INTENSE!! Ottawa storm “Derecho” - May 21/2022 ||

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Took this video while on my balcony. I just finished cleaning up outside!
Guess I will try cleaning the balcony again tomorrow.. LOL
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[@PCoutcast]

The temperature dropped 16 degrees in about 15 minutes when this storm came through. This was easily the fastest moving thunderstorm I've witnessed firsthand.

[@dominiquepilon5910]

My face went from this😃😃😃😃😕🙁☹️☹️☹️ to this 😳😳😳😳😳😳😱😱😱😱i love to watch thunderstorm but weather like that scare me a bit since the tornado we had on September 21 2018

[@alexcadotte05]

Same thing near Montréal in some rural areas. Temperature was nearing 28 degrees with 33 humidex and 30mins after the storm, it was about 17 degrees. Humidity level dropped from 85% to 40% in 2 hours.

[@jasonr.9520]

happens in Iowa a lot. I love them. incredible power, you must respect mother nature

[@bronney]

Yeah that's something I felt in Toronto too, suddenly the whole house was hot, then boom, crazy wind for a min then all quiet.

[@severeweather4161]

On July 22nd over here in Las Vegas, the temp went down about 26 degrees in a matter of minutes, 100 to 74. That’s what thunderstorms do to the desert.

[@garywalker447]

Keep in mind this was about 4 pm, there should be full sunlight. The strong green colour in the clouds is a real phenomenon of tornados and extreme winds.

[@Sublimatus]

It hit here in Hamilton Ontario as well. I saw the green coming in and I thought tornado right away because the three times I have been in a tornado that green was present. Thank you so much for your explanation.

[@Rock_Girl_Daze]

The green skies are your warning. Scary storm.

[@dan13ljks0n]

While associated with tornadoes most of the time, the green color of the clouds is made by the sunlight shining through a very humid atmosphere and isn't a definitive sign of a tornado. This was a dorecho as there was no indication of the wind switching directions as it passed. If you watch some first person up close tornado vids, you'll see what I mean. Still can be very damaging and deadly though!

[@garywalker447]

@@dan13ljks0n Given the brief but very hurricane like winds that came from this storm, tornado or not, that green sky is a warning to get to cover.

[@dan13ljks0n]

@@garywalker447 Agreed!

[@lc5922]

Seeing the sky switch to that awful green color with bad weather is so intense. Awesome video

[@kaycampbell8532]

@LC.....Yes, that ominous green sky always scares me!

[@virginiainla8085]

Weird!! Never seen that!

[@joshuabranson74]

Why is it green lol it's never that color here in D.C

[@adventuresbeingconquered]

Thank you, I have only seen a green sky a couple times in my life. This was the most insane time!

[@castlekingside76]

Just remember that green means cold air and hail

[@kindking8009]

I lived in Kansas for 60 years and I can't tell you how many times I'd leave work early and race to get home before something like this hit. NOT a tornado (no rotation, no debris), but still really scary if you're out on the street....or in your apartment with a freaked-out cat. Thanks for posting!

[@adventuresbeingconquered]

Thank you for your comment! I have been well educated since I filmed/posted this video. Not a tornado but will never forget this experience!

[@briankooker2627]

My cat loves to sit in the window during the most horrendous rain, lightening and thunder. In fact last night, as severe thunderstorm warnings were being posted and the wind was whipping up, he was in his window waiting. Loves to get rained on. Fascinated by hail. Yet if I am washing dishes and he gets splashed a little, boy is he angry. Excellent video. Was thinking the grill was going to take off.

[@Slinkbomb]

Oh there's debris. Winds over 100km/hr, it's picking up things and carrying it with it, like a bulldozer.

[@Religious_man]

@@Slinkbomb Agreed...strong wind can blow away/knock over anything not secured.

[@sj4iy]

I grew up in TN and I would do the same thing- it's very dangerous to be in your car in high winds and sheeting rain, tornado or not. We had a tornado where I live now not long ago and someone died when a tree fell on their car. My area got hit by this derecho, as well, and we lost power and a tree in the neighbor's yard was uprooted and fell in our yard. I didn't take my kids to their activities that day and I'm glad I didn't - we hung out in the basement instead.

[@musicnerd72]

The way the colors change is insane! 😳

[@adventuresbeingconquered]

It was a battle with myself to stay outside and keep filming! Such a crazy experience that I never will forget!

[@musicnerd72]

@@adventuresbeingconquered I can imagine! I would've done the same thing! I live in central NC, and we see some nasty storms, but this one was off the charts!

