A powerful thunderstorm that hit southern Quebec earlier this week has left 170,000 residents without power.
Public utility Hydro-Québec issued a notice on its website informing locals that the storm event caused trees and branches to fall on its lines, cutting off power.
CBC News reported that the winds kicked up by the storm were so strong that the roof of a building in Saint-Leonard was blown off. Trees in the neighbourhood of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce were also toppled by powerful gusts.
Trudeau International Airport recorded wind speeds of up to 93 kilometres per hour on Wednesday.
But the wind in other parts of the province was far stronger and more dangerous.
Saint-Julien, located 120 kilometers south of Quebec City, bore witness to a destructive tornado on Wednesday. One mobile home was violently destroyed by the twister, and a dozen trees were uprooted.
Environment Canada confirmed that the wind that tore through the municipality was a level two tornado on the Fujita scale, which meant that its wind speed was between 180 and 220 km/h.
