Tornado skips along Ottawa River from Gatineau to Orleans
Trees toppled, roofs damaged, no serious injuries
Environment Canada says a tornado developed late Sunday afternoon southeast of the airport at Gatineau Quebec, moved east along the Ottawa River and went ashore on the Ontario side of the river.
Ottawa Tornado @ctvottawa pic.twitter.com/Vox2R7NVBf
— Mike Lagace (@LagaceMike) June 2, 2019
There was damage to rooftops, trees were knocked over but there were no major injuries. Ottawa paramedics say they tended to one individual who was struck by a falling branch while he was cleaning up after the storm.
Footage of tornado in Cumberland. My sister took from her window. You see it touch town in river. #ottawa #tornado #onweather pic.twitter.com/04EvA5MT67
— Christine Trudeau (@ott4ever) June 2, 2019
The initial suggestion is it was a low-end EF-1 tornado packing winds up to 125 kilometres an hour.
NOTE: language, in following video
@BlacksWeather Ottawa Tornado! Captured by my husband Joshua Bastian. Ek! He was even hit by a mattress. @CBCOttawa @cbcotttraffic @CBCAlerts @ctvottawa @CTVOttMornLive pic.twitter.com/F1j2CIsHDP
— Olenka (Reshitnyk) Bastian (@OlenkaKrystyna) June 2, 2019
An Environment Canada survey team will be in the area today.
banner image via Ottawa Paramedics