Tornado touches down in Rigaud, Que.: reports [Video]

The fire department in Rigaud, Que. is investigating after reports of a tornado touching down in the municipality west of the Island of Montreal that caused damage to multiple homes.

Rigaud Mayor Marie-Claude Frigault’s communications chief Genevieve Hamel said a silo was knocked down on Petit Brule Street near the Ontario border.

Quebec provincial police (SQ) confirmed that they received several calls from the region reporting funnel clouds touching down.

St. Lazare resident Baradaran Glady was on the road to pick up her dog Buster at a doggy daycare when the funnel formed in front of her car. 

“The road we were taking was blocked by a broken tree and we could see the tornado,” she said. “Then again, another one started while we were driving that direction. It was scary.”

Damage caused by the storm in Rigaud, Que. on May 27, 2024. (Baradaran Glady)

Environment Canada meteorologist Jean-Philippe Begin …