Sunday, December 22, 2013

STORMS HIT CANADA POWER OUTAGES

KING JESUS IS COMING FOR US ANY TIME NOW. THE RAPTURE. BE PREPARED TO GO.

STORMS HURRICANES-TORNADOES

LUKE 21:25-26
25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity;(MASS CONFUSION) the sea and the waves roaring;(FIERCE WINDS)
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear,(TORNADOES,HURRICANES,STORMS) and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth:(DESTRUCTION) for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.(FROM QUAKES,NUKES ETC)

THE FIRST JUDGEMENT OF THE EARTH STARTED WITH WATER-IT ONLY MAKES SENSE THE LAST GENERATION WILL BE HAVING FLOODING
GENESIS 7:6-12
6 And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.
7 And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood.
8 Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and of fowls, and of every thing that creepeth upon the earth,
9 There went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah.
10 And it came to pass after seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth.
11 In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.
12 And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.
GOD PROMISED BY A RAINBOW-THE EARTH WOULD NEVER BE DESTROYED TOTALLY WITH A FLOOD AGAIN.BUT FLOODIING IS A SIGN OF JUDGEMENT.

Ice, snow storm hits Central and Atlantic Canada

Toronto Hydro CEO calls situation 'highest level of emergency'; outages could last until Christmas

CBC News Posted: Dec 22, 2013 6:01 AM ET Last Updated: Dec 22, 2013 5:27 PM ET
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne says the province is prepared to offer "our full support and our assistance" to municipalities pounded by a winter storm, causing extensive delays on the road and in the air in Central and Atlantic Canada, and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands, possibly until Christmas Day.
"I want to assure everyone living in these areas that all available resources are working to keep you and your families safe and to restore power as quickly as possible," Wynne said Sunday afternoon.Southern Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes are all affected by the massive weather system, which is coating much of the landscape in ice. The storm, which stretches from southern Ontario to the Atlantic Coast, is suspected to have played some factor in four fatal highway accidents in Quebec Friday to Saturday, and another in Ontario. The freezing rain warnings have been lifted in some areas including Toronto, but warnings still stretch from Belleville, Ont., all the way to the Atlantic Coast.Wynne said she'd reached out to the mayors across the province to offer any support that is needed."Emergency Management Ontario has been in contact with affected municipalities and will remain in contact on a regular basis," Wynne said. "If communities need help, we will mobilize necessary ministries to provide it." Mayor Rob Ford said Toronto is not in state of emergency but it's a possibility in the next 24 hours."We're not in that situation quite yet," Ford said Sunday afternoon, calling it "one of the worst storms in Toronto history."
Wynne said she spoke with Toronto Deputy Mayor Norm Kelly. The city had asked for assistance with tree removal as well as Ontario Provincial Police support at the on and off ramps of Highway 401.

Dark Christmas? 

Outages affecting an estimated 350,000 hydro customers were reported in Ontario, including 250,000 in the Greater Toronto Area, as ice-coated tree branches snapped, pulling down power lines.Ford said the city's top priority is restoring power to two hospitals, Sunnybrook and Toronto East General."We must take care of that first and foremost," he said.Toronto Hydro CEO Anthony Haines said he considers it the "highest level of emergency" at the utility.There are more than 90 "large-scale outages" throughout the city and it could take up to 72 hours to get everyone reconnected, the utility said in a series of tweets.
Haines said the top priority is restoring power to the two hospitals and the city's water system, all of which are running on back-up power. Crews will then focus on outages that are affecting a large number of customers before moving on to smaller outages.Haines said it was difficult to pinpoint when power might be restored because the storm is still happening.He said it's largely the middle of the city that is affected in a line that runs from Etobicoke to Scarborough.Normally Toronto Hydro would ask for help from neighbouring utilities but they're all dealing with similar circumstances, Haines said.The number of outages may rise as winds pick up mid-morning.

