A massive storm Sunday evening left a path of destruction in central Ontario east of Peterborough.
Environment Canada and the Northern Tornadoes Project will assess damage in the Marmora, Madoc and Tweed area on Monday to determine if a tornado has touched down. Sunday’s storm and high winds uprooted trees and downed power lines, including along the highway. 7, and cottages, homes and properties damaged. The region is located between 60 and 80 kilometers east of Peterborough.
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Around 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Environment Canada warned of a severe thunderstorm that “possibly produced a tornado” and warned it was a “dangerous and life-threatening situation.”
As of Monday morning, no fatalities had been reported, but several people reported personal injuries due to storm damage.
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Downed trees and power lines forced a section of the highway. 7 a closed from approximately 9:30 p.m. on Sundays and until 6:40 a.m. on Mondays.
In Tweed, Lyn Hopkin Prest said the storm damaged her Price Road home and overturned her 30ft trailer and brought down 20 trees on her property. No one was injured.
“We’re in a room in the house that’s dry,” he said on Facebook. “Right now we can’t leave the property because we’re barricaded by trees everywhere. We can’t get out and help can’t get on our property.”
Damage on Price Road near Tweed, Ontario after a storm on July 24, 2022. Lynn Hopkin Prest/Facebook
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This is what the “good part” of highway 7 between Madoc and Kaladar looked like immediately after the #onstorm. It got a lot worse. pic.twitter.com/dReMiieEmz
— Mapo Dofu (@dofu_mapo) July 25, 2022
On Monday morning, Environment Canada reported the following locations of damage:
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Hydro One reported that crews were working to restore power to more than 26,000 customers in the region.
OPP reported “significant” damage in the region and along the highway north of Tweed.
Apologies for the late storm tracking, the supercell shut us down in Madoc and the tornado was only 1-2km in front of our vehicle. My friend and I are safe but not sure about each other at this time. We experienced blinding rain and extreme winds #onwx pic.twitter.com/5pDH3ROexN
— Bran_wx (@BranWx) July 25, 2022
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Over 20 trees on Skootamatta Lane in Actinolite, Ontario. @HydroOne @weathernetwork pic.twitter.com/siyftpSbHg
— KevinJGilbert (@kevjgilly) July 25, 2022
Damage along Glen Allen Road in Marmora. Photos by Rick Thain
Western University’s Northern Tornadoes Project is deploying a team north of Belleville on Monday and using drones in the Kaladar area to assess damage.
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“It appears that one or more tornadoes have caused significant damage,” the team tweeted Sunday night.
Two NTP teams will be traveling to the region N of Belleville, ON tomorrow to conduct ground / drone surveys in the Havelock / Hwy 7 / Kaladar area. It appears that one or more tornadoes have caused significant damage.
Send reports to @NTP_Reports or ntp@uwo.ca. #ONStorm pic.twitter.com/fKwkb7mI6i
— Northern Tornadoes Project 🇨🇦 (@westernuNTP) July 25, 2022
Complete mess tonight after a probable Tornado moves from Marmora towards Kaladar. https://t.co/nFSN4wHNqM
— Anthony Farnell (@AnthonyFarnell) July 25, 2022
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