Tornadoes hit in Ontario, Ohio
Swath of damage; seven dead in U.S.
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LEAMINGTON, Ont. — Residents were picking up the pieces Sunday while crews were working to clear roads and restore power after a tornado swept through this part of southern Ontario early in the morning, destroying homes, downing power lines and bowling over trees.
And in northwest Ohio, a tornado unleashed a "war zone" of destruction, killing at least seven people, destroying dozens of homes and threatening to do more damage as it hits the northeast.
Officials quickly declared a state of emergency in the town of Leamington, located about 50 kilometres southeast of Windsor, Ont., but there were no reported deaths or injuries.
The heavy winds did, however, leave a mess of trees and downed power poles, and cleanup crews toiled through the day Sunday to clear the streets.
Late Sunday afternoon, Environment Canada confirmed a tornado in the F1 range touched down in Leamington and travelled a distance of 300 to 400 metres. There was damage over an area of two kilometres, with the rest of the wreckage caused by downbursts, said Peter Kimbell of Environment Canada.
"I’ve lived here all my life and I haven’t seen anything like this," said Leamington deputy mayor Robert Schmidt. "It’s quite shocking."
Meanwhile, storms collapsed a movie theatre roof in Illinois and ripped siding off a building at a Michigan nuclear plant, forcing a shutdown. But most of the worst was reserved for a 11-kilometre-long strip southeast of Toledo now littered with wrecked vehicles, splintered wood and family possessions.
The tornado ripped the roof and back wall off Lake High School’s gymnasium about 11 p.m. Saturday, several hours before the graduation ceremony was supposed to begin there. The school board president said one of the victims was the father of the class valedictorian.
The storm fell over an area of farm fields and light industry, narrowly missing the heavily populated suburbs on the southern edge of Toledo.
Rescue officials were still searching through homes Sunday and couldn’t say whether anyone else was missing, Lake Township Fire Chief Todd Walters said.
— Canwest News Service / The Associated Press