[@oneday5572]

Yea it went from blue to forest green…

[@jvillalaz44]

WOW, everything went from calm to hurricane winds in less than one minute.

[@shinyguy3766]

That's a monsoon for you.... first in ottawa history.

[@ohhmanitscam]

@@shinyguy3766 not a monsoon...derecho lol

[@shinyguy3766]

@@ohhmanitscam No it was a monsoon. If they called it that they'd get a call from climat activists.

[@ohhmanitscam]

@@shinyguy3766 ...wat.

[@shinyguy3766]

@@ohhmanitscam learn english

[@leaf2180]

It was a Derecho (deh-rey-sho) a long lived, widespread windstorm associated with rapidly moving thunderstorms called a bow-echo. They bring hurricane force winds and torrential rain. While tornadoes are possible, their main threat are the straight-line winds. We had one here a few years ago. Within 30 minutes it went from sunny to hectic. No power for 2 weeks. Took months to clean up the debris.

[@mekan0001]

yep, nailed it. This storm did put down a tornado in Uxbridge though. Pretty wild. Don't see that kind of weather up here that often, although it is getting more common.

[@ClassicalSquaresoft]

Never heard of a Derecho before. I thought that was a tornado but that car on the street would have been flying if it was.

[@940steel]

Yep

[@thatoneradicalizedprussian225]

Lol "Derecho" is the Spanish word for "Straight"

[@aralornwolf3140]

@@ClassicalSquaresoft , Pecos Hank (KZbinr) has videos of Derecho's from the US plains. He's a Storm Chaser, among many other things.

[@LunarDelta]

It's crazy how you can hear the roar of the wind coming up.

[@adventuresbeingconquered]

It was really crazy!

[@georgianageaninapopa7554]

Like a Dragon of the Wind, roaring angrily. 🐉🌪⛈🌩🌫🌧

[@Knight_Of_Eleum_Loyce]

@Littlekidden Basically the intro to the boss "Nameless KIng" from Dark Souls 3, but a lot stronger, lol.

[@HistoryColourized]

I was in it in one of the hardest hit areas and it was pandemonium my aunt and uncles cottage is down a little path and she asked would you like to help put the water in and I said sure until I saw the cloud moving towards us and I thought maybe I should not go but then I thought why not and I had to use the restroom so while I was using the restroom the light flickered for one second and that’s when I was like I’m staying here and then 2 mins later my aunt still walking back through the forested area and she had to run with trees falling around her. Then our cottage was shaking trees falling all around 1 car crushes. We also know some Americans that live down the lake from our cottage a huge pine tree fell in front of there cottage and the roots lifted up the addition they recently added about 2 to 5 feet higher scariest experience of my life.

[@Chantal_4107]

Straight line winds, a derecho, not a tornado. Impressive nonetheless

[@patrickweldon5971]

Correct and it’s crazy how much damage it caused, felt like a hurricane

[@Chantal_4107]

@@patrickweldon5971 I live on the Gatineau side, we got off easy compared to Ottawa this time. Although I was smack dab in the middle of the tornado in 2018, without power for over a week then.

[@atigerwillkahntahwiwimtchi4891]

Yet a couple tornadoes were seen-one south east and one east betwedn Cumberland and Orleans.

[@Chantal_4107]

@@atigerwillkahntahwiwimtchi4891 could be! Hasn't it been confirmed yet by environment canada, but regardless, what's shown on this is the straight line derecho type winds, not the 180 degree wind shift you get with a tornado. I was in the one in 2018 in Gatineau.

[@bigrooster6893]

@Chantal 4107 you’re 100% wrong there was several tornadoes from this event. Derechos can have several embedded tornadoes in them.

[@stormchaseradambenner9518]

Strait line winds, I saw that a phenomenon called a Derecho hit that area. These are exceptionally strong strait line winds for hundreds of miles.

[@Tommasini9]

Yep, my thoughts also.

[@colinp2528]

i think that's what Weather Canada is calling it.

[@Kat-nd1ln]

so freaking scary in Little Britain Ontario, came in quick left quick

[@thurston4mor]

Derecho never happen this far north with this intensity.. crazy

[@Davemeister22]

@@thurston4mor July 18th, 2009 saw a strong Derecho hit Edmonton. It knocked down the tree across the street right in front of me. I have footage of the storm on my channel.

[@DailyEventsWorldwide]

Unbelievable footage here my friend. Thanks for sticking around out there as long as you could. Once in a 100 year storm there. Thanks for sharing with us.

[@dinklezucc5982]

A few decades ago this would've been a once in 100 year storm, but I'm afraid derechos will become much more prevalent as the global climate changes.

