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The tornado touched down at about 9 p.m. amid an extreme bout of rain, wind and hail insouthwest and southern Ontario that knocked out power to tens of thousands.Marina Koumarelas with the Teviotdale Truck Stop says she was at work when the tornadohappened.She said main roads were closed about half an hour after the winds touched down, and some hadstill not reopened by Monday afternoon."It was very scary," she said, adding that she did not see the actual funnel clouds, but did see thecollateral damage to trees and structures including a nearby chicken barn.Officials in Wellington County say the tornado caused damage in the town of Minto andWellington North Township, but they have received no reports of injuries.The mayor of North Wellington, Andy Lennox, met with some of the hardest hit residents andsaid the storm caused extensive damage."Damage is significant", said Lennox in a news release."It would be safe to say it will be in the millions of dollars."Video footage showed some police cruisers with windshields caved in. They were parked at thelocal Ontario Provincial Police detachment.About 900 hydro workers were still working on Monday trying to restore power to the last ofabout 50,000 Ontarians who were still in the dark after the previous day's storms.Fewer than five-thousand customers were still without power as of early Tuesday.Environment Canada said there may have been another brief tornado or two during theprovince's first bout of severe storms, but there was no serious damage or confirmed reports.Thunderstorms and strong winds also cut power Monday to thousands of Hydro Quebeccustomers, primarily in regions southwest, southeast and north of Montreal.More than 8,600 customers were without power on Monday evening, but that number haddwindled to fewer than 1,000 by early Tuesday.2