Thousands lose power in storm

A major storm that swept across the province caused damage and power outages across the region overnight.

Environment Canada warned about thunderstorms and heavy showers starting around 7 p.m. Tuesday.

Temperatures dropped to 17C at 11 p.m. Tuesday as the thunder and lightning show lit up skies across the province overnight. Hydro One said more than 27,000 of their customers lost power as a result of the storm.

Thousands of customers on Dundas Street West and Islington Avenue were left in the dark. Power has since been restored to the area.

A possible tornado was reported near Lucknow, with many in Toronto and across the GTA taking to social media to share videos and photos of the storm.

One user posted a time-lapse video that showed the storm moving across parts of Durham Region. Users also posted photos and videos of the hail that rained down, one person using grapes for scale.

Unsettled weather is expected to continue into Thursday, with Environment Canada calling for thunderstorms and heavy showers.

Senior climatologist for Environment Canada, Davis Phillips, said between Tuesday to Wednesday, there was an overall increase of rain.

“The general feeling is that in Toronto, we might have seen between 30 and say 45 millimetres of rain during this episode.”

Phillips added that among Toronto, Hamilton, London and Kitchener, Kincardine had the worst storm, as shown through rain millimetres.

“London got 15, Kitchener got 32, Kincardine got 45, that’s probably where the storm was its worst.”