Tornado touches down in southwestern Ontario village amid severe weekend storms

Meteorologists from Environment Canada have confirmed a tornado touched down in the tiny hamlet of Teviotdale, Ont., Sunday night, carving a path of destruction nine kilometres long.

The weather authority confirms to CTV News an EF-2 tornado touched down in the village, with wind speeds between 180 km/h and 200 km/h.

As of 12:00 p.m. Sunday, Hydro One reported around 21,800 customers were still without power in an area stretching west from Lake Huron, as far east as Peterborough and Haliburton.

This is the same type of tornado that hit Angus last year – damaging thousands of homes in its path.

Environment Canada says it will send investigators on Monday afternoon to survey the damage.

The most notable damage is in the Uxbridge area, specifically Port Perry, where there were several trees down.

There are reports of a possible tornado in Southgate Township. Trees and power lines were tossed across lawns and roads.

Tornadoes have been ruled out in other areas of the province that faced the storm.

Ashton said the storms brought strong winds to much of southern Ontario, with wind gusts of up to 110 kilometres per hour.

Hydro One is working to restore power to about 25,000 customers.