Severe thunderstorms roared through the Highway 7 corridor between Marmora and Lake and Frontenac Township Sunday night.
According to social media reports at least one tornado touched down north of Marmora at around 8:30.
Environment Canada had issued severe thunderstorm and tornado warnings for the region shortly before the storms hit.
There was widespread damage to homes and cottages, mostly to the north of the village of Marmora.
The storms then moved east causing damage in the Eldorado, Actinolite, Kaladar, and Sharbot Lake areas causing damage to property there. Trees were downed, along with power lines, all along Highway 7 and in surrounding areas.
Scanner monitor Quinte Dispatch reported OPP, Tweed, and Marmora and Lake fire departments being inundated with calls coming from Belleville’s dispatch centre. There were no reports of serious injury.
Almost 2,000 Hydro One customers are without power from Marmora to Sharbot Lake with the largest outages being north of Marmora and in the Eldorado area.
There are scattered small outages throughout the region and Hydro One crews are assessing damage and making repairs as best they can.
