A Wild Day on P. E. I. : A Cautionary Tale for a Changing Climate The mid afternoon storm that swept through Prince Edward Island last Wednesday was no ordinary summer tempest.
The "wild day" of weather brought high winds, hail, rain, thunder, lightning, and possibly even a tornado to the region. Eyewitness accounts from Charlottetown and Souris paint a vivid picture of destruction.
Trees were tossed about like matchsticks, shrubs flew through the air like toothpicks, and apple trees toppled with alarming ease. The scene was reminiscent of a disaster movie, but this was reality.