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Arwa de Groot stands in her Teviotdale Ontario home in her teenage son’s room that took a direct from a tornado hit. Her son was staying with friends and was not home at the time of the storm.Glenn Lowson/The Globe and Mail

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Ivan Thoma and Arwa de Groot's corn field was flattened by a tornado that touched down in Teviotdale Ontario on Sunday.Glenn Lowson/The Globe and Mail

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Arwa de Groot surveys the damage to her Teviotdale, Ontario home the day after a tornado touched down in her community 40 minutes north of Guelph.Glenn Lowson/The Globe and Mail

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Arwa de Groot clears debris from a tornado on her property in Teviotdale, Ontario.Glenn Lowson/The Globe and Mail

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The view from Ivan Thoma and Arwa de Groot's home in Teviotdale, Ontario after a tornado touched down on Sunday.Glenn Lowson/The Globe and Mail

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The view from Ivan Thoma and Arwa de Groot's home in Teviotdale, Ontario after a tornado touched down on Sunday.Glenn Lowson/The Globe and Mail

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Ivan Thoma stands outside the home he shares with his partner Arwa de Groot that was damaged by a tornado. The home is in the small farming community of Teviotdale, 40 minutes north of Guelph.Glenn Lowson/The Globe and Mail

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A tree, ripped in half by a tornado in Teviotdale Ontario.Glenn Lowson/The Globe and Mail

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Girls examine the second floor of a home in Teviotdale Ontario that was heavily damaged by a tornado on Sunday night. The roof and some of the walls were torn off by the winds.Glenn Lowson/The Globe and Mail

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Girls examine the second floor of a home in Teviotdale Ontario that was heavily damaged by a tornado on Sunday night. The roof and some of the walls were torn off by the winds.Glenn Lowson/The Globe and Mail

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