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3 tornadoes confirmed as truck toppled, trees uprooted south of Montreal
CTV
A tornado overturned a truck and uprooted several trees in Brossard on Montreal's South Shore.
A tornado overturned a truck and uprooted several trees in Brossard on Montreal's South Shore Wednesday night.
Environment Canada meteorologist Michelle Fleury confirmed that a tornado touched down at 8:12 p.m. Two other tornadoes were confirmed in St-Hippolyte, north of Montreal and Cap-Sante, west of Quebec City. In Saint-Hippolyte, around 4 p.m., trees were uprooted, infrastructure damaged and two-centimetre hail fell, according to Environment Canada. In Cap-Sante, the storm passed by in the early evening, causing significant damage to a farm.
Longueuil police (SPAL) responded after strong winds overturned a semi-trailer on Matte Boulevard in Brossard.
"Luckily, the driver had minor injuries," said Mélanie Mercille, a spokesperson with Longueuil police (SPAL).
Brossard resident Richard Lee took a video of the tornado.
"I was watching the approach of the very dark clouds coming from the southwest horizon," he said. "Suddenly, the winds started to pick up, so I looked outside again and saw a column of air spinning behind the trees."
He says he saw flashes of lights, possibly caused by the explosion of several transformers.
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