#ottawa tornado

[allthecanadianpolitics]

Here's how you can help with Ottawa's tornado recovery

Volunteers will be needed to help gather, separate debris

Where to go to volunteer

The City of Ottawa is handling the registration of volunteers who want to help in Dunrobin; register at West Carleton Secondary School at 3086 Dunrobin Rd. or email [email protected].

Where to donate

Many charities (including United Way, Canadian Red Cross, Salvation Army, the Ottawa Food Bank) have banded together to create a central website to help direct monetary donations

Salvation Army is accepting donations for furniture, clothing or household items; you can make donations at thrift stores. To arrange pickup donations for larger items, call 1-613-247-1435 ext. 228.

Kanata Food Cupboard 613-355-9834, 340 Legget Dr., Door #46

Through Moisson Outaouais, donations of clothing, personal hygiene products and non-perishable food are being accepted and distributed from the former Sears store at Galeries de Hull between 12 p.m. and 8 p.m.

Food and monetary donations can be made to the Ottawa Food Bank; visit their website for drop-off locations

The City of Ottawa has also opened several support centres for those affected by the storm that will be open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily.

O​​fficials from Hydro Ottawa, the Canadian Red Cross, the Insurance Bureau of Canada and other organizations will be present at locations in Ottawa to offer advice.

[sheisrecovering]

Exhausted & Overwhelmed

Hey angels 💕

I’m going to try and keep this post somewhat brief as I’m beyond tired at this point. On Friday September 21st at around 6pm, multiple tornadoes hit Ottawa and surrounding areas. One tornado tore through my neighbourhood and touched my home. My boyfriend and I ran outside and I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. We are extremely lucky to have only minimal damage to our house, but most of my neighbours were unlucky. They lost roofs, walls, windows, and some of their cars were crushed or damaged by trees and other debris. Houses in Dunrobin, about 30 minutes outside of Ottawa, are completely destroyed.

Power was immediately knocked out city-wide and it was already getting dark outside. We were all working hard to help each other out, and firefighters came by a few hours later to check that everyone was accounted for. There were no deaths, thank goodness— but several people were injured and in critical condition. Power was restored to our neighbourhood early on Monday. We didn’t end up seeing any emergency crews, but roofers finally made it out later that morning to start repairing the houses that were badly damaged and they have been working every day since.

In the midst of the tornado madness, my boyfriend and I met with my sister and her childhood friend for dinner on Saturday, downtown, where they had power. We went to a tapas restaurant called Sidedoor and it was absolutely incredible. It was my first time trying tapas and I fell in love. It was really nice seeing our good friend too, especially through such a stressful time.

It was an exhausting weekend to say the very least. Being hit by the tornado itself was probably one of the scariest things I’ve ever experienced. I’m thankful to be okay, but I’m also feeling heartbroken because my boyfriend got the news that his dog passed away back home in Michigan. That was completely unexpected and made the tornado seem like almost nothing. He really is the most innocent and sweetest dog I’ve ever met, and I’m really happy that I was able to spend time with him. 

I’m also babysitting my next-door neighbour’s kitten, Nova, until their roof is fixed! So that’s been nice. I’m going to be resting and concentrating on taking care of us this week. I wasn’t able to maintain my routine during the blackout so I’m feeling really off. I do have a ton of new posts I need to upload and I have some free resources in the works so check back in a few days. 

I hope you’re all doing well, staying strong and being good to yourselves!!! What did you guys do this weekend? 

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[inevitably-johnlocked]

Oh hi, by the way, I’m back babes <3

My power came back 100% yesterday around noon, and my Internet was finally stable around 8PM last night, so yeah, it could have been worse. One of my friends finally got his power back this morning and my aunt still doesn’t have power because she’s on the grid of a transformer that got obliterated by a tornado. I drove by the outskirts of the areas of the city affected by the tornados (one of them was classified as an EF3!!) and it was just bent fences and uprooted trees... it was scary. My friend had his chimney blown off his house and some siding pulled off too. 

I think I’m very VERY fortunate that I still have a home I could come back to. Thank you to all the Hydro, Fire, and Emergency crews for your tireless efforts for us this weekend. <3

[downtovegan]

We got 3 tornadoes here in my city on Friday. Our city has never had a tornado in it’s history, let alone in September.... We are not prepared for this type of shit. I was fine, my house was fine and I was lucky we didn’t live in the area. My mom was 10km away from where the tornado formed but was fortunate it didn’t go in her direction... But the tornadoes decimated so many houses and fucked our electrical grid the entire weekend. Almost 1000 people are still without power from Friday. Really scary stuff and puts global warming into perspective. 

[ellawritesficssometimes]

The power is back for me. I was in the area where the second weaker tornado hit. Cars and houses were smashed by trees/ roofs, but they weren’t leveled like those in Dunrobin. The worst was that a few hydro poles snapped, the roof of a fastfood restaurant was thrown into some of my neighbor’s backyards, and that a few people were trapped in their cars. 

The damage to my house included my father’s front car being dented and our fence being broken. Thankfully, it wasn’t anything worse. He was sitting in the living room when the tornado hit, so I’m incredibly grateful that nothing came crashing through our patio door. Winds reached 200km + and trees were uprooted like matchsticks. 

There’s a gofundme for tornado relief funds, so I’ll link it here [x]. 

[knight-of-tuxedo]

RAW: Ottawa-Gatineau tornado footage

Strong winds cause massive power outages and destroy homes

I’m even more scared after the fact. The live images from terrified people are horrifying.

[travelingmaverick]

A tornado hit my city yesterday. It destroyed houses and flipped cars. And a high-school burned down. It was close to my house, but everything seems normal where I live. But a few kilometers away there’s total destruction. People are now homeless and it’s sad. I hope everyone had insurance or at least a family member to stay with.