SECOND TORNADO CONFIRMED FROM JUNE 8TH 30 KILOMETRES EAST OF SARNIA IN EASTERN LAMBTON COUNTY.
WEATHER SUMMARY FOR ALL OF SOUTHERN ONTARIO AND
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA TORONTO
AT 7:36 PM EDT MONDAY 9 JUNE 2008.
THIRD CONFIRMED TORNADO OF THE SUMMER 2008 SEASON
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==WEATHER EVENT DISCUSSION==
DYRING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS OF SUNDAY JUNE 8TH A
NUMBER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVED THROUGH SOUTHERN ONTARIO.
SCATTERED TREE DAMAGE WAS REPORTED IN A NUMBER OF LOCALITIES ALONG
WITH SIGHTINGS OF FUNNEL CLOUDS. AFTER REVIEWING A NUMBER OF REPORTS
ENVIRONMENT CANADA HAS MADE THE FOLLOWING DETERMINATIONS.
A LOW END FUJITA SCALE 1 TORNADO (PEAK WINDS OF 120-150 KM/H) WAS
CONFIRMED AS OCCURRING IN THE LUCAN AREA TO THE NORTH OF LONDON NEAR
5 PM SUNDAY UPON REVIEW OF PHOTOGRAPHS AND CONVERSATIONS WITH AN
EYEWITNESS. THIS TORNADO'S PATH WAS ABOUT 1 KM LONG AND 10 TO 20
METRES WIDE. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE WAS THE TOTAL ROOF REMOVAL
OF A S HED. THIS TORNADO IS THE THIRD TORNADO OF THE SEASON SO FAR
IN ONTARIO.
AN ENVIRONMENT CANADA SURVEY TEAM DETERMINED TODAY THAT AROUND
5.45 PM ON SNDAY IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF
CