Powerful storm at Candle Lake sends people for cover, causes extensive tree damage
Village crews and the volunteer fire department have been continuing cleanup efforts after a powerful storm ripped through the Candle Lake region late Monday afternoon.
High winds, lightning, and torrential rain hit the region around 4:30 p.m. causing extensive tree damage, but it appears no people were hurt.
“It’s just amazing there were no injuries,” Candle Lake Fire Chief Wes Harken told paNOW. “There was a lot of lightning and an incredible deluge of rain. Someone told me they had an inch and a half in their gauge in 20 minutes. It was a total whiteout; you couldn’t do more than 40 or 60 km/h on the road. The wipers just couldn’t keep it off.”
The storm lasted for around half an hour, and Harken said it seems more than luck played a part in reducing injury, especially at the popular Camp Tapawingo.