EDMONTON -- A powerful snow squall blew through Edmonton and surrounding areas Tuesday night and the strength of the wind wreaked havoc.
According to CTV News Edmonton’s Chief Meteorologist Josh Classen, maximum wind gusts clocked in at 87 to 107 km/h.
It was a busy night for Edmonton Fire Rescue Services, according to their Twitter. They responded to almost 100 events in a two-hour time frame, but there were no injuries reported.
Some residents reported wind gusts shaking their homes and causing extensive damage to their property.
Sunworks Certified Organic and Free Range Farm in southeast Edmonton, said on Facebook the wind moved four of their chicken shelters, flattened the roof of another shelter and spread heavy debris over their field.
Other Edmontonians woke up to downed trees, broken windows and garbage cans scattered throughout back alleys.
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Sam Ranahawa, a tow truck driver told CTV News Edmonton that he was shocked that three semi tractor trailers went off the road on the QEII due to strong wind gusts.
Ranahawa also commented on how loud the storm was: “It sounded like an airplane. A couple airplanes going over my head is what it felt like.”
Giselle Denis, a resident just west of the city, had to patch her window after a tree snapped and crashed into her room.
“There was a crash boom sound and we all went,‘What the heck was that?’ It sounded like a bomb hit my house,” she told CTV News Edmonton.