[@stevenbaker1776]

Yeah I just experienced my first one in my life 2 years ago, it was pretty intense. Something I never saw in my life before..

[@ianlothian5722]

There was another that hit on june 13th aswell

[@jonathanstrauss8194]

Yeah I expect one in 100-year storms to now be one every year storms

[@lindorpay3871]

@@dinklezucc5982 NOP Go and check out ( HAARP ) NOTHING TO DO WITH climate change ! people need to wake up !

[@PoleContortionist]

While it wasn't a tornado, this is still a fantastic video of the derecho

[@nancyenright9562]

This storm of 120mph winds was also accompanied by 3 tornados!!!

[@Bxud]

Me and a buddy of mine were outside in the backyard at his place, we noticed the weather rapidly moving in but didn't think much of it. About 10 minutes later [it was around noon when the derecho hit our area] we were practically sprinting to get inside due to how strong the wind was and how much it was raining. By far the craziest storm I've experienced first hand.

[@YT_FALLENX]

Bro it was crazy everywhere that day! Even outside of Ottawa the winds were strong af!😳

[@paulflur4519]

Yep, that’s a microburst. A lot of people think they’re tornadoes but the wind only goes one direction. The swirling in a tornado makes it much more dangerous.

[@charliesschroedinger]

Also the RFD part of a tornado is where the danger is.

[@JG-te7hk]

False, this is a Derecho. This storm stretch over 360km. I was about 50km north of where this video is being recorded and had the same intense winds and rain. It came at me like a wall of water.

[@charliesschroedinger]

@@JG-te7hk that must've been impressive AF to see!

[@JG-te7hk]

@@charliesschroedinger For sure. I was outside and saw that wall coming at me over the lake. The adrenaline kicked in instantly. I knew this was going to hit hard.

[@charliesschroedinger]

@@JG-te7hk that's super cool. And scary.

[@saltedllama2759]

Folks in Iowa experienced one of the worst derechos on record in late 2020 experiencing 97% power loss for two weeks in some places, and now this one rips through Ottawa. Hope everyone is okay!

[@adventuresbeingconquered]

Thank you! We got it pretty bad, two weeks and some people still don't have power and there were 11 deaths!

[@jungkooksgengar]

I remember watching videos of that. The most memorable was this guy who ran a business(landscaping? Painting?) out of garages or something and he was inside when the place just started blowing apart. Luckily there was bathrooms inside the garages and he held out there. The video he took was terrifying

[@du4lstrik3]

Derechos are insane. I got hit by one once while I was commuting home on the freeway. COULD. NOT. SEE. SHIT. Everyone had to pull off the road and wait for it to pass and you could feel the wind tugging against the car. People in SUVs and trucks looked like they were on the brink of lifting and tipping over. You have a great spot for storm watching. A little scary being high up in a building, but your balcony has great roof coverage, so I'm sure you've gotten some good thunderstorm watching in!

[@adventuresbeingconquered]

WOW, what an experience! I have seen some pretty wicked storms living here for a few years now. I am only on the 5th floor, so not to high! I usually just try and capture lightning, I got a lil more than I was asking for this time! Thank you for enjoy my video!

[@jimmykouba4494]

Seeing the rain sideways is always interesting. I did notice the rain was rotating as well.

[@danielwhittle2ndaccount955]

You can see how conditions change in just a matter of a single minute. If you see a severe thunderstorm coming your way with like a considerable threat or higher threat, treat it like a tornado warning. These derecho‘s are no joke.

[@martiusyamamoto1578]

I live in Rio and I expected t-storms in the tropics to be something but watching this storm in Canada and the ones I've watched in the Tornado Belt in the USA makes me think I've seen nothing. Wow! Thanks for posting!

[@xLegendblaster7]

This should certainly have over 10X the views it's currently got atm, it's one of the best storms ever put on KZbin a huge well done to you! 🙏😁

[@azonicrider32]

I was in my back alley at the time it started. 5 minutes before I had filmed a quick video showing the weather channel saying sun all day, yet outside looked like the start of a hurricane. At one point I looked up toward the storm and saw a huge wall of what looked like rain coming towards me. Before I could make a move it hit me and nearly toppled me. It wasn't rain, but debrees and dust from the city all blown out before the rain hit, just a few minutes later. I've never seen anything like it.

[@usmale4915]

Hopefully you were not injured from the debris and dust!

[@scottwall8419]

These remind me of the rolling storm in Colorado I witnesses a few times, visibility drops to 100 yards as a cloud rolls across the city and goes dark in a minute. Wind, hail rain and the faint sound of a tornado siren trying to warn everyone to stay inside.

