Tornado Touches Down Near Ottawa Thursday Evening, Environment Canada Says

Storm clouds pass by the Peace tower and Parliament hill in Ottawa on Aug. 18, 2020. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press

Environment Canada says a tornado touched down in the Ottawa area this evening during a severe thunderstorm.

It was confirmed near Metcalfe, Ont., a rural community about 30 kilometres southeast of Ottawa, just before 7 p.m. eastern time.