27 shots of the powerful ice storm wreaking havoc on Toronto this weekend (PHOTOS)
Tens of thousands of people are without power this morning in the Greater Toronto Area and southern Ontario, following a horrendous ice storm that rocked the province this weekend.
Correction to our previous tweet: outage restoration progress has the number of customers without power down to 10,000. Crews will continue working until all power is restored. #ONstorm
— Toronto Hydro (@TorontoHydro) April 16, 2018
High winds of up to 100 km/hr in some areas, heavy rainfall and ice pellets resulted in snapped limbs from trees, downing power lines and poles, and hundreds of collisions and flight cancellations.
And while winds have started to die down, a rainfall warning is still in effect for the City of Toronto, with Environment Canada forecasting rainfall amounts in the 20 to 30 mm range before things taper off later today.
While many of us heeded Environment Canada’s warnings and stayed indoors, others headed outside to capture the storm and its aftermath.
For those of us who weren’t so brave, check out top photos and videos of this weekend’s powerful ice storm in Toronto.
I stood for 5 min laughing beside my car because I actually thought there was a chance of me getting into it tonight. #icestormTO pic.twitter.com/Y2clzrtICY
— Elena (@ellepops_) April 16, 2018
Stay home #OnStorm
Freezing rain and ice pellets coming down in Mississauga https://t.co/2vAFmNGOno— Sgt Kerry Schmidt (@OPP_HSD) April 15, 2018
The ice storm continues to cause extensive damage across the city. Shout-out to our crews for working tirelessly in very tough conditions. Also a big thank you to our customers for being so patient-we know it’s not easy being in the dark. #ONstorm pic.twitter.com/osYYrMHkIy
— Toronto Hydro (@TorontoHydro) April 16, 2018
Wow! What a winter storm we’re having in Toronto right now!!#SaturdayThoughts #Winter #Weather #IceStorm #Toronto #onstorm
🚗 ❄ 🚌 ❄ 🚓 ❄ 🚎 pic.twitter.com/OIltrrBvcQ
— Rick Cordeiro ♌ (@CordeiroRick) April 14, 2018
This is not a file photo. Taken just now. Freezing rain is really coming down. @weathernetwork network says this is just the start of what’s to come. Pls be careful on foot or in the car. Our crews have to drive in this. Hopefully you don’t. #onstorm #FreezingRain #icestorm pic.twitter.com/oFo4YYyj5M
— Peel Paramedics (@Peel_Paramedics) April 14, 2018
Metre long icicles are forming on some of the unfinished condos bordering Lake Ontario #ONstorm (courtesy: Steve Hcirlu) pic.twitter.com/sccDjPeN0T
— Tyler Hamilton (@50ShadesofVan) April 15, 2018
Icy roads across Mississauga. Please be safe today! #ONstorm pic.twitter.com/6YpwG2ixSU
— Tanya Granic Allen (@TGranicAllen) April 14, 2018
Did you see this video… friend sent it to me #onstorm car into the house. #TORONTO pic.twitter.com/cEvfqeFvhL
— Sonny Subra (@SonnySubra) April 15, 2018
The #icestorm2018 howls through Toronto this weekend. #torontoweather, #icestorm pic.twitter.com/R5cVGLpWQx
— Bernard Weil (@BernardWeil) April 15, 2018
Trust brats take their Pikachu Lamborghini out for a spin in an ice storm #Toronto #torontoweather #icestorm #bloorstreet #lamborghini #streetphotography pic.twitter.com/eVsCHOuXpu
— David Allan Barker (@dabpix) April 15, 2018
What a weird day! #JunctionTO #the6ix pic.twitter.com/RZr3hTV4Uq
— {made} by madrigal (@madebymadrigal) April 15, 2018
Some are trying to make the most out of the crazy weather that we are having – yes cross country skiing in the middle of April! #icestorm #onstorm pic.twitter.com/YphbgxIhiF
— belinda 💙⚾ (@BelindaNgai) April 15, 2018
Active operations continue in response to #ONstorm. Give yourself some extra time to travel this morning. pic.twitter.com/aBndLdyMvh
— Mississauga Snow (@MississaugaSnow) April 16, 2018
Welp I’ve been watching this tree swaying for the past hour and it finally fell….#onstorm #darkto pic.twitter.com/Qf3UIY7oqx
— Karen Robson (@klrobson) April 15, 2018
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