[@Neon_Nick]

Well that escalated quickly. That's why warnings are so essential. Glad you are ok.

[@BrodeyDoverosx]

The warnings were late as usual lol

[@jimsizzles]

@@BrodeyDoverosx yup, our warning came on the TV as I was eating lunch...before finishing lunch the power went off...went downstairs to turn off the UPS for the computers and saw the trees that were now in our backyard (we had no trees...now we have 4 that all have to be removed...they're so big that all 4 could be used to replace snapped telephone poles). Thankfully little damage to the house, not so good for the fence, shed, gazebo, and eavestroughs.... and we're in Peterborough so we know exactly what you got and how scary it was.

[@yeeaahhzz]

@@Crazygamer_257 5 minutes is better than no warning to seek shelter

[@yeeaahhzz]

@@Crazygamer_257 did you forget that a watch was already issued in the morning? a few minutes for a tornado is average. Go be a meteorologist if you think you can do better

[@vulnikkura]

That is incredible! The way the sky just went completely sinister so fast! You are so brave and thanks so much for sharing!

[@adventuresbeingconquered]

Thank you! You are so welcome!

[@steadfasttherenowned2460]

That looked more like a micro burst rather than a tornado. Both weather types are scary af though

[@PoleContortionist]

it was a derecho

[@garywalker447]

A microbust is a momentary event when a large mass of cold air is dropped out of the sky. This was a line a thunderstorm that moved through Ontaio into Quebec. It blew through quickly but lasted hours as it moved across the provence. Not a microburst.

[@PheobeThekitty]

A microburst has a line of dry and wet on the outside. At least in Arizona in 2017 in my area it was split between rain and dry ground. Pretty cool.

[@PheobeThekitty]

@@garywalker447 both are scary but holy guac this one I can imagine people outside were pelted with almost f4 force winds maybe more. There was. No time to get away if you didnt know what was coming not only is mother nature terrifying be brutal she is down right beautiful. That was amazing. You should look up the 2017 microburst Phoenix Arizona it looked like the city of Mesa was gone. I remember people had kayak on the news channel swimming past places that were covered in water due to the drains clogged. It was big trash day before that swept through.

[@adventuresbeingconquered]

From what I have now learned, it was a derecho! It was really crazy..

[@rugger1009]

Derechos are awesome forces of nature - we have them all the time in the Midwest.

[@eucmike]

They happen pretty often in Ontario too

[@jamesproudlove1527]

That was awesome. You caught the before & enduring of this significant storm. The sky did switch to green, I've never seen that before now. Thanks for sharing.

[@katwashere194]

Wow this is truly terrifying! Thank you for sharing! I’ve never seen anything like this

[@adventuresbeingconquered]

Your welcome! I will never forget this experience! I won't lie, my legs were shaking while I was on the balcony!

[@chrisanthony9204]

We had one of those "Land Hurricanes" here in Iowa 2 years ago, encompassing the entire state. Wind velocities were clocked (depending upon where you were) anywhere from 85 to 120 mph! No one could remember ever seeing anything like this come through the state before!

[@beccarankin98]

I remember that. We had one in Branson and a lot of people lost their lives.

[@sarah2.017]

There was a derecho in 1998, although it wasn't as serious as the one in 2020. A tree in my yard fell on my house, and my neighbor's house too (and they were on vacation). They were very nice about it.

[@christinamann3640]

Because we all needed 2020 to be even 2020-er.

[@leaf2180]

@@markengel6570 from what I can find, the highest wind gust from the Canada Derecho is 93mph. Nothing about winds being over 100mph.

[@SantaNMS]

Very good video! I love your cat too! I am glad you were protecting him (or her!) and comforting them. I live in Madison, WI in the states and when storms come through, I make sure she is ok and comfort her too. Glad you made it through ok!

[@marcwaters4771]

Thanks for this footage. I appreciate the gall to keep filming in the face of such power...

[@SousChefSanji]

I’m from Kansas, and boy seeing many storms like this growing up was absolutely terrifying to me. I remember once driving out in a storm like this before the rain hit, the sky was completely green and right there I remember getting the emergency broadcast warning about a tornado warning.

[@charismao23]

Derecho in Ontario, Quebec. Derecho produced tornadoes in Michigan, and snowstorms in Colorado. Nothing like climate change, and crazy weather.

[@compactg2918]

No such thing as climate change

[@chadmiller2224]

climate change my foot... Michigan has gotten tornados for long in the past, Canada has gotten strong storms and tornados for many years as well. Colorado gets more snow than Pablo Escobar and gets it occasionally in the spring. Weather goes through cycles , always has and will. Difference is that everyone has a phone now that takes good quality video and news stations report weather alot more than in the past.

