The Sobeys parking lot near Long Pond was especially hard hit. The cart corral at Sobeys near Long Pond went airborne, to the detriment of this car. Workers and volunteers help secure the cart corral at Sobeys near Long Pond on Saturday. In all his time living on the Avalon peninsula, Menchions said he's never seen a wind storm of this magnitude. Environment Canada says heavy winds are expected to subside overnight, while Newfoundland Power has confirmed that tens of thousands of customers throughout the Avalon Peninsula are still without power and may be until morning.

Source: CBC News March 11, 2017 23:06 UTC