a day ago
Storm cleanup continues in Mallorytown, Ont.
A sawed-up tree in front of Melissa Saunders' residence in Mallorytown after a severe storm knocked it down early Sunday morning. (Jack Richardson/CTV News Ottawa).
Cleanup from a severe thunderstorm over the weekend continues in Mallorytown, Ont. as hundreds in the area remain without power.
Melissa Saunders woke up to a loud noise around 1:50 a.m. Sunday at her farm along Highway 2, just outside of the village.
'I heard this huge bang, there was a flash of lightning, and I could literally see light come up and down our power line that runs from the hydro line to our house,' Saunders tells CTV News Ottawa.
Mallorytown
A fallen tree in front of a farm just outside of Mallorytown, Ont. along Highway 2. (Melissa Saunders)
'We woke up in the morning and checked everything out, we've got at least 3 or 4 trees down on fence lines.'
According to the Hydro One outage map, approximately 10,000 customers remained without power in eastern Ontario and the Ottawa Valley on Monday.
Communities in northeastern Ontario have declared emergencies from the severe storm.
According to the Acting Director of Western University's Northern Tornadoes Project, Connell Miller, experts will not be able to confirm whether a tornado touched down for a few days due to the extent of the damage.
More details to come