[@usmale4915]

Amazing video. Glad you left your balcony when that wind started to whip up as quickly as it did. Great "filming" on your part! Thank you so very much for sharing!

[@adventuresbeingconquered]

Thank you so much for the compliment! I will never forget this experience!

[@usmale4915]

@@adventuresbeingconquered You are more than welcome!

[@MissKipperz]

Its wild this seems like a sped up time-lapse but its not. It was that quick. Was a wild thing to experience and your footage is amazing

[@adventuresbeingconquered]

THank you! I will never forget this experience!

[@alisonsloan9335]

Best footage I’ve seen of the storm yet! I was at work inside an office with no windows so had no idea what was going on….have only heard from other ppl what happened and what they experienced but this video gave me an idea what it was really like! Crazy how the sky went from dark to green!!

[@adventuresbeingconquered]

It was crazy!! I am so happy I was able to film it and not die for everyone to enjoy!!

[@Vegeta-4101]

Awesome video, bonus for you comforting your kitty :) I do the same when we get bad weather too lol.

[@adventuresbeingconquered]

Anything for the kitty!

[@jake78787]

I THOUGHT THIS WAS SPED UP!! until I saw the cars as a reference of speed, That's crazy!

[@RavenStorm1031]

For someone who has never experienced something like that before, This looks terrifying and I've dealt with tornadoes before but not this.

[@adventuresbeingconquered]

It sure was scary! I will never forget!

[@RavenStorm1031]

@@adventuresbeingconquered im glad u were ok!

[@russellbrown6888]

I was on Highway 417 just passing Bayshore into Ottawa when this hit. When the wind started picking up and visibility got bad every car on the road either pulled over or just stopped in the outer lanes. It seriously felt like my Corolla was going to roll over. I've driven in bad weather before (I wasn't far from Dunrobin when those tornadoes hit a few years ago) but this was on another level.

[@ig2933]

Thank you so much for recording and sharing this. What an amazing freak of nature, especially being so far away from the coast.

[@kelseydonoghue158]

Scary but absolutely beautiful. I love the rainy season and I wish it would storm more often.

[@adventuresbeingconquered]

Thank you. I always enjoy a good storm! I was out with my Camera only expecting some lightning.

[@deeperbagz2649]

I was on my 15th story balcony, and have never seen anything so powerful.. I had to go inside in the first 10 seconds to avoid fetching new underpants... Within 10 seconds flat, it went from full daylight, just lightly cloudy, to pure black clouds encapsulating my entire building. It was as dark as 4pm in the winter time in the peak of it. The toilet in my 15th story apartment was literally splashing around like a cup of water on your dashboard on a dirt road.

[@elainebmack]

So scary! The changing color of the sky, the sound of the wind, and fierce rain are unreal! I'm glad you were safely indoors with baby.

[@insomniareliefradio-md2ux]

The sound of the rain and the video are so good. Thank you for the good video.😆

[@skorpionlucylucifer-LightAngel]

We got hit pretty hard here in Ontario. That derecho was insane.

[@justylex]

Hard to believe it was around 3:30 in the afternoon. I got off work at 3:15, went to a grocery store nearby. It was sunny when I went in, and this when I was ready to leave 10 min later.

[@Zyxwvutsrqponmlkjih]

I think it’s super sweet how much you comfort is your cat

[@adventuresbeingconquered]

I tried to comfort her as best I could while trying to get an apocalypse on film.. xD

[@StaySafeOttawa]

30 minutes of RAW video footage THE DAY AFTER here in Ottawa - WATCH! ----> kzbin.info/www/bejne/oYXUmWp-aqahhrc

[@mig4mar]

Incredible!!! Great job! Sorry about your balcony and I am glad that you're safe!

[@adventuresbeingconquered]

Thank you so much!

[@iceresistance]

There is a difference between a Tornado, a Derecho, and a Downburst. A downburst is when there is a sudden collapse of pressure, with the rain and wind suddenly driving downward, the damage characteristics are fallen trees and damage facing away from the center of the downburst. A Derecho is a damaging squall line with winds up to 130 mph (Confirmed in Cedar Rapids, Iowa in the 2020 Derecho), the wind damage swath is facing the direction in where the line was moving. And a tornado is usually the most dangerous, it has a circular wind motion and can cause extreme damage in a very short amount of time, one characteristic feature of a tornado inside a Squall line/Derecho is that there can be trees falling in the opposite direction compared to the storm direction.

