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'Microburst' destroys farm building, trailer, car near Cobden

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Environment Canada‎ was investigating a confirmed microburst‎ that destroyed a farm building and a trailer home near Cobden, about 120 kilometres west of Ottawa.

The weather agency dispatched investigators to the scene‎ on Sunday to survey the damage caused by a microburst the day before.

A microburst is a column of air that sinks to the ground at a high speed. According to Environment Canada meteorologist Kelly Hobelman, preliminary findings have winds reaching 100 km/h.

The microburst, which happened as a band of thunderstorms moved through the region on Saturday, flipped a travel trailer onto the roof of a Chevrolet and destroyed a farm building.

There were no serious injuries reported.


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