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Roofs were torn off, debris scattered and roads closed as winds gusting in excess of 80 km/h ripped through the Ottawa area on Wednesday night.

Booth Street reopened at about 6 a.m. Thursday after emergency crews cleaned up debris that was blown onto the Chaudière Bridge after a building at 6 Booth St., on Albert Island, had its roof torn in half. That incident occurred at about 7 p.m., with no injuries reported.

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In Sandy Hill, the roof of a six-unit building at 168 Osgoode St., near Sweetland Avenue, was also blown off. Firefighters responded to a 911 call shortly after 8:30 p.m. and searched the area where the roof landed, as well as the top floors of the building, to ensure no one was hurt.

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Meanwhile, Gatineau police closed a number of streets from concerns over safety due to debris from the wind. The most significant of note is a block of Maisonneuve Boulevard, in both directions between Elisabeth-Bruyère and Papineau.

Streets were reopened in time for the morning rush hour.

In the west end, service on the Quyon Ferry was shut for several hours as the winds made the Ottawa River seem like the high seas.

Environment Canada issued a wind warning for the region shortly after 4 p.m. on Wednesday, with gusts of up to 90 km/h expected, accompanied by 2 cm of snow and a low of -11 C.