Whether a tornado caused the extraordinary damage remains under investigation.
Windsor crews faced a massive cleanup Friday after a violent storm tore through the city, knocking out power to about 8,000 customers and generating more than 400 calls for help with damaged trees.
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The city’s east side bore the brunt of Thursday afternoon’s storm, with some of the worst damage reported near Pillette Road, Riverside Drive, Grand Marais Road East and the neighbourhood of Fontainbleu. Crews worked through the night dealing with fallen trees, power outages, darkened traffic signals and debris-clogged catch basins.
Buckingham Drive remained closed Friday between Wyandotte Street East and Riverside Drive East as forestry crews continued dealing with storm-damaged trees.
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The neighbourhood endured some of the most spectacular destruction, when severe winds tore part of the roof and a wall from a Buckingham Drive home, and dumping the debris onto a couple of homes on Ford Boulevard.
Whether a tornado caused the extraordinary damage remains under investigation. Environment Canada issued two tornado warnings shortly after 4 p.m. Thursday, moments before the storm tore through east Windsor. But the weather agency would not confirm a tornado touched down as of Friday.
Environment Canada meteorologist Rob Kuhn told the Star the agency is waiting for findings from the Northern Tornadoes Project before making that determination. David Sills, executive director of the NTP said Thursday that Detroit weather radar showed rotation and debris being lofted into the air near the hardest hit areas.
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