A hot and humid weekend set the stage for severe storms in Ontario Sunday evening that caused significant damage in some areas. According to Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), the storms produced a confirmed tornado as they raced through the region, causing power outages, property damage and personal injuries.
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Tornado warnings were issued for areas north of Belleville along Highway 7 in the towns of Madoc, Tweed and Actinolite Sunday evening. According to ECCC, severe storms produced a tornado near Marmora, Madoc and Actinolite.
Tornado warnings were also issued around Frontenac Provincial Park north of Kingston, which later expanded to communities like Gananoque and Brockville as the storms pushed east.
The Northern Tornadoes Project (NTP) and ECCC sent teams to the Marmora-Madoc-Actinolite area on Monday to survey the damage.
“A long damage trail has been found approximately 60 km long, due to at least one tornado and downwinds,” ECCC states.
The damage has been preliminarily classified as a high-end EF-1 with maximum wind speeds near 175 km/h. The final length of the runway and the strength of the associated winds, however, are not yet determined.
@weathernetwork Hwy seven corridor tweet zone pic.twitter.com/Pin0mDhhfN
Jason Riddell on Twitter: “@weathernetwork Hwy 7 Corridor Tweet Area pic.twitter.com/Pin0mDhhfN / Twitter” Hwy 7 Corridor Tweet Area Jason Riddell on Twitter: “Corridor Tweet Area from Hwy 7 by @weathernetwork pic.twitter.com/Pin0mDhhfN / Twitter”
— Jason Riddell (@JasonRiddell727) Jason Riddell on Twitter: “Hwy 7 corridor tweet area @weathernetwork pic.twitter.com/Pin0mDhhfN / Twitter”
At the height of the storm, Hydro One reported nearly 40,000 customers were without power.
Two minutes into harm’s way. Hwy 7 near actinolite. It looks like the tornado came down the highway. @weathernetwork @westernuNTP #onstorm pic.twitter.com/IvrwYoTmM3
Two minutes into harm’s way. Hwy 7 near actinolite. It looks like the tornado came down the highway. Mark Robinson on Twitter: “Two minutes into damage path. Hwy 7 near Actinolite. Looks like tornado came down the freeway. @weathernetwork @westernuNTP #onstorm pic.twitter.com/IvrwYoTmM3 / Twitter” Mark Robinson on Twitter: “Two minutes into damage path. Hwy 7 near Actinolite. Looks like tornado came down the freeway. @weathernetwork @westernuNTP #onstorm pic.twitter.com/IvrwYoTmM3 / Twitter” Mark Robinson on Twitter: “Two minutes into damage path. Hwy 7 near Actinolite. Looks like tornado went right on highway. @weathernetwork @westernuNTP #onstorm pic.twitter.com/IvrwYoTmM3 / Twitter Mark Robinson on Twitter: “Two minutes into damage path. Hwy 7 near Actinolite. Looks like tornado came down the highway. @weathernetwork @westernuNTP #onstorm pic.twitter.com/IvrwYoTmM3 / Twitter”
— Mark Robinson (@StormhunterTWN) Mark Robinson on Twitter: “Two minutes into damage path. Hwy 7 near Actinolite. Looks like tornado came down the freeway. @weathernetwork @westernuNTP #onstorm pic.twitter .com/IvrwYoTmM3 / Twitter ”
Below is a list of reported damage along a path from Round Lake, east through Marmora and Madoc and east of Actinolite:
- Trailer overturned in Rockdale with multiple injuries reported.
- Extensive tree damage, including areas of very large mature trees.
- Damaged houses with the roof partially removed.
- Barns completely destroyed.
- Water lines and poles down, even on roads.
- Roads, including Highway 7, blocked by downed trees and power lines.
Below is a selection of photos and videos that were shared on social media as the storms moved through the province:
Storm damage in Actinolite, Ont. (Mark Robinson/The Weather Network
onstorm @NTP_Reports #Marmora video by Erin DB Hope everyone is safe! – Adam pic.twitter.com/I9ERjciFN8
Instant Weather Ontario on Twitter: “#onstorm @NTP_Reports Video of #Marmora by Erin DB Hope everyone is safe! – Adam pic.twitter.com/I9ERjciFN8 / Twitter” Instant Weather Ontario on Twitter: “#onstorm @NTP_Reports Video of #Marmora taken by Erin DB Hope everyone is safe! – Adam pic.twitter.com/I9ERjciFN8 / Twitter” Video from Instant Weather Ontario on Twitter: “#onstorm @NTP_Reports #Marmora video by Erin DB Hope everyone is safe! – Adam pic.twitter.com/I9ERjciFN8 / Twitter” taken by Erin DB Hope everyone is safe!
