“It’s a variety of damage, from small damage to quite substantial damage,” he said.Monica Vaswani, a warning preparedness meteorologist at Environment Canada, said several funnel clouds were reported in the Ottawa area Thursday afternoon but only one tornado had been confirmed as of mid-afternoon.
An expert from the Northern Tornadoes Project at Western University in London, Ont., is heading to the area to help determine the speed of the tornado, she said. The home, which Helen Feltham has lived in for three years, sustained significant damage. The windows in the living room, bathroom and bedroom all blew in, strewing glass everywhere, while much of the roof was torn off.
Gillespie said there is damage for about a two- to three-block radius around her mother’s home. Some roofs were ripped apart, and foam blocks used as insulation in the attics exploded.Article contentThere were also many downed trees and some damaged hydro poles in the area.Deepak Singh, who has a rental property on Merak Way, said he will have to relocate a family that has two children while damages to the house are being repaired.
Ayotte said the gas lines were being turned off for safety reasons but there were no reports of gas leaks. Police and journalists took cover there when a second tornado warning was issued for the area at around 2:45 p.m., but no additional tornadoes were spotted.
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