Thousands of people remain in the dark following a severe thunderstorm in Grey Bruce and Simcoe Counties last night.
Almost two thousand people were still in the dark this morning after the high inds toppled trees and brought down power lines.
That number is a lot lower now according to Hydro One.
Most of the outages stretch from the Owen Sound area up the Bruce Peninsula and in the Walkerton region as well as through out Collingwood, Wasaga Beach and the Shelbourne area.
Officials report everyone should have their electricity restored by 10 PM tonight.
Meanwhile, Environment Canada is investigating reports of a possible tornado in the region that was spawned by yesterday’s violent thunderstorms.
There are reports of a twister touching down in the Rockford and Hoath Head area near Meaford aroud 7:30 PM.
Environment Canada Severe Weather Expert Mark Firmin says from what they have heard it could well have been a twister.
He says while they have no eyewitness reports of any funnel clouds, the OPP have told them of snapped off trees, a hay wagon being tossed across a field, some damaged garages and flag poles being snapped off as well.
Firmin says Environment Canada will be sending some of their experts to the area today or tomorrow to examine the damage to determine if in fact there was a tornado touchdown.
He says there were tornado warnings out for the region at the time last night, so there is a good possibility that a twister did occur in the Owen Sound region.
Firmin says today’s weather pattern is shaping up to be a lot like yesterday’s, and more severe thunderstorms can be expected later this afternoon and evening.
He says we will be getting showers this morning, some sunny periods around mid day to heat up the humid air, then thunderstorm, possible severe ones later this afternoon and this evening.
However he says the chance of two tornadoes occuring in the same place on two consecutive days is very very remote.