– Adam Instant Weather Ontario on Twitter: “#onstorm @NTP_Reports #Marmora video by Erin DB Hope everyone is safe! – Adam pic.twitter.com/I9ERjciFN8 / Twitter”
— Instant Weather Ontario (@IWeatherON) Instant Weather Ontario on Twitter: “#onstorm @NTP_Reports #Marmora video by Erin DB Hope everyone is safe! – Adam pic.twitter.com/I9ERjciFN8 / Twitter”
I still can’t get over how crazy the hail was in Kinburn yesterday. They were practically the size of golf balls! #ONstorm pic.twitter.com/qYpOUNLh4n
I still can’t get over how crazy the hail was in Kinburn yesterday. They were practically the size of golf balls! ” “I still can’t get over how crazy the hail was at Kinburn yesterday. They were practically the size of golf balls! #ONstorm pic.twitter.com/qYpOUNLh4n / Twitter”
– 𝕭𝖍𝖆𝖆𝖆𝖆𝖆𝖆𝖆 (@blondiesnails) 𝕭𝖑𝖆𝖑𝖆𝖆𝖆𝖆𝖆𝖆𝖆𝖆𝖆𝖆𝖆𝖆𝖆𝖆𝖆𝖆𝖆𝖆𝖆 (@blondiesnails) on Twitter: “Still can’t get over how crazy the hail was in Kinburn yesterday. It was practically the size of golf balls! #Onstorm pic.twitter.com /qypounlh4n / Twitter”
storm on Hwy 9 at Hwy 10 in Orangeville on July 24th around 8pm pic.twitter.com/yZpO6D8Mjo
Dan Wexler on Twitter: “#onstorm on Hwy 9 at Hwy 10 Orangeville on July 24th around 8pm pic.twitter.com/yZpO6D8Mjo / Twitter” on Hwy 9 at Hwy 10 Orangeville on July 24th around 8:00 PM Dan Wexler on Twitter : “#onstorm on Hwy 9 at Hwy 10 in Orangeville on July 24th at 8pm pic.twitter.com/yZpO6D8Mjo / Twitter”
— Dan Wexler (@va3wxx) Dan Wexler on Twitter: “#onstorm on Hwy 9 at Hwy 10 Orangeville July 24th around 8pm pic.twitter.com/yZpO6D8Mjo / Twitter”
This was Marmora, this evening. pic.twitter.com/RZuNb0nCeJ
This was Marmora, this evening. Rita Lou n Gracie Too 🇨🇦🐈⬛💙💛 on Twitter: “This evening was Marmora. pic.twitter.com/RZuNb0nCeJ / Twitter”
— Rita Lou n Gracie Too 🇨🇦🐈⬛💙💛 (@flynnrita149) Rita Lou n Gracie Too 🇨🇦🐈⬛💙💛 on Twitter: “This evening was Marmora, Twitter /Twitter piceZuTwitter /”
My fiance is on this part of the road. Here is a picture. pic.twitter.com/9iTVWokgSf
My fiance is on this part of the road. Here is a picture. Jacob Miller on Twitter: “My fiance is on this part of the freeway. Here’s a pic. pic.twitter.com/9iTVWokgSf / Twitter”
— Jacob Miller (@jmill178) Jacob Miller on Twitter: “My fiance is on this part of the freeway. Here’s a pic. pic.twitter.com/9iTVWokgSf / Twitter”
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
This is what the “good part” of highway 7 between Madoc and Kaladar looked like immediately after Mapo Dofu on Twitter: “This is what the “good part” of highway 7 between Madoc and Kaladar looked like immediately after the #onstorma. got worse. pic.twitter.com/dReMiieEmz / Twitter” . It got a lot worse. Mapo Dofu on Twitter: “This is the ‘good part’ of Highway 7 between Madoc and Kaladar immediately after the #onstorm. It got a lot worse. pic.twitter.com/dReMiieEmz / Twitter”
— Mapo Dofu (@dofu_mapo) Mapo Dofu on Twitter: “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 / Twitter ”
Center of destruction. I am at Actinolite’s Bridgewater Retreat property. @westernuNTP @weathernetwork #onstorm pic.twitter.com/xHFA9Fx4qO
Center of destruction. I am at Actinolite’s Bridgewater Retreat property. Mark Robinson on Twitter: “Center of destruction. I’m on the Bridgewater Retreat property at Actinolite. @westernuNTP @weathernetwork #onstorm pic.twitter.com/xHFA9Fx4qO / Twitter” Mark Robinson on Twitter: “Center of destruction. I’m on the property Bridgewater Retreat at Actinolite. @westernuNTP @weathernetwork #onstorm pic.twitter.com/xHFA9Fx4qO / Twitter” Mark Robinson on Twitter: “Center of destruction. I’m on the Bridgewater Retreat property at Actinolite. @westernuNTP @weathernetwork #onstorm pic.twitter. com/xHFA9Fx4qO / Twitter” Mark Robinson on Twitter: “Center of destruction. I’m at the Bridgewater Retreat property at Actinolite. @westernuNTP @weathernetwork #onstorm pic.twitter.com/xHFA9Fx4qO / Twitter”
— Mark Robinson (@StormhunterTWN) Mark Robinson on Twitter: “Center of destruction. I’m at the Bridgewater Retreat property in Actinolite. @westernuNTP @weathernetwork #onstorm pic.twitter.com/xHFA9Fx4qO / Twitter”
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#onstorm @StormhunterTWN @weathernetwork during #Tornadowarnedstorms #easternontario pic.twitter.com/NTV0ssTSEb
— Alisha (@22Asmb) July 25, 2022
Huge tree in a truck in actinolite. @weathernetwork #ONStorm pic.twitter.com/O6SZ2OBq9x
Huge tree in a truck in actinolite. Mark Robinson on Twitter: “Huge tree on truck in Actinolite. @weathernetwork #ONStorm pic.twitter.com/O6SZ2OBq9x / Twitter” Mark Robinson…