Cleanup continues in storm-ravaged Ontario

Two days later, around 4,000 people are still without power after severe storms and a tornado swept through southwest and southern Ontario on Sunday.

At the height of the storm, power was knocked out for around 50,000 customers in the region.

Hydro crews are working to restore power to most of the remaining residents who had electricity knocked out by the storms.

The storms spawned a EF-2 tornado near the community of Teviotdale, northwest of Kitchener. The tornado cut a nine-kilometre swath through the province, destroying the exteriors of two homes, ripping through barns, wrecking cars and downing both trees and power lines.

Environment Canada said the tornado generated winds of up to 220 km/h.

At the North Wellington detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police, the windshields of some police cruisers were caved in because of the wind.

The tornado touched down at about 9 p.m. amid an extreme bout of rain, wind and hail.

Officials in Wellington County said the tornado caused damage in the town of Minto and Wellington North Township, but they have received no reports of injuries.

The mayor of North Wellington, Andy Lennox, met with some of the hardest hit residents and said the storm caused extensive damage.

“Damage is significant,” Lennox said in a news release, adding “it would be safe to say it will be in the millions of dollars.”

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