A violent storm that caused tornadoes to touch down in parts of southern Ontario moved its way into the Ottawa Valley late Thursday.
Although parts of the region were put under a tornado warning for most of the night, those warnings have since been lifted. However, Kingston and Prince Edward County remained under a tornado watch as of 11:15 p.m.
Environment Canada says the storm is starting to weaken as it moves east. The main threat for many parts of the region is now considered to be torrential downpours that could drop up to 50 millimetres of rain in the span of one hour.
A severe thunderstorm warning is also in effect for Kingston, Picton, Sandbanks Park, Napanee, Odessa and Frontenac Islands.
Areas further east were under a severe thunderstorm watch late Thursday night. Those areas included: Ottawa, Gatineau, Brockville, Leeds and Grenville, Prescott and Russell, Cornwall, Morrisburg, Smiths Falls, Lanark, Sharbot Lake, Renfrew, Pembroke and Barry's Bay.
Residents are advised to take immediate safety precautions if threatening weather approaches.
Earlier in the evening, residents were being warned to take shelter, preferably in a basement or interior room, as the storm tore through the province, ripping off roofs, flipping cars and uprooting trees in many parts of southern Ontario.
Ontario provincial police reported one fatality as a result of the storm at a park near Durham, located about two hours northwest of Toronto. Three children at the same conservation area were also injured, possibly seriously.
Meanwhile, a tornado warning has been lifted for Belleville, Quinte West, Eastern Northumberland County, Stirling, Tweed, Madoc, Kaladar, Bannockburn and Bon Echo Park.
At 11:15 p.m., Environment Canada reported that tornados had either dissipated or moved out of those regions.
