 20:16
Ouch! That's a hefty trunk and although I can't see the full extent of damage to the car I would have expected more from such an impact.

Jola Dziubinska		24-May-2022 16:20
Sorry what has happened to this car.

pkocinski		24-May-2022 11:50
Looks like the tree had rot - was just a matter of time and winds.

Gill Kopy		24-May-2022 05:01
Oh wow - what a shocker. I guess the storm went on up to Ontario - a few people were killed !! :(

Nick Paoni		24-May-2022 01:49
So unfortunate, but so good that no one was injured. Cars can be replaced.

Dennis Hoyne		24-May-2022 00:23
Uh-oh I should have parked in a different spot.

Bill Miller		23-May-2022 22:33
What a shame for the tree and the car

janescottcumming		23-May-2022 22:21
Hope they have insurance, what a shame. Glad no one was hurt.

Tom Munson		23-May-2022 21:13
This is too bad. Hope no one was hurt.

larose forest photos		23-May-2022 21:12
That is now a familiar sight here, because we also had a huge, powerful thunderstorm go through the other day, with devastation across the city. Your shot shows such an event well, but I pity the poor car owner. V

Isabel Cutler		23-May-2022 19:06
Ouch! I'm assuming no one was in it when the tree fell.

Raymond		23-May-2022 19:01
The tree chose an expensive car to fall on! We too had some severe storms with many trees falling.

Nestor Derkach		23-May-2022 18:23
Nice sharp image but a not a happy time for the owner of the car looks like it will need some repair. Hope his claim goes well with the insurance company. Vote

globalgadabout		23-May-2022 17:51
storm fallout graphically illustrated....the same weather system went through Ontario, and falling trees killed a number of people...just as well this car was parked at the time..

Julie Oldfield		23-May-2022 17:44
That’s scary. I’m glad no one was injured.

Ton T.		23-May-2022 17:04
That tree was in a bad condition so blame the owner..... nice shot by the way V

LynnH		23-May-2022 16:46
Oh dear, that's too bad. Looks like the tree had some rot or maybe a Zombie tree.

Danad		23-May-2022 16:06
A bad surprise for the owner of the blue car ! V

carol j. phipps		23-May-2022 15:31
Oh Wow! We had the storms, too. V

Marcia Rules		23-May-2022 14:48
Eeek! Hope they have comprehensive coverage.

joseantonio		23-May-2022 14:45
wow, wvery nice document.V.