Friday 8 June 2018

Pretty dry May!


MAY HISTORICAL DATA LANARK COUNTY

   YEAR          (mm)
2013 117
2014 166
2015 68
2016 20.6
2017 192
201829.5

May 27 – clouds, but no rain!

Meanwhile in the USA... Tropical storm Alberto.
Hurricane Watch

May 25 



May 20 – 16.8 mm


May 15 – finally, rain: 4.8 mm



May 11 – frost warning

May 10 pouring rain into OGH: 3.8 mm


May 7 – Power outages remain: ~26,000 still out

There were 30,000 out in Hydro Ottawa, 180,000 were out in Toronto Hydro territory.

May 6


Hydro One has restored approximately 370,000 customers across the province. There are approximately 138,000 customers without power. We estimate about 80,000 customers may be without power overnight. All available crews are responding to outages as quickly and safely as possible and additional crews have been mobilized to the hardest hit areas. We appreciate your patience while we work to repair the significant damage these winds caused to our system.

May 5 clean up

Two are dead. One man tried to moved live hydro wires. Another man, an employee with @MiltonHydro, was killed by a tree.

Update WB from Wilson ST W to Lanark CR 511. All lanes remain closed - hydro crew on scene. EB lanes are open to EB and WB traffic using one lane in each direction.

Mother Nature’s fury took the truck and spared the dangling bird feeder. #ottawa #onstorm2018 #WindStorm pic.twitter.com/yLpADiIGNZ
— Heather Badenoch (@HeatherBadenoch) May 5, 2018
UPDATE: power has been restored to 1,200 customers. As of 5:35 am, crews continue to make progress restoring power to 9,700 still without service due to high winds.

May 4 - wind storms

120,000 customers currently without power in S.Ont. Even The Weather Network is running on a generator currently.




High winds and thunderstorms are causing power outages for over 126,000 customers throughout Ontario. All available crews are responding to outages as quickly and safely as possible and additional crews are being mobilized to the hardest hit areas.


From Hydro One:
The storm has not moved as quickly as forecast through southern Ontario and has left behind significant damage. Central and Eastern regions are still feeling the full force of the 90-110 km/h gusting winds and we will not have a handle on the full scope of damage until the morning when the wind has passed into Quebec overnight. Damage assessment and safe movement of crews in the morning will be our first priority, so estimated times of restoration may fluctuate as we gather more information.

 At this time, all available crews are being mobilized in each region, and we appreciate your patience while we tackle this extreme damage.


May 3 - rain moved north east: 2.5 mm.


4 comments:

DUTA said...

The fury of Mother Nature can be disastrous. All we can do is to pray for Mercy. It helps. We'll need a lot of Mercy in the upcoming years as climate is getting more and more anomalous and people more indulgent (cars, planes etc...).

KarenW said...

I'm glad our power outage didn't last to long up in the Valley. We are quite used to 24-48 hrs. outages I guess.
June has been very wet so far up this way. Our rain barrels, which aren't even hooked up to the eaves troughs yet, are FULL!

William Kendall said...

Another weird month!

Lowcarb team member said...

I wonder what June will bring your way!!!
Take Care

All the best Jan