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Quite the spinner that went through the burbs of Ottawa and Gatineau Yesterday. Looks like solid E/F2 possible E/F3 damage.

Hello folks,, back up here from Wilmington... What a Wild ride it's been.. Wilmington has been devastated... Lord Bless all those First Responders, Power crew Linemen (and women), and Cable Co. Crews! Some parts of the City are with-out power & will be for a couple weeks yet.. Some area(s) I been look pretty much there were Tornados embedded with-in the Eye-wall.. Damage I only can describe as being done by Tornados.. I wish I could set here a bit, relating the "aftermath", looting, Gas lines & fights, armed guards & curfews.. Food in Short Supply, as Wilmington became a "Island".. As I understand there's only One Route, into Wilmington, through Jacksonville/Hampstead ATM.. We were watching the "Hype" on the Weather Channel & Local channel(s), until late.. I was watching Radar.. Watching the Eye Make Landfall.. Which I assume was on  Masonborough Island.. As I opined upthread, We had light winds, & rain, making fun of the Weather Hype.. Then it got really quite... about sometime after 2AM or so.. All manners of Hell broke loose.. As I posted upthread, My digital Wind anemometer, read 110 MPH in a gust(s); right as a Live Oak took it out.. (Gust or Tornado?)….  The house shook for HOURS! I was chitting the bed thinking about these Mature live Oaks around the house crashing through the roof.. A couple barely missed the house thank the Lord.... Going outside, Light rain had turned into a FIRE hose spraying water sideways.... Limbs, leaves & debris was flying through the air, as I started My Generator.. Dern nearly breaking My leg in the process.. It rained nearly 3 Days straight afterwards... Flash flood alerts and Tornado warnings every Day & night.. As they say, the rest is History.. I would type more... I'm just plain tired after this past week...

The high yesterday at ATL was 90*F with mostly sunny skies. Temps do moderate after today, but will still be above average for the forseeable future. Latest model runs have backed off on the cold front passage this upcoming week and reestablish a strong SE ridge.