{"id":20194,"date":"2014-07-29T02:13:37","date_gmt":"2014-07-28T18:13:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=20194"},"modified":"2014-07-29T02:13:37","modified_gmt":"2014-07-28T18:13:37","slug":"more-than-4000-without-power-after-storm-hits-southwestern-ontario","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2014\/07\/29\/more-than-4000-without-power-after-storm-hits-southwestern-ontario\/","title":{"rendered":"More than 4,000 without power after storm hits southwestern Ontario"},"content":{"rendered":"
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“#ONstorm Storm rolling into Halton Hills, Ontario” Photo courtesy of Migero Mitch via Twitter<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

GRAND BEND, Ontario — More than 4,000 Hydro One customers in the Grand Bend area remained without power Monday after a storm ripped through southwestern Ontario, the utility said.<\/p>\n

Dana Gardner, a Hydro One spokeswoman, said crews were working to restore power, and that all homes and businesses were expected to be back online by 11 p.m.<\/p>\n

Environment Canada has yet to confirm reports of a tornado in the Grand Band area — about 70 kilometres northwest of London — where utility poles and trees were knocked down during Sunday night’s storm.<\/p>\n

Provincial police said one injury was reported during the storm, but they could not immediately confirm whether it was storm-related.<\/p>\n

Geoff Coulson, a meteorologist at the weather agency, said it’s possible either a tornado or a “burst of damaging winds” hit the area.<\/p>\n

The weather agency is sending a team to the area to investigate, Coulson said.<\/p>\n

“Bursts of damaging winds can have wind speeds that rival those found in many of the tornadoes in Ontario, but it tends to be a big gust of wind that comes out of the front end of the storm,” he said.<\/p>\n

“It tends to be broader in its path, pushing everything over in generally one direction.”<\/p>\n

Other parts of Ontario also faced adverse weather during the night, with severe thunderstorms stretching all the way from Windsor to Kingston. Many smaller-scale outages were reported, Hydro One said.<\/p>\n

The municipality of Lambton Shores, which covers Grand Bend, issued a news release saying strong winds have caused “significant damage” and urging people to stay clear of downed power lines.<\/p>\n

“Public works and hydro crews worked through the night,” it read, adding that work was continuing Monday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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