No streetcar service

Hour-long delays were reported Sunday along some GO Transit bus routes, subways were skipping some stations and all streetcar service in Toronto is suspended. Provincial police are strongly advising people not to drive unless it's absolutely necessary.There was also reports of a Via rail train stopped in Acton, Ont., that was scheduled to travel between Sarnia and Toronto. Approximately 400 passengers waited for buses to take them the remainder of their journey.The weather also forced the closure of the Ontario Science Centre.
Hydro Quebec says about 45,000 customers are without power, mainly in the Estrie and Monteregie regions. There are about 1,500 customers affected in Montreal.
Toronto streetcars ice
These streetcars on Roncesvalles Avenue are stuck because of ice on the lines that power them. Streetcar service is suspended. (Andrew Lupton/CBC)
NB Power reports 3,800 customers without electricity, with more than 3,600 in St. Stephen.
CBC reporter Sherry Aske said from Macdonald-Cartier International Airport in Ottawa that there were substantial cancellations and delays in Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal and Halifax. There are also delays and cancellations at the airports in Saint John, N.B., and St. John's, N.L."Basically no matter where you are in the [eastern half of the] country right now, if you’re travelling between Canadian cities there’s a very good chance you’re going to have some headaches this morning," she said.

Shorter runway

Aske said scheduled flights from Montreal and Toronto couldn't arrive in Ottawa Saturday night, causing a backlog on Sunday. The weather also means the usable part of the runway is shorter, forcing the airline to bump passengers from planes that are required to be lighter for safe takeoff.Passengers are being advised to check their flights before heading to the airport.CBC meteorologist Janine Baijnath said the storm is so large that the type of precipitation varies widely. Environment Canada's warnings include freezing rain, snowfall, rainfall and winter storm, depending on the area.In Montreal, where there is a winter storm warning in effect, CBC reporter Mathieu Dion said Highway 40 was little used Sunday morning, and vehicles on it were moving slowly."The road conditions are really terrible right now," he said.With files from The Canadian Press

Storm in Central, Atlantic Canada causes travel chaos, power outages

Outages in Toronto could last until Christmas Day

CBC News Posted: Dec 22, 2013 6:01 AM ET Last Updated: Dec 22, 2013 9:28 AM ET
A fallen tree rests on a minivan in Toronto. Ice and snow have affected power and transportation across a large swath of the country.
A fallen tree rests on a minivan in Toronto. Ice and snow have affected power and transportation across a large swath of the country. (Dave Seglins/CBC)
Snow, ice pellets and freezing rain are hitting Central and Atlantic Canada, causing extensive delays on the road and in the air during one of the busiest travel weekends of the year and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands, possibly until Christmas Day.Southern Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes are all affected by the massive weather system, which is coating much of the landscape in ice.
The storm, which stretches from southwestern Ontario to the Atlantic Coast, is suspected to have been a factor in three fatal highway accidents in Quebec on Saturday, and another in Ontario.

Dark Christmas? 

Outages affecting an estimated 350,000 hydro customers were reported in Ontario, including 250,000 in the Greater Toronto Area, as ice-coated tree branches snapped, pulling down power lines.Toronto Hydro said in a series of tweets that there are more than 90 "large-scale outages" throughout the city and it could take up to 72 hours to get everyone reconnected."You could be in the dark for Christmas," said CBC's Louise Martin, who also said there were numerous reports of transformers blowing out across Toronto due to the ice.Toronto Hydro said the number of outages may rise as winds pick up mid-morning.Hour-long delays were reported Sunday morning along some GO Transit bus routes, and all streetcar service in Toronto is suspended. Provincial police are strongly advising people not to drive unless it's absolutely necessary.Hydro Quebec says nearly 29,000 customers are without power, mainly in the Estrie and Monteregie regions. There are only about 240 customers affected in Montreal.NB Power reports 3,800 customers without electricity, with more than 3,600 in St. Stephen.

Flight cancellations, delays

CBC reporter Sherry Aske said from Macdonald-Cartier International Airport in Ottawa that there were substantial cancellations and delays in Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal and Halifax. "Basically no matter where you are in the [eastern half of the] country right now, if you’re travelling between Canadian cities there’s a very good chance you’re going to have some headaches this morning," she said.Aske said scheduled flights from Montreal and Toronto couldn't arrive in Ottawa Saturday night, causing a backlog on Sunday. The weather also means the usable part of the runway is shorter, forcing the airline to bump passengers from planes that are required to be lighter for safe takeoff.Passengers are being advised to check their flights before heading to the airport.CBC meteorologist Janine Baijnath said the storm is so large that the type of precipitation varies widely. Environment Canada's warnings include freezing rain, snowfall, rainfall and winter storm, depending on the area.In Montreal, where there is a winter storm warning in effect, CBC reporter Mathieu Dion said Highway 40 was little used Sunday morning, and vehicles on it were moving slowly.
"The road conditions are really terrible right now," he said.With files from The Canadian Press

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