THUNDER BAY — Some area property-owners have cleaning-up to do and damages to repair after strong wind knocked down trees and tree limbs in the Thunder Bay area on Sunday.
Environment Canada issued a special weather statement for the city, predicting wind gusts of 70 to 80 km/h.
That forecast turned out to be accurate, as wind speeds reached as high as 76 km/h at Thunder Bay Airport.
Large limbs broke from trees at Waverley Park, resulting in damage to at least one vehicle that had to be towed from the scene with a shattered windshield.
Fencing around the construction site at the former Finnish Labour Temple was knocked down, and power outages were reported in rural areas.
Synergy North reported that at various times about 2,300 customers in the West Arthur and North McIntyre areas were off the grid for as long as five hours.
Meteorologist Jeff Coulson said Monday morning that weather conditions around Thunder Bay in the coming week should be pretty uneventful by comparison.
However, temperatures are predicted to be above normal through the week, climbing to as much as 10 degrees higher than average by Thursday when the thermometer is expected to reach 22 C.
