Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Squall line: more huff and puff than real danger

The sky looked very impressive. Threatening. Downright frightening to some. The hot day had turned cool and the quiet, humid air was beginning to move. Soon trees were bending in the fast increasing wind. London was about to be hit by a quickly moving squall line.

Squall lines are impressive. Lots of wind and rain and sometimes, like today, hail. But squall lines pass quickly and rarely result in a tornado. Residents of southwestern Ontario learn these facts as they must contend with more tornadoes than any other region in Canada. Southwestern Ontario is Canada's tornado alley.

2 comments:

William Kendall said...

Dramatic. I still recall the tornado that came through here in 2018.

21 Wits said...

Can be so scary!