Tornado swirling near Three Hills, AB, 02 June 2017 (TWN/Twitter)
Environment Canada had issued a tornado warning for the region which lasted about half an hour.
Officials say wind speeds up to 130 km/h caused damage to trees, roofs and buildings but no one was hurt.
Damage to a road along Florida panhandle coast from Hurricane Hermine, 02 Sept 2016 (CNN)
The first hurricane to hit Florida in 11 years, pounded the state’s panhandle region early this morning.
Hermine was packing winds up to 130 km/h when it came ashore before quickly being downgraded to a tropical storm.
Hermine knocked out power to hundreds of thousands and torrential downpours brought flooding to low-lying areas.
The storm is expected to move north up the Atlantic coast and could even impact Nova Scotia and New Brunswick early next week.
Tornado damage in Fairdale, Illinois, USA, 10 April 2015 (Twitter)
Authorities say at least two people were killed and dozens of others injured in a vast storm system which brought strong winds and heavy rain to a large swath of the American Midwest.
A good news story came from Rochelle, Illinois when emergency crews were able to remove debris and rescue 12 people from a restaurant who had taken refuge in the basement.
The severe weather also cancelled hundreds of flights at Chicago’s two major airports.
Residents of Angus, Ontario assess tornado damage, 17 June 2014 (Instagram)
The damage is being assessed in the small town of Angus, Ontario after thunderstorms spawned a tornado last evening.
Environment Canada officials have confirmed a twister touched down about 100 km north of Toronto but no one was seriously hurt.
Dozens of homes were damaged and while some minor injuries were reported, emergency crews say the tornado struck when most residents were awake and children were home likely preventing casualties.
Meantime, several golfers on a course near Stouffville were injured after being struck by lightning as the severe weather hit.
Courtesy The Weather Network