[@bartjorgensen6509]

god bless a man who comforts a cat in a time of crisis

[@jimcrawford5039]

I’ve never seen one get that bad so quickly. Amazing! Cheers from Australia.

[@adventuresbeingconquered]

Thank you for enjoying! Cheers! 🍻

[@brandonkejick1545]

Hopefully your entire family made it through safe, that was a brutal storm...thanks for uploading the footage.

[@bobrien3142]

Great video and very powerful storm ; derocho with wind clocked at 190 km/hour. 11 people were killed in this storm including 2 people on golf courses. My question for Environment Canada and the weather forecasts is why the population of Ottawa were not notified earlier than 20 minutes prior ? It was tracked travelling from Uxbridge where it did huge damage at 1.30 that afternoon and arrived in Ottawa over2 hours later.

[@adventuresbeingconquered]

This is true, we had no warning! I was outside cleaning my balcony when my mom called to say she thought there is a bad storm coming..I laughed at her and got off the phone and went outside with my GoPro, to set up shop for some lightening shots.. Wow, was I wrong!

[@ytubepuppy]

LMAO "Comforting my cat". Looks like a typical Spring day in the central US. 🤠

[@finnishmilfchaser2640]

Been in a car when a tornado absolutely scariest shit I’ve ever witnessed in my life gave me nightmares and still does for those people in their cars glad y’all made it

[@ceilingfan7030]

Poor people driving having to go through that… I would die from stress right then and there (Wow a lot of derecho stans angry in the comments that you mistitled it even if its easy to get it confused with a tornado, especially if you’ve never heard of a derecho before lol. Nicer to just calmly explain a derecho like 100 other people than to be insulting)

[@extremeXmetal666]

Amazing video! Ottawa area will be investigated for tornadic activity. In Brampton we got straight line winds

[@Hurricane0721]

Without a doubt that’s a downburst, which is also called a microburst. You can tell by the downward motion of the wind. That wind is not horizontal at all. The wind is blowing with a strong downward slope. You can see the tops of the trees being pressed downward.

[@LetsDeadlift]

Thanks for the storm footage, nothing but love from Texas

[@elizavetadolgova]

God, so scary! I've also made 20sec time-lapse video in Toronto but compared to your area, my area had the strong wind. People say that in Vaughan, Ontario, the thunderstorm was much stronger. I've seen lightning once during 30min of thunderstorm in Toronto

[@soniagill5958]

these is extremely scary , and more scarier that it happened in Canada.

[@Hoyeons7]

This is the first time I've seen a video of the weather changing so quickly. Great shots and shake-free camera is great!😁😁

[@ticler]

This is the most excitement Ottawa would get this year.

[@slowsti0535]

Hope everyone was safe.. God bless

[@vivianaojeda258]

Microburst. Straight line wind, no rotation.

[@BrodeyDoverosx]

Wrong. Derecho.

[@nonnobissolum]

July or August 1980, Southeast Michigan. First derecho (not that I knew what it was called at the time, I was 14, lol) that I ever saw. Stood (foolishly, in retrospect) in an open/brick garage as it passed through (from behind, of course!), watching in absolute fascination and awe. Unforgettable. Seen/experienced another half dozen or so over the years since, but that....that one made quite an impression! Cheers. thanks for posting.

[@adventuresbeingconquered]

I have never seen anything like this in my life! I thought it was a weak tornado but never seen one of those that close either.. I will definitely never forget this storm!

[@aS-df8zj]

Jesus, you've got a heart of gold and balls of steel!

[@justsumguy2u]

I live in Florida, and in the summer we have some pretty intense downbursts----the only time I've ever seen anything like that was during a hurricane (which obviously didn't happen here)

[@INTERESTEDINFORMEDINSPIRED]

Yes rain pretty much every afternoon in Florida in the summer… the only thing I don’t like about Florida. Those storms can be scary

[@infamoussens7651]

it wasn't a tornado, it was a derecho

[@SilentKnight43]

Great video. We saw the aftermath the next day while driving between Niagara Falls and Kitchener - massive trees snapped in half as we neared Cambridge on the backroads. Your vid really captures the sudden burst of intensity.

[@detectivehowardb7]

I knew I wasn't the only one comforting the cat that day

[@1DX2020]

That looks awesome. Thank you for sharing. Are they common your way? Uk here we don't really get that kind of weather

[@adventuresbeingconquered]

Thank you for enjoying my video. They aren't too common. The Ottawa valley has such unpredictable weather though, anything is possible here!

