Above: Lightning triggers a massive blaze at Holy Family Catholic Church. (Burlington Free Press)
Power poles lie on an angle in Georgia, Vermont this afternoon.(Burlington Free Press)
A strong cold front raced across the region today with several rounds of thunderstorms. The storms produced steady rain in Montreal, but little else. About 15mm of rain fell throughout the day. As the front slipped south and east of the city the storms become much more pronounced and severe. Strong winds tore down trees across northern and central Vermont with numerous reports of downed power lines and poles. As of 7:30 this evening 13,000 homes are still without power.Lightning was responsible for at least two fires in the state including the parish hall at the Holy Family Roman Catholic Church in Essex. The fire started around 3:30pm and destroyed the 100 year old building. There are still some storms on radar south of Montreal in northern New York, but they are moving away from the region and dissipating.
A rainbow over Dorion, Quebec this evening was a nice
way to end a stormy day. (ValleyWX Pic)
1 comment:
looks bad. hope people recover from this shock.
thanks for posting. i have family in vermont. and i live in india.
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