On the afternoon of August 21, 2011, an F3[7] tornado touched down in the town, after coming ashore as a waterspout as the mesocyclonethunderstorm cell moved across Lake Huron. It was the strongest tornado that had hit Ontario since the Arthur, Ontario tornado of April 20, 1996, though on average, F3 tornadoes occur in Ontario every eight years. The devastating storm downed power lines, tore roofs off houses, and left cars and trees scattered along city streets. Hundred-year-old trees surrounding the Goderich Courthouse were uprooted in seconds. The tornado killed one person: Norman Laberge, 61, of Lucknow, who was working in a salt mine on the coast of Lake Huron when the storm hit. 37 people were injured. The Environment Canada weather forecast office in Toronto issued a tornado warning for Goderich and southern Huron County 12 minutes before the tornado struck.[8] The town does not have a tornado siren unlike some other Ontario cities.
i was home at the time, preparing my house for sale
luckily,
my self and my home were not injured, although the most beautiful tree in the yard
crashed down ( only part of it ) and buried my car
believe me, it is nothing compared to what happened
i have attached a few video clips and words from others
i could not possibly say it better
all credit is shown on the youtube videos and written where i could find it
the above photo shows the tornado path from the lake to the salt evaporator
plant (photo by joe gowanlock)
"On August 21, 2011 an F3 Tornado ripped through my town and changed the
face of it forever. This is a 3 part story- the before, the
destruction and the cleanup. This is a tribute to those who lost, and those
who came to the aid of our community. The response from all those who
wanted to help was unbelievable, overwhelming and will never be forgotten.
It was amazing to see everyone from children to the pro's pitch in and do
whatever they could to help out.
so i go in to charlottetown and buy a new years lobster for my dinner
i got him already cooked but fresh.
im just not ready for the whole "live steaming" thing yet
i bought myself one red rose and i already had a bottle of cheap bubbly. good enough to ring in the new year and say good bye to a shitty one
these are the necessary tools to crack the dinner, but keep in mind that i have never done this before.
when i first arrived on the island i went to 2 lobster suppers but they are conveniently already cut
ready to dig in
to preserve the lobsters dignity, i did not photograph the carnage that ensued, but suffice to say he got the best of me
to preserve MY dignity, i vowed to conquer this in the morning with less bubbly in my blood.... which i did, with renewed vigour
and retained my newly acquired title of "islander"
so k and i decided to skype.
the wierd part is that its a photo of my computer screen looking at her christmas tree and television with my skype box in the upper right corner
you can only see both of our boobs but im taking the pics
i dont have any channels so we watched her tv
the above pic shows the labrador and atlantic time zone ringing in the new year
you can see our choices for which channel to watch. we saw some of new york city,
some of niagara falls and some atlantic canada
next we rang in the new year in her time zone an hour later
and this was the most important part
"As some nationalities have practiced over the years, make sure you have these 3 items in your possession when the clock strikes midnight: 1) money in your pocket so you will have a year full of prosperity; 2) food on your table so you will have a bountiful year and 3) a red rose in your hand so you will have a year full of love!"
the last segment of the journey is confederation bridge
"The Confederation Bridge joins the eastern Canadian provinces of Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick, making travel throughout the Maritimes easy and convenient. The curved, 12.9 kilometre (8 mile) long bridge is the longest in the world crossing ice-covered water, and a decade after its construction, it endures as one of Canada’s top engineering achievements of the 20th century."
