During the night of 28 to 29 September, 2016, heavy rain inundated Windsor, Tecumseh, Leamington, and Essex County in southwestern Ontario. The rain gauge at Windsor’s east-end measured 106 millimetres, while Tecumseh’s suggested as much as 190. 

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When you say Hurricane Juan in Atlantic Canada it will both incite waves of fear and also spark conversation and both at the same time normally. On September 29th, 2003 Juan made landfall in Halifax as a Category 2 storm with winds whipping at 160kmh winds. It stayed that way from tail to tip of Nova Scotia and did not really lose any momentum over the Northumberland strait and rolled over PEI holding on as a Category 1 storm. 

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New September record snowfall opened up on Saturday, the 28th and did not stop till the Monday, on the 30th! Travel was brutal, regardless of what mode you chose. Flights were canceled and the power went out for many. One particular road accident occurred along the Deerfoot Trail where 16 vehicles were involved.  

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The event started exactly as many suspected for a game in the desert, played in the parking lot of a casino…..there was a tarp malfunction?! As inconsequential as the actual game was because it was after all just an exhibition and really just a publicity stunt at that, the game did happen and went relatively well all things considered.

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But that year, there were two that stood alone as headline grabbing for their sheer devastation and death toll. Hurricane Georges was a major Category 3 storm that held its strength and status long enough to devastate Saint Kitts and Nevis, Puerto-Rico and the Dominican Republic. Mitch was a very powerful and destructive late-season Category 5 hurricane that made landfall in Florida as a tropical storm after battering much of Central America.

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Understand that you can not do any of this without skies clear enough for a 19th century telescope to be able to reach out from earth’s surface, break through our many layers of atmosphere and peer deep into our night sky.  

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First as a light rainfall while thousands were very slowly guided through security and on to the massive grounds of the famed inner-city park. They played a full 27 song set, a literal sonic attack for the fans who braved the elements for their rock and roll heroes.

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Fueled by hot, dry drought stricken terrains and fanned by strong, gusty winds, these fires exploded and merged with each other into terrifying megafires!! This nightmare went on to incinerate more than 41,000 square kilometres of land and along with it over ten thousand buildings and taking the lives of at least 37 people!!

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Typhoon Vera’s intensity resulted in catastrophic damage proving a major setback to the Japanese economy, because remember...they were still reeling from the events that closed World War II. In the aftermath, Japan's disaster management and relief systems were significantly redesigned, rebuilt and reformed. This storm would set the precedent for how the country would react to events like this in future. 

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Environment Canada calls the tornado that touched down in Dunrobin on September 21, 2018 “historic”. It was the first time since 1898 that an F3 or stronger tornado touched down anywhere in Canada this late in the year. This tornado was one of six tornadoes to hit the province that day and the most powerful in Eastern Ontario in over 100 years.

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