Thousands of customers remain in the dark in western Quebec Friday morning after severe thunderstorms rolled through the area late Thursday evening.
As of 6 p.m., Hydro Québec said there were more than 2,000 customers without power in the Outaouais. There were also a handful of outages in the Ottawa area for Hydro One customers.
Environment Canada also confirmed a tornado formed in Metcalfe, a rural community in Ottawa’s south end.
This latest tornado comes less than a month after four touched down in eastern Ontario, including two in the west-end community of Barrhaven, on July 13.
People in the area reported seeing hail, chairs, garbage
