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Scenes from the hailstorm that hit Ottawa-Gatineau

A severe thunderstorm brought significant hail to Ottawa and Gatineau, Que., on Friday afternoon. 

Environment Canada issued severe thunderstorm warning Friday.

Ottawa storm brings flooding and hail

A storm that passed through Ottawa Friday brought marble-sized hail and some flooding to parts of the city.

A severe thunderstorm brought hail, broken trees and flooding to the Ottawa area Friday afternoon.

Environment Canada issued a severe thunderstorm warning for the area but downgraded it to a watch shortly before 5 p.m.

Thousands of people were still without power Friday evening in both Ottawa and Gatineau, Que. The region was also briefly placed under a tornado warning at around 7 p.m. but that was downgraded shortly after.

Hydro Ottawa called the storm a “multi-day restoration event,” with more than 10,000 customers without power Friday night as a result of damage caused by the storm.

As of 8 p.m., no injuries had been reported in either city.

Here are some scenes from the storm:


A tree branch crushes a car. 

Hail in a hand.

Hail on the ground.

A black minivan drives down a street covered in water.

A tree is knocked down onto a road, with several cars pulled over to the side.

Hail.

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Credit belongs to : www.cbc.ca

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