Scenes from the hailstorm that hit Ottawa-Gatineau
A severe thunderstorm brought significant hail to Ottawa and Gatineau, Que., on Friday afternoon.
Environment Canada issued severe thunderstorm warning Friday
A severe thunderstorm brought hail, broken trees and flooding to the Ottawa area Friday afternoon.
Environment Canada issued a severe thunderstorm warning for the area but downgraded it to a watch shortly before 5 p.m.
Thousands of people were still without power Friday evening in both Ottawa and Gatineau, Que. The region was also briefly placed under a tornado warning at around 7 p.m. but that was downgraded shortly after.
Hydro Ottawa called the storm a "multi-day restoration event," with more than 10,000 customers without power Friday night as a result of damage caused by the storm.
As of 8 p.m., no injuries had been reported in either city.
Here are some scenes from the storm:
![A tree branch crushes a car.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6921889.1690658719!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpeg_gen/derivatives/original_1180/hail-storm-ottawa.jpeg?im=)
![Hail in a hand.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6921895.1690583909!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpeg_gen/derivatives/original_1180/hail-storm.jpeg?im=)
![Hail on the ground.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6921913.1690583243!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpeg_gen/derivatives/original_1180/hail-storm-ottawa.jpeg?im=)
![A black minivan drives down a street covered in water.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6922079.1690591985!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpeg_gen/derivatives/original_1180/storm-hailstorm-ottawa-flooded-road-water.jpeg?im=)
![A tree is knocked down onto a road, with several cars pulled over to the side.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6921930.1690583948!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/original_1180/gatineau-hail-hailstorm-weather-lucerne-boulevard-ottawa-storm.jpg?im=)
![Hail.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6921911.1690583251!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpeg_gen/derivatives/original_1180/hail-storm-ottawa.jpeg?im=)