This mornings brief, but violent thunder storm has knocked out powerto over 200 homes in the Kenora area.
Hydro One says high winds associated with the storm system knocked trees onto power lines, resulting in the outages.
The electricity is out this morning in several areas west of the city including the McKenzie Portage area, Washagamis Bay First Nation and parts of Keewatin.Its unknown when power will be restored.
