A commercial building roof was torn off in Brampton during the storm on Wednesday evening.<\/p>\n
The severe thunderstorm slammed the Greater Toronto Area Wednesday, bringing torrential rain and large hail. Environment and Climate Change Canada issued tornado warnings in southern Ontario.<\/p>\n
Winds were moving quickly to the east at over 100 km\/h, with wind gusts upwards of 110 km\/h possible.<\/p>\n
Trees were knocked down, roads closed and power outages reported.<\/p>\n
In Brampton, strong winds ripped off parts of a roof on Williams Parkway.<\/p>\n
Multiple videos show debris scattered on the roadway, and emergency vehicles blocking the roads.<\/p>\n
Peel Regional Police Const. Tyler Bell-Morena told INsauga.com that they received a call for the incident at 4:45 p.m.<\/p>\n
The commercial building is a moulding business at Williams Parkway and Automatic Road, Bell-Morena said.<\/p>\n
No injuries reported.<\/p>\n
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Police stayed on scene for traffic control as there was a lot of debris on the roadway, he said.<\/p>\n
The roads were cleared and reopened by 2:05 a.m., he added.<\/p>\n
Dangerous conditions were reported on Southdown Road and Bromsgrove Road in Mississauga during the storms.<\/p>\n
There was flooding under the bridge and Bromsgrove Road has been closed from Southdown Road to Winston Churchill Boulevard.<\/p>\n
All roads had reopened by Thursday morning, Bell-Morena said.<\/p>\n
Researchers are investigating if any tornadoes touched down in other parts of the province on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Western University\u2019s Northern Tornadoes Project, which investigates severe weather events in Canada, said most of the damage being reported<\/a> occurred from Bayfield to Cambridge.<\/p>\n Lead photo: Screenshot of @jassincanada video<\/p>\n