High winds cut power

100km/h winds in Kanata, Ontario

Low pressure that produced one of the worst severe weather outbreaks in US history took aim at Quebec and Ontario today. Fierce winds up to 100km/h spread across eastern Ontario and western Quebec toppling trees, cutting power to more than 125,000 homes and businesses, and killing at least one person in Ontario. The same system produced hundreds of tornadoes across the US yesterday from New York to the Gulf Coast killing at least 285 people and injuring thousands. Some towns and residential areas in hard hit Alabama were wiped off the map. So far this month almost 325 people have been killed in severe weather making it one of the deadliest seasons on record, at this time only surpassed by 1974.

The Royal Wedding
It is after midnight in London, England with the much anticipated Royal Wedding between Prince William and Kate to take place in just a few hours. The weather looks good with just a 10% chance of showers and temperatures around 17C. Here is a link to the Met Office in London for a closer look at the weather forecast.