Saturday, February 19, 2011

hydro poles snapped by 90km. winds on Saturday morning

Feb. 19th, snowstorm in Stroud, Ontario and downed wooden power line poles along Yonge Street, snapped in two from 90 km winds. Local power authority maintenance vehicles line up and prepare to repair damage.Whiteout conditions continued all day Saturday making progress slow.The juxtaposition of the boom truck appears to be temporarily holding up the first pole while more help arrives.