Hundreds of Toronto Hydro customers without power

Hundreds of Toronto Hydro customers have been left in the dark after a line of severe thunderstorms made its way across southern Ontario on Friday.

In Scarborough, approximately 1,700 customers in the area bounded by Sheppard Avenue East and Kingston Road, between Meadowvale Road and Rouge Rive are without power. And in Etobicoke, approximately 255 customers in the area south of Rathburn Road and Islington Avenue are also without power.

Earlier on Friday, Environment Canada issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Toronto. It was lifted shortly before 10 p.m. A heat warning that was also previously issued for Toronto has ended. Environment Canada says the temperature is expected to drop to a low of 16 C Friday night.