MONTREAL — Daniel Gélinas says he had only a few seconds to react before his 150-year-old farmhouse was hit by a tornado Monday afternoon. Gélinas was having a coffee in his home in Très-Saint-Rédempteur, Que.
MONTREAL — Daniel Gélinas says he had only a few seconds to react before his 150-year-old farmhouse was hit by a tornado Monday afternoon.
Within 30 seconds, it was over, Gélinas said in an interview Tuesday. He recalls hearing a constant roar, but can't even say how loud it was.The storm that tore through his property ripped the roof off the small red farmhouse, flattened his garage and scattered his belongings across the street. On Tuesday, a piece of the house's roof dangled from a power line, while bits of broken furniture, wood and equipment were strewn around the swimming pool and carefully landscaped garden.
Meteorologist Michèle Fleury said the confirmation was made based on photos and videos, but a team from Western University's Northern Tornadoes Project was en route to confirm its strength and trajectory. She said it was possible that a tornado could have touched down in Ontario as well, though that hasn't been confirmed.
"A tornado, it's the first in decades, but we have to be prepared for it to happen more often," she said, stressing the importance of people having an emergency kit ready.
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