[@LadyTarasque]

brave soul.. I wish I recorded what came through my area, despite being way less bad than what areas like yours got o-o been a really long time since I've seen the sky get as dark as it did when it was still day o: (I stayed in the basement because I couldn't figure out where my ear plugs were [sensitive hearing]. Most major storms bypass my area or are short lived [it lasted like a couple mins or us]) Surprised at the guy who decided to keep driving despite how things were starting to look o:

[@adventuresbeingconquered]

I was outside cleaning my balcony, when my mom called to warn of a bad storm. I didn’t think something this crazy was coming! (We had no warning. ) I thought I was just going to record some lightning! 😂

[@chingasofarkaso]

This video should have about 10x the views it currently has. This has got to be one of the most amazing storm videos anybody will ever see ever.

[@DonRamon_SeuMadruga_52231]

1:00 Here with a good resolution you can briefly see in a shade of light gray the rain "going horizontal" and "breaking" against the top of the far left building, man it's totally insane!!!

[@andreasperotto3153]

This is not a tornado, this is a "classic" downburst, practically strong straight-line winds coming down from the thunderstorms with rain. We have a lots of these kinds of storms here in Northern Italy during summer months😉👍⚡🌩

[@adventuresbeingconquered]

I never heard of this kinda of weather until I posted this video! It was a wild experience for us northerners!

[@andreasperotto3153]

@@adventuresbeingconquered Yeah, however here in Northern Italy we are northerners too😉if you check on a map or in internet, Ottawa is at the same latitude as Venice (Veneto), so it shouldn't be so strange to have the same atmospheric phenomena😄

[@Mixer-he2wb]

Except the entire storm front (derecho guideline minimum 100km) is acting like a giant downburst. Picture yourself in the eyewall of a cat 1 hurricane for 15 minutes with that intensity having the distance and area to cover 1000s of sq km. It might has well have been a hurricane. That is a derecho. I remember the derechos I've encountered with the same regard as the hurricanes.

[@andreasperotto3153]

@@Mixer-he2wb Yeah, sometimes we have derechos or even bow echos here in the Po Plains, during summer

[@DailyEventsWorldwide]

Prayers to all affected. Once in a 100 year storm. More extreme weather events to come. Stay safe.

[@adventuresbeingconquered]

Thank you. We were lucky and didn’t lose any food during the 5 days of no power. Others weren’t so lucky…

[@michaelmullin7515]

The weird thing is that we had one in Sept 2021 in the Port Elgin area. It was the same speeds and equal damage. I was in both and i actually think the Port Elgin storm was worse - but both were complete monsters.

[@eucmike]

Derecho is common in Ontario 1 or 2 every summer.. this one just happened to track through the most populated area of the province.

[@aapple3749]

We had a "micro-burst" up in NE Ontario about 25 years ago (we all thought it was a tornado, but what do we know). It took out huge swathes of forest, and the two side-sheds on our cottage.

[@LeviAckerman096]

Absolutely insane how quickly the sky and the weather changes. Cool video

[@tvold9204]

this looks more like straightline wind to me

[@colourwheel5703]

Wow amazing footage. Looks scary. I wonder if Ottawa area had it worse than here in the GTA.

[@jennifercrain1433]

Most power is out here. There's some things still opened but you have to drive. Gas is almost all gone. And power won't be back on for a few days if not longer. Main power lines are down

[@empac8631]

We did, our whole city is affected, as of right now crews from Toronto and New Brunswick are coming to help because it’s been almost 48hrs and 150k+ are still without power. Our traffic lights in a lot of areas are off, our gas stations full line ups because everyone is using their car to charge things and a lot of stations are closed without power. I work Loss Prevention for a prominent Canadian company and I can say Saturday night I had to assist 29 of my company’s stores just in Ottawa that didn’t have power. I’ve seen downed trees taking up the roads, brush everywhere, a glass door at my work was ripped off same with shopping cart carels, the airport parkway sign has been shredded and was lying on the road. Been a disaster tbh.

[@colourwheel5703]

@@empac8631 After watching news footage and videos on line the damage is pretty bad in your area. There are so many downed trees. Not having power is difficult. One small blessing is the temperatures are moderate today. So sad about those who died. Last I heard it was 7 in Ontario and 1 in Quebec. This weather event came so fast and furious, so many people were caught off guard.

[@maryc6091]

Everything is always worse in TO according to TO.

[@maryc6091]

@Le Tigidou You have a wonderful way with words. Could not have said it better myself.

[@SusanLeger]

Thanks for footage. Amazing how fast it descended.

