A devastating storm on Saturday caused the city of Peterborough to declare a state of emergency.
Mayor Diane Terien said on Wednesday morning that she and the city’s emergency management team had notified the province of the decision.
More information on city storm services is posted here.
Hydro One plans to fully restore power to most customers in Peterborough and some others in the county by 11pm or 11:30pm on Wednesday.
Teams are working to restore power to more than 150,000 Ontario customers who are still without water after a deadly storm that swept through the province on Saturday.
More than 98,000 Hydro One customers are still without electricity. Since Wednesday morning, Hydro Ottawa has said it is working to restore power to about 65,000 customers.
At least 10 people have been killed – including four in the Peterborough area – and other communities – including the town of Douro-Dummer – have declared a state of emergency following a storm that knocked down trees, knocked down power lines and damaged property.
Some unpowered schools in Peterborough and the county remained closed on Wednesday, although several that were without electricity on Tuesday managed to reopen on Wednesday.
Saturday’s storm was derecho, which is a widespread long-lasting storm associated with a series of thunderstorms. It developed near Sarnia late Saturday morning and was traced northeast over southern Ontario, crossing Ottawa on Saturday afternoon, according to Environment Canada. Destructive gusts of wind were reported over much of southern Ontario as strong thunderstorms raced.
The Western University Northern Tornadoes team has officially confirmed that the EF2 tornado was installed at the front end of the derecho at around 13:15 in Uxbridge and has been found to have a maximum wind speed of 195 km / h.
The same team confirmed that maximum winds of 190 km / h hit southern Ottawa.
Environment Canada has not yet announced wind speeds in Peterborough, as the storm appears to have damaged weather records at Peterborough Airport.
Gusts of 132 km / h were recorded at Kitchener-Waterloo Airport, 120 km / h at both Ottawa International Airport and Toronto Pearson International Airport, 110 km / h at Toronto Buttonville Airport, 89 km / h at Toronto Airport Oshawa and 83 km / h in Trenton.
More than 1 million customers with Hydro One, Ottawa Hydro and other utilities in southern Ontario were initially without electricity after the storm.
Victoria Park
Peterborough County announced on Wednesday that Victoria County Water Park in Peterborough was closed to the public until the next clean-up order after trees and large branches fell during Saturday’s storm.
Crews will also assess whether other majestic trees in the park have been weakened and compromised by the storm.
There are also broken branches in the trees that need to be removed.
“The safety of visitors to the park is our priority,” said Director J. Murray Jones.
“Once Victoria Park is cleaned and staff feel it is safe to reopen, we will advise you. Thanks in advance for your patience as this work progresses. ”
The Riverview Park and Zoo also remained closed for cleaning.
The city estimates that the storm felled more than 400 trees in the city.
– with files from The Canadian Press
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