Kirk MacDonald

NEW: Man walks out to his backyard to find 13 people in a hot air balloon basket looking back at him in Temecula, California. The resident, Hunter Perrin, says he was watching TV on Saturday morning when he got a knock on his front door from his neighbor. "We walked into the backyard and there's this basket full of 13 people, just sitting in the backyard looking at us," Perrin said. According to one of the hot air balloon riders, the pilot had to make an emergency landing because there wasn't enough wind and they had only a little fuel left. The pilot tried landing in the street but ended up in the backyard. No one was injured, and there was no property damage. Video: HPerrin / YouTube

TORNADO PROBABILITIES INCREASED for Thursday!! The Storm Prediction Center has increased the #tornado probabilities for Thursday to 5% with a hatch area for isolated significant tornado. These will be southeasterly movers and the threat will hinge on supercells moving off the cold front into the unstable air. Supercells fire near southern Lower Michigan around 4-5 pm and move southeast across northern Indiana.

Every week of 2026 has felt like this 😅

#onstorm 1:51p SNOW SQUALL WATCH (ORANGE LEVEL) UPDATED by Environment Canada Huron - Perth Mount Forest - Arthur - Northern Wellington County Grey - Bruce Barrie - Orillia - Midland instantweather.ca/2026/03/16/V8L…

“But, as you see, it's a beautiful day, the Strait of Hormuz is open and people are having a wonderful time!”

Maple Leafs' captain Auston Matthews will miss the rest of this #NHL regular season with injury following a collision with Radko Gudas: espn.com/nhl/story/_/id…

Brandon Copics Stream. Omg

@StormhunterTWN @alluringstorms Storm chasers in Illinois are getting hit with softball size hail right now. Tornado warnings popping up every couple of minutes in several states

The system going though the US should bring quite the lightning show to southern Ontario very late tonight. Hopefully that’s all it brings … #onstorm

#GrandRiver is just ripping through Elora right now. There's some ice & snow still on the banks. Keep the kiddos and the dogs away as conditions are very unsafe. Additional rainfall coming this evening. #Onstorm #onwx @IWeatherON @grca_flood_msg @weathernetwork

Amazing work by first-responders today especially the #OPP helicopter crews who rescued 23 people off Georgian Bay near Cobble Beach today as the ice started breaking up.( Images courtesy of friend, C. Chamberlain)

UPDATE: #GreyBruceOPP officers along with several emergency partners and #OPPaviation rescued a total of 23 individuals that found themselves on ice that separated from shore. Winds and current moved the ice shelf away from shore approximately two kilometers. Two #OPP helicopters picked up and transported all 23 to safety. This became a life-threatening situation for several of the people due to hypothermia. All are expected to make a full recovery. Great teamwork and a quick response by all involved. Thank you #CobbleBeachGolfCourse for the use of your property for rescue operations. #georgianbay #icerescue opp.ca ^cs.

ADVISORY: #GreyBruceOPP is currently responding to reports of several individuals stranded on the ice in #GeorgianBay near #BalmyBeach, north of #OwenSound. Motorists and residents in the area may notice an increased presence of emergency responders. The public is asked to avoid the area and stay off the ice while emergency crews respond. ^pia

Ice accretion in #Elora as of 9:30am. Be careful out there. #freezingrain #Onstorm #onwx

Thank you for everything, Buck 💙

@alluringstorms Keep the roads safe, cook your own meals😁

Last year my doordash driver got into a very slow "crash" and this year (just 15 minutes ago) my doordash driver got pulled over by the police just some 50 ft away from my house. 😭 I think my bad luck is off the roof (and so are the drivers... 😭)- 💀

Preliminary: M4.7 Earthquake - southern Ontario, Canada

Hate to add to your to-do list, but this is an important one. I just had to dig out our furnace vent pipes—blocked vents can be extremely dangerous. It’s also worth checking that your gas meter is clear. Stay safe! #snow #HomeSafety

Canadians who did nothing for the USA. 🇨🇦

Here's why you should never drive over power lines.

This aged like fine wine