Post by IAMCAPER on Aug 29, 2005 10:39:39 GMT -4
If anybody has pictures I would love to post them. We didn't have a drop in Sydney but the clouds looked menacing! Here is the CB Post article:
A freak storm that seemed to come out of nowhere closed businesses, put a halt to the local exhibition and caused major flooding in areas of North Sydney, Wednesday.
Seaview Golf and Country Club is closed as workers clear debris and repair cart paths and sand traps.
The 89th annual Cape Breton Exhibition, which was forced to close at around 9 p.m. Wednesday will be a memorable one for many people.
The exhibition reopened Thursday.
“The storm Wednesday was the worst I’ve experienced in my life,” said exhibition manager Ray Bragg. “I’ve never seen that much rain come down at one time. The water was taking the sawdust out of our barns and running it down Regent Street. The wind lifted our wire mesh metal gate and dropped it 10 or 15 feet away with one ungodly loud bang. It was the noise that scared people.”
Bragg said as a result of the storm, a number of the barns that don’t have emergency lighting, will have it installed.
“We had an inch of water in the food court before we could get the big doors closed. We had flooding in the light horse barn but that is all taken care of. Everything is pretty well on schedule and back to normal.”
Rain Thursday afternoon didn’t dampen the spirits of many who attended the exhibition.
A meteorologist with Environment Canada said it is difficult to explain the weather system, that was described by many as a tornado.
“It is possible that it was what we call a micro-burst, when the rain and hail is at its heaviest and the wind hits just before or at the same time,” said Environment Canada meteorologist Stephen Hatt. “As far as whether it was a tornado, that is pretty difficult to determine unless you actually see it.”
The North Sydney Mall was closed Thursday afternoon with the exception of Sobeys, Zellers and Shoppers Drug Mart as efforts continued to repair damage from the storm.
Bobby Gordon, president of the golf club, called in an insurance adjuster to assess extensive damage to the course.
“We had to bring Northern Construction in with heavy equipment to clear debris that our machines couldn’t handle,” Gordon said. “The cart paths in some cases were washed out completely. The water traced tunnels through the sand traps. On the 18th green the drainage is about three feet deep.”
Seaview is closed today and Gordon is hoping it will reopen for the Moosehead two-man invitational Saturday.
A freak storm that seemed to come out of nowhere closed businesses, put a halt to the local exhibition and caused major flooding in areas of North Sydney, Wednesday.
Seaview Golf and Country Club is closed as workers clear debris and repair cart paths and sand traps.
The 89th annual Cape Breton Exhibition, which was forced to close at around 9 p.m. Wednesday will be a memorable one for many people.
The exhibition reopened Thursday.
“The storm Wednesday was the worst I’ve experienced in my life,” said exhibition manager Ray Bragg. “I’ve never seen that much rain come down at one time. The water was taking the sawdust out of our barns and running it down Regent Street. The wind lifted our wire mesh metal gate and dropped it 10 or 15 feet away with one ungodly loud bang. It was the noise that scared people.”
Bragg said as a result of the storm, a number of the barns that don’t have emergency lighting, will have it installed.
“We had an inch of water in the food court before we could get the big doors closed. We had flooding in the light horse barn but that is all taken care of. Everything is pretty well on schedule and back to normal.”
Rain Thursday afternoon didn’t dampen the spirits of many who attended the exhibition.
A meteorologist with Environment Canada said it is difficult to explain the weather system, that was described by many as a tornado.
“It is possible that it was what we call a micro-burst, when the rain and hail is at its heaviest and the wind hits just before or at the same time,” said Environment Canada meteorologist Stephen Hatt. “As far as whether it was a tornado, that is pretty difficult to determine unless you actually see it.”
The North Sydney Mall was closed Thursday afternoon with the exception of Sobeys, Zellers and Shoppers Drug Mart as efforts continued to repair damage from the storm.
Bobby Gordon, president of the golf club, called in an insurance adjuster to assess extensive damage to the course.
“We had to bring Northern Construction in with heavy equipment to clear debris that our machines couldn’t handle,” Gordon said. “The cart paths in some cases were washed out completely. The water traced tunnels through the sand traps. On the 18th green the drainage is about three feet deep.”
Seaview is closed today and Gordon is hoping it will reopen for the Moosehead two-man invitational Saturday.