Sunday's tornado in photos and video
Twister first spotted in Orléans, moved east
Ottawa has been hit with another tornado, just eight months after a series of powerful twisters wreaked havoc across the region.
Sunday's confirmed tornado was first spotted in the east Ottawa suburb of Orléans at 5:54 p.m. It then moved east toward Cumberland.
Here's what it looked like.
The funnel cloud

The mattress shot. <a href="https://twitter.com/BlacksWeather?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BlacksWeather</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/meganshawCTV?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@meganshawCTV</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CBCOttawa?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CBCOttawa</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ctvottawa?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ctvottawa</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CTVOttMornLive?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CTVOttMornLive</a> <a href="https://t.co/HNQu48u4yL">pic.twitter.com/HNQu48u4yL</a>
—@OlenkaKrystyna
Tornado over orleans from Trim rd <a href="https://t.co/dEd7xWUpbO">pic.twitter.com/dEd7xWUpbO</a>
—@danalex911
The damage
<a href="https://twitter.com/BlacksWeather?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BlacksWeather</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CBCOttawa?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CBCOttawa</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/cbcotttraffic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@cbcotttraffic</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Tornado?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Tornado</a> in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Orleans?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Orleans</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ottawanews?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ottawanews</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ottawa?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ottawa</a> <a href="https://t.co/wHT8hrGFKC">pic.twitter.com/wHT8hrGFKC</a>
—@TMHLIV3
Clean up underway in Orléans after tornado. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ottnews?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ottnews</a> <a href="https://t.co/UuOYY6bkWa">pic.twitter.com/UuOYY6bkWa</a>
—@Krystalle_CBC
Damage to homes, vehicles, property in Orléans after tornado. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ottnews?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ottnews</a> <a href="https://t.co/9ATpbQWKT8">pic.twitter.com/9ATpbQWKT8</a>
—@Krystalle_CBC


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