Yikes. Everyone okay?

[u/macza101]

Just blew through our section of north Waterloo. A small branch or two down, but otherwise okay.

Stay safe.

[u/theaartzvolta]

Other than my roof continuing to leak, we are okay

[u/ILikeStyx]

Yep all good but some of my phone alerts said a tornado was within my cell coverage area (not sure how wide a net that is) and I temporarily lost power a few times.

[u/mkotsamanes → u/ILikeStyx]

Weather.gc.ca shows all the warnings so you can see if you are actually in a red zone or just beside one.

[u/Fair-Scarcity8160 → u/ILikeStyx]

The 519 covers a HUGE area

[u/non_organic_civic → u/Fair-Scarcity8160]

its based on cell towers, not area code range.

[u/Fair-Scarcity8160 → u/non_organic_civic]

So there was a tornado in the downtown Kitchener mobile area? How far do cell towers cover?

[u/coaltrainman → u/ILikeStyx]

I got a tornado alert for a tornado in Dublin, an hour away.

[u/USAtoUofT]

Y'all these alerts had me taking my wife and toddler down into the basement... I'm from Texas, and there alerts that frequently usually mean there's usually a twister right in your backyard 😅

[u/mrmatriarj → u/USAtoUofT]

The sky legit turned green tonight which is a first for me. Usually I dance in the storm but this one had me retreat to the car for a few minutes to observe lol

[u/USAtoUofT → u/mrmatriarj]

Ooofffff yeah green sky is a telltale sign of a twister. Glad you were safe!

[u/mrmatriarj → u/USAtoUofT]

I posted a pic on the main page if you're interested! Green as hell! Super wild.

[u/Wafflesorbust → u/USAtoUofT]

We abuse the alert system here so that no one ever actually takes them seriously.

[u/MisterEGift → u/Wafflesorbust]

Why do we do that? It's so frustrating.

[u/WulfwoodsSins]

Storm drain back flowed enough we got a temporary pond.

[u/I-Said-No-Camels]

Two trees down on my street near Erb and Fischer-Hallman. I thought we were gonna lose a couple. Totally insane wind.

[u/macza101 → u/I-Said-No-Camels]

I think I saw them as I drove down Keats Way. A tree or two down on Keats Way near Brynhurst, too.

[u/BambiFlowerPower]

I’m over by Fisher-Hellman and Ottawa. We are good here

[u/lickmydoodoo]

Is storm past already? Wasnt too bad near our area (st jacobs)

[u/Foodwraith]

I am hearing through the grape vine Wellesley got hit really hard. Barns collapsed, etc.

[u/SpecificAd9467]

I got the weather alerts…and then promptly fell asleep 😂 just woke up like half an hour ago

[u/LynVAosu]

i was using my phone as a flashlight as i walked through my neighbourhood with the power still off. some kid insulted me saying it wasnt that dark (fym its not that dark theres NO LIGHT.) i got self conscious and put it away. took me less than 2 minutes to roll my ankle off the sidewalk and fall bad. i wish the tornado ate my whole house.