TEVIOTDALE, Ont. — Weather experts say a tornado ripped through a southwestern Ontario community Sunday night, tearing the roof from a bungalow and damaging several police cars.
Environment Canada issued a statement that said the violent winds of up to 220 kilometres per hour occurred in Teviotdale, northwest of Kitchener.
It said the tornado left about nine kilometres of damage in its wake, including destroying the exteriors of two homes, ripping through barns, wrecking cars and downing both trees and power lines.
The tornado touched down at about 9 p.m. amid an extreme bout of rain, wind and hail in southwest and southern Ontario that knocked out power to thousands.
Marina Koumarelas with the Teviotdale Truck Stop says she was at work when the tornado happened.
She said main roads were closed about half an hour after the winds touched down, and some had still not reopened by Monday afternoon.
``It was very scary,'' she said, adding that she did not see the actual funnel clouds, but did see the collateral damage to trees and structures including a nearby chicken barn.
About 900 hydro workers were still working on Monday trying to restore power to the last of about 50,000 Ontarians who were still in the dark after the previous day's storms.
Environment Canada said there may have been another brief tornado or two during the province's first bout of severe storms, but there was no serious damage or confirmed reports.
Environment Canada issued a statement that said the violent winds of up to 220 kilometres per hour occurred in Teviotdale, northwest of Kitchener.
It said the tornado left about nine kilometres of damage in its wake, including destroying the exteriors of two homes, ripping through barns, wrecking cars and downing both trees and power lines.
The tornado touched down at about 9 p.m. amid an extreme bout of rain, wind and hail in southwest and southern Ontario that knocked out power to thousands.
Marina Koumarelas with the Teviotdale Truck Stop says she was at work when the tornado happened.
She said main roads were closed about half an hour after the winds touched down, and some had still not reopened by Monday afternoon.
``It was very scary,'' she said, adding that she did not see the actual funnel clouds, but did see the collateral damage to trees and structures including a nearby chicken barn.
About 900 hydro workers were still working on Monday trying to restore power to the last of about 50,000 Ontarians who were still in the dark after the previous day's storms.
Environment Canada said there may have been another brief tornado or two during the province's first bout of severe storms, but there was no serious damage or confirmed reports.
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