Resident of an Orléans neighbourhood described seeing a funnel cloud and hearing what sounded like a train Sunday before a tornado ripped trees out of the ground and damaged homes and cars. Several residents of the Chatelaine Village neighbourhood north of Place d’Orléans said they only received an emergency alert on their phone after the…
Man killed by falling tree during Ontario storm that spawned six tornadoes
A 46-year-old man was killed during the Sept. 21 storm that produced six tornadoes in eastern Ontario. Darren Smith died after a maple tree fell on him during the storm near his home. His 17-year-old daughter, who was beside him when the tree fell, survived. Smith lived in Rideau Lakes, Ont., approximately 60 kilometres north…
‘We are stronger’: Tornado-stricken Illinois towns Ottawa, Naplate 1 year later
OTTAWA, Ill. — When you look around Ottawa, it’s almost like it didn’t happen — almost. But upon closer inspection, there are tell tale signs that an EF-3 tornado, packing winds up to 165 miles per hour and baseball-sized hail, passed through the area just a year ago. That night, with the electricity cut off,…
1 death reported in Ottawa tornado; nursing home also damaged
BLOOMINGTON — One person was killed in Ottawa and emergency crews are looking for people trapped in rubble in the neighboring town of Naplate in the wake of a string of severe, late-winter storms that raked across northern Illinois. The National Weather Service reported a tornado touched down in Ottawa, about 70 miles north of…
