Researchers at the Western University’s Northern Tornadoes project are heading to Belleville and Maloritown on Friday to assess the damage following a series of severe thunderstorms that swept through eastern Ontario on Thursday afternoon.
Belleville police said they had received “a huge number of calls and signals” about the storm, which began around 3:15 p.m. ET on Thursday.
“Many of the reports include live power lines laid on roads, houses and vehicles, trees blocking roads and alleys, damage to homes and vehicles and dangerous conditions,” police said in a press release issued Friday.
There were no reports of deaths or serious injuries.
Researchers from the Northern Tornadoes project will conduct damage research in and around Belleville and Maloritown to see if the explosion or tornado was responsible.
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The city of Belleville said on Friday that Bridge Street East in Plaza Square and Front Street on Pinnacle Street remain closed due to damage. East Zwick’s Park will remain closed until staff clear the fallen trees.
Elexicon Energy, which supplies electricity to Belleville, announced a series of outages in the city on Friday morning, affecting thousands of customers.
Hydro One is also dealing with outages affecting around 1,500 customers across the region.
Elexicon Energy reported several power outages affecting thousands of customers in Belleville, Ont., On Friday morning after a strong thunderstorm passed around 3pm ET on Thursday. (elexiconenergy.com)
Photos from Belleville
A small storm in Belleville, Ontario pic.twitter.com/pjY8auLao0
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My street is closed
The roof is blown
Garbage branches on sidewalks roads parking lots
Power off pic.twitter.com/ytIOawFC3u
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Damage to the front street. pic.twitter.com/51N8LFRQ94
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A possible tornado is being investigated in Carlton Place
The Northern Tornadoes project is also investigating the possibility of a tornado in Carlton Place, Ont.
The team received a video of the ground circulating in the area during Thursday’s storm.
He is still gathering evidence and asking anyone with information to share it on his website or Twitter account.
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