The tornadoes that struck the Ottawa area on Friday, Sept. 21 damaged dozens of homes and left a trail of destruction, leaving communities picking up the pieces after home after home saw roofs torn off, vehicles tossed around, and huge trees and powerlines snapped.
The rural Ottawa neighbourhood of Dunrobin was one of the worst hit areas as the twin twisters tore through Ottawa and across the Ottawa River to Gatineau, Que.
Below, move the slider in CTVNews.ca's interactive back and forth to see before and after photos using Google Earth / DigitalGlobe images taken before the tornado, and CP images taken from above the day after.
Damage from a tornado is seen in Dunrobin, Ont., west of Ottawa on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018. The storm tore roofs off of homes, overturned cars and felled power lines in the Ottawa community of Dunrobin and in Gatineau, Que. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
A strip mall following the tornado in Dunrobin, Ont., on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
More damage seen from above Dunrobin, Ont., on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Damage to buildings in Gatineau, Que. on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick.
A dormer torn from a home's roof in Dunrobin, Ont. on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Damage from the tornado is seen along Dunrobin Road and the village of Dunrobin on Saturday, Sept. 22. THE CANADIAN PRESS / Sean Kilpatrick.
