Ottawa/CMEDIA: A powerful thunderstorm moved across eastern Ontario Sunday evening causing severe damage, Environment Canada reports said.
investigations are underway by the crews from Environment and Climate Change Canada and Western University’s Northern Tornadoes Project to determine whether tornadoes are responsible for damage across eastern Ontario following storms on Sunday.
Environment Canada reported that homes and trees were damaged in areas that include Havelock, Marmora, Madoc, and Tweed, which are east of Peterborough and north of Belleville.
A downed tree blocked a part of Highway 7 in Tweed, while North of Tweed, in the community of Actinolite, roofs were ripped off of homes.
Injuries were reported in the community of Rockdale, Ont., about 60 km north of Belleville, said Environment Canada.
Tornado warnings were issued for parts of the region Sunday night.
Outages to more than 26,000 customers were reported on Sunday by Hydro One, with more than 3,000 Hydro One customers between Peterborough and Smiths Falls remaining without power well into Monday morning.
Ottawa saw more than 22 mm of rain, and lightning is being blamed for damage to the O-Train, which kept trains offline for the morning commute.
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