Possible tornado touches down in eastern P.E.I. amid 'wild day' of weather
A severe storm system caused widespread power outages and property damage across Prince Edward Island, with reports of a possible tornado near Souris. Meteorologists described the event as a 'wild day' of extreme weather, including heavy hail and high winds.
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August 26 | Duration 2:27 High winds, hail, rain, thunder and lightning swept across parts of Prince Edward Island on Wednesday, knocking out power to several thousand customers. CBC's Taylor O'Brien has more. Social Sharing A mid-afternoon storm Wednesday on Prince Edward Island brought high winds, hail, rain, thunder and lightning.
The storm blew through Charlottetown at about 1:40 p.m. and knocked out power to thousands of Maritime Electric customers, mostly in Charlottetown.
CBC meteorologist Ryan Snodden called it a "wild day of weather" across central and eastern areas of the province.
"We've seen slow-moving thunderstorms producing very heavy rainfall, gusty winds and some localized hail," Snoddon said. "Rainfall rates of near 50 mm/h have been estimated on the radar."
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