So Heartbreaking, As the storm moves across the country, Environment Canada investigates the possibility of a tornado in Ontario.

As the storm moves across the country, Environment Canada investigates the possibility of a tornado in Ontario.

The Toronto skyline is covered in storm clouds, as this file image from Monday, June 6, 2016 illustrates. According to Environment Canada, there may have been a tornado that made landfall in Ayr, Ontario, which is approximately 100 kilometers northeast of Toronto. A PHOTO BY THE CANADIAN PRESS/MARK BLINCH
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As part of a storm system that brought thunder and torrential rain to most of the province on Saturday, Environment Canada says it is looking into whether a tornado made landfall in a hamlet in southwest Ontario.

According to meteorologist Trudy Kidd, radar photos indicate that a tornado may have started in Ayr, Ontario, at 10:36 a.m. A team from Western University’s Northern Tornadoes Project is currently on the scene obtaining additional information.

She claims that the province’s weather, which on Saturday featured heat, high humidity, and a low-pressure system, can provide the ideal environment for tornado activity.

The storm has passed, according to Ayr Mayor Sue Foxton, but it left a path of toppled trees and electrical wires, as well as broken sections of local buildings’ walls and roofs.

In the meantime, tornado warnings and other advisories have been issued for numerous municipalities in southern Ontario by Environment Canada, which has also issued special weather statements for sizable portions of the province.

The impacted areas, which include Woodstock, Guelph, Orangeville, and Newmarket, could experience toonie-sized hail, wind gusts of up to 90 km/h, and rain up to 40 mm, according to the agency.