[@Isreal_666]

From "it's gonna be a bit rainy" to *APOCALYPSE* in 2 minutes

[@xbrandi12345x]

Aww I feel bad your kitty was scared!! Correct me if I am wrong but this isn't a common occurrence in Ottawa, is it?? You're brave as hell to be standing out there filming it. I think I would have been hiding in a basement somewhere. This comment section is the very first time I have ever heard of a derecho so I am off to learn more about them.

[@adventuresbeingconquered]

My cat was so traumatized !! This kind of weather rarely happens in Ottawa. I was outside cleaning my balcony, when my mom called and said she thought a bad storm was coming! I didn't think much of it but took my camera outside incase some cool lightning rolled in. I will never forget this experience!

[@ic4192]

It’s not a common occurrence anywhere! Derechos require a tremendous amount of heat and moisture to power those winds. I went through one back when I lived in Maryland

[@burtreynolds3231]

Good reminder that mother nature is in full control of this planet. Hope everyone is okay, that was scary as hell when it went through. Lots of trees downed and even a transformer buckled in half by the hunt club overpass & the 417. I think some of us will be without power for days.

[@jj.c12]

Global warming

[@ThisIsSparta300]

@@jj.c12 okay bud 😆 🤣

[@JoeDread316]

@@jj.c12 weather.

[@jj.c12]

@@JoeDread316 yes, global warming is effecting weather 😂😂

[@endofage8495]

GOD IS CONTROL OF THE WEATHER

[@lucistheband6540]

yeah.. straight line winds, NO DOUBT. The movement of the wind can be seen consistently from the left to our right on the screen. Twisters. . well, you would see a twisting movement in the wind and often times, flying debris in a twisting motion. Regardless, SO MUCH MORE DAMAGING. Never seen this before in Canada.. YIKES

[@cassandrachristenson2363]

Fascinating to me here in Southern California. I am sure you would not call your wild heave of fierce blow "facinating". But terrifying.

[@nunyabizznizz7326]

"they come on ya fast, and they leave ya fast......" Captain Ron

[@obord2356]

That was not a tornado. LOL ... Real windy, though.

[@chantousca1000]

Does it matter what it's called at this point...it was not a good experience to anybody living in the affected areas...still no power to a lot of people...but we are gonna talk about what it actually was..jezus

[@leaf2180]

I mean.. yes. Derechos and tornadoes are very different. And I'm sure there were some people in the area that enjoyed it.

[@rsartore12]

@@leaf2180 10 people died.

[@leaf2180]

@@rsartore12 10 people out of millions.

[@rsartore12]

@@leaf2180 Are you truly that heartless?

[@leaf2180]

@@rsartore12 lol you must be new to these weather events.

[@Jeradactile]

45 seconds from, “It’s going to rain” to “ Holy crap a tornado” crazy video. Thanks for sharing

[@robertespenschied8339]

Thank you for being so considerate of his\her feelings!

[@JB-wt1yf]

Yeah that’s a classic downburst they can make people think of tornadoes going through but there is no funnel and no concentrated negative pressure on doppler.., no foot

[@emilyogles4942]

Wow, what incredible footage. That's the greenest sky I've ever seen. I felt nervous just through the screen, I can't imagine seeing this with your own eyes!

[@longyiwang8505]

The balls this man had just to record this video is absolutely insane! This is one of the most unbelievably crazy weather ever!😢😮

[@markg999]

As someone that's lived in Florida all my life that legit looked like a cat 2 hurricane.

[@mikehorsley2835]

Went through a Derecho a few years back in Ohio(US), actually while driving back to Ohio from the North Carolina coast. Crested a some hills in the Southeast and saw in the distance a massive, perfectly straight wall of cloud miles away, stretching from the north to the south of the state, rapidly approaching. It hit a few hills later. The wind and water would form walls you could not see through, but had to drive through anyway, at the road cut throughs in the hills. Straight winds, all going the same direction. Quite the experience. Drove through wreckage the rest of the way back to our house in Columbus.

[@mikehorsley2835]

@@markengel6570 I was caught out on the road with this one. Probably lucky that I was in the hills when it happened. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_2012_North_American_derecho

[@81way]

My cat hates heavy thunderstorms also and I have to talk him through them. They love to look outside and when outside dissappears in a shroud of intense rain and wind plus the rattling of the wind it's disorients them. They don't understand what's going on. Poor little guys.

[@TreiaSaint]

I was caught in a derecho once. Didn’t know what it was, I just saw the sky changing color so I started to shut the storm shutters…just cause “instinct”, the last shutter pulled with the sudden wind and my hand got caught in between…the force of that wind is no joke. Was in a lot of pain for a while but was alright in the end though.

[@sixthirteen5648]

Best video yet! Thanks for sharing. What part of the city are we looking at?