A large thunderstorm and high winds caused power outages and damage in the Peterborough region Friday.
High winds and rain hit the region around 4 p.m., knocking out power to thousands of customers. Wind gusts reached a high of 101 km/h at the Peterborough Airport.
A downed tree and power lines forced the closure of Lansdowne Street West and Monaghan Road in Peterborough resulting to about 2500 residents in Peterborough’s west end without power.
Alymer Street at Sherbrooke Street was also off limits after a hydro pole was damaged.
Kerri Fox lives at Romaine and Aylmer St. and didn’t realize her house was struck by the storm.
“Well were just sitting in and all of a sudden black things started going past our window, so we looked out and were like oh roof some ones came off,” said Peterborough resident Kerri Fox.
“So we were just watching TV and then someone came to our door and just like you realize half of your roof is over the street so we came out and started picking it up,” she adds.
Many viewers also sent in photos of the storm Damage.
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This photo was sent in by Veronica from Ennismore.
This is the damage on Buckhorn Road sent in by Robert Harris-Stoertz.
Peterborough Utilities say some areas will remain without power overnight including: Engleburn Ave, Cameron St, Spruce St. Steele St and Riverside Dr, Maple Cres, Facendi Crt, and Cindy St, Alexander Crt and Alexander Ave, and Ford St.
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