One person has died, some were injured and thousands were left without power after storms hit parts of southern Ontario and Quebec Friday evening.The 21-year-old woman died after she was struck by a falling tree branch at pool in Boucherville, Que., on Montreal's south shore.A 6-year-old boy and a 40-year-old woman were also hurt.Thunderstorms produced strong winds, hail and reports of a few tornadoes.
More than 400,000 customers in Quebec were still without power late Friday night in the wake of severe storms.As of Saturday morning 1,700 customers were left without power in Toronto. Toronto Hydro said on their Twitter page that large areas were restored overnight and crews were not focused on smaller streets and houses.Quebec and Ontario had suffered intense heat and humidity over the past week, with temperatures in the 30s and humidex values easily in the 40s. But there is some relief with the temperature following the storms as much of the humidity has dissipated.

Severe thunderstorms strike Ontario, tornado warnings issued

Staff writers
Friday, July 19, 2013, 9:12 PM -
ALL TORNADO WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN ONTARIO HAVE DROPPED.
Severe weather tore through Ontario Friday, downing trees, flooding neighbourhoods and leaving 157,000 people in the dark. A peak wind gust of 104 kph was recorded at Toronto Pearson Airport, and at one point, more than 2 million people in Ontario were under a tornado watch or warning. According to Weather Network meteorologist Gerald Cheng, Friday's high tornado risk - spanning from Cottage Country to Ottawa - was courtesy of "a hot, hazy and humid air mass," combined with an approaching cold front that triggered thunderstorms capable of producing tornadoes. Parts of Sauble Beach and Waterloo were underwater after drenching rains caused localized flooding. In Pembroke, west of Ottawa, a Weather Network viewer uploaded an image of what appears to be a weather-related car accident.


There have been multiple reports of downed trees, from Brampton to Hamilton to the Waterloo region.
A possible tornado was reported in Gravenhurst on Lake Maldreu, another was spotted in Apsley and storm spotters reported a twister near Highway 427 and Horseshoe Valley Road. South of North Bay, the community of Callander, Ontario declared a state of emergency as the storm rolled through, toppling trees onto the township's main street. In the Petawawa area, a roof was reportedly blown off a building.
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Toronto weather: 7,000 customers without power as severe thunderstorm hits Toronto

City downgraded to severe thunderstorm watch.

Phil Vriend stands in front of his house looking at the damage on Bertmount Avenue near Dundas Street East. Phil says nobody was home at the time that the tree uprooted and fell on his home.
Carlos Osorio / Toronto Star
Phil Vriend stands in front of his house looking at the damage on Bertmount Avenue near Dundas Street East. Phil says nobody was home at the time that the tree uprooted and fell on his home.
By: Staff Reporter, Published on Fri Jul 19 2013
A long-threatened thunderstorm hit Toronto Friday evening, leaving downed trees and power lines in its wake.Roughly 7,000 customers are currently without power in the city, according to Toronto Hydro. The area boundaries are Roselawn Ave. to the north, St. Clair Ave. W. to the south, Dufferin St. to the west and Bathurst St. to the east.Toronto Hydro said Etobicoke is one of the hardest hit areas. Power lines are still down on many streets and crews will be working all night until power is restored.At the peak of the storm, Hydro One said the storm knocked out power for more than 150,000 customers in Ontario. They said have been making some progress and have been able to restore power to more than 38,000 customers in the last few hours.Environment Canada has now downgraded the severe thunderstorm warning to a severe thunderstorm watch for the city. Earlier, the agency said the storm could bring damaging winds and large hail to the northern GTA.Meteorologists said that some areas could receive torrential downpours, which could bring up to 50 mm of rain in an hour.Tornado warnings had been issued for Hamilton, Mississauga, Brampton, Burlington, Oakville, Milton, Halton Hills and St. Catharines. Those warnings have now been lifted.Environment Canada is tracking an area of severe thunderstorms extending from near Windsor through Toronto to Cornwall. In addition, scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are moving eastward across Lake Huron and Georgian Bay.Scattered thunderstorms are tracking east southeastward at 60 km/h.
They warn that strong wind gusts and hail can damage property and cause injuries. Local downpours can also cause flash floods.A severe thunderstorm watch is issued when conditions are favourable for the development of a storm. It is different from a severe thunderstorm warning, which is issued when a storm is imminent or already occurring. http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/07/19/toronto_weather_severe_thunderstorm_watch_issued_for_toronto.html