I live near Bowmanville (about an hour east of Toronto), and was actually sleeping while this was going on. Our power was out, but my dad was listening to the local FM radio station when they stopped playing to music for a few minutes to tell people about the funnel clouds that were spotted and the tornado warning in effect. My dad woke me up and told me that the radio station was telling people to take shelter in the basement. I can't really remember any time that an FM radio station (especially this one) has abruptly stopped its program temporarily to tell people to take shelter.
I was in a bit of a panic at first, but we turned out to be EXTREMELY lucky. We just had a ton of rain, lightning, thunder and our power was out for a few hours. My wishes are with those who lost their friend and family member, as well as those who lost their homes in the tornadoes. I can't comprehend what they are going through.
|