Tornado confirmed as truck toppled, trees uprooted south of Montreal
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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.
Longueuil police (SPAL) responded after strong winds overturned a semi-trailer on Matte Boulevard.
"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."
"The lights flickered. I saw some debris blown in the air...I got scared," Lee said. "The clouds were spinning crazily overheard, and at that moment, we decided quickly to seek shelter in the bathroom, crouching on the floor for around five minutes because it was unsafe to be standing next to the window with the debris flying around."
