Possible tornado touches down in Windsor area causing damage

WINDSOR, Ont. – Multiple reports of a possible tornado touching down in southwestern Ontario flooded social media as a wild storm passed through Wednesday evening.

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Environment Canada said an eyewitness saw the tornado near LaSalle, a bedroom community of Windsor, at 7:10 p.m. local time.

Related: [Updated]: Possible tornado in Windsor, Ont., area damages homes; 3 injured

Windsor police were warning residents to avoid the Deziel Drive area because of damage.

They also reported that hydro poles were knocked down in the city and there were some live wires as a result.

Photos from the Riberty Rd. and EC Row area of Windsor, Ontario after several tornados hit the region. #ontstorm pic.twitter.com/nc75BnbGUH

— PhotoJay (@JKryk) August 25, 2016

Tom Greer, a resident of LaSalle, Ont., said he was on his back porch with his girlfriend watching the storm when he saw funnel clouds forming in the distance.

“I’ve never seen anything like it before,” said Greer, adding that he saw tree branches and other debris swirling around.

More Windsor tornado pics. @TheWindsorStar @CTVWindsor @AM800News pic.twitter.com/13WHowbtmi

— Joe Heyrman (@Joe_Heyrman17) August 25, 2016

He said the area with the most damage was just a kilometre away from his home.

“We went for a drive afterward and some houses had the roofs torn off,” Greer said of the homes on Victory Street – the area that he said sustained the most damage.

Tornado hits Victory street in LaSalle #cbcwdr pic.twitter.com/aOHINPmr7W

— . (@cbcmolnar) August 25, 2016

Environment Canada described the storm and possible tornado as a “dangerous and potentially life-threatening situation.”

The national weather agency lifted its tornado warning at about 8 p.m.

Lots of emergency crews moving into the area now. #Windsortornnado @weathernetwork pic.twitter.com/EMKxIeKNxb

— Mark Robinson (@StormhunterTWN) August 24, 2016

Roof is gone at this house @CTVWindsor pic.twitter.com/rLB7fbs9Ae

— Melissa Nakhavoly (@MelNakhavoly) August 25, 2016

Kautex building St. Etienne Windsor. @TheWindsorStar @AM800News @CTVWindsor #Tornado pic.twitter.com/OSlGowccWt

— Joe Heyrman (@Joe_Heyrman17) August 25, 2016

Truck blown over at Butcher Engineering. #Tornado #Windsor #Lasalle pic.twitter.com/hEgLo45dF7

— Mike Kakuk (@radiomike519) August 25, 2016

Scene at Butcher's at the corner of Lauzon and Hawthorne after the storm. #Windsor pic.twitter.com/fpdyVsDvMa

— Manny Paiva (@paivatheway) August 25, 2016

Driving through a tornado aftermath #Windsor #Tornado #TooCloseToHome @AM800News @CityWindsorON pic.twitter.com/ELVvhw9RuD

— Ofelia Dugal (@ofeliafurigay) August 25, 2016

Snapped this photo minutes after the tornado hit #Windsor… it was a very eerie feeling @windsoriteDOTca pic.twitter.com/R61dbdLkdx

— NaWink Newborn Photo (@windsornewborns) August 25, 2016

Photos of storm damage around VRC at EC Row and Central in #Windsor. pic.twitter.com/tcI2fyh5px

— Manny Paiva (@paivatheway) August 25, 2016

#cklw #Windsor storm damage near Central and EC Row pic.twitter.com/TOpkg1GwSo

— Bob Becken (@BobBecken) August 25, 2016

Damage south of EC Row near Central in Windsor. #windsor #lasalle #ontstorm #cklw pic.twitter.com/hRrEe1FVVo

— Bob Becken (@BobBecken) August 25, 2016

Rotating wallcloud coming in over LaSalle. Dangerous situation shaping up. #onstorm @weathernetwork pic.twitter.com/B8NT4obWFZ

— Mark Robinson (@StormhunterTWN) August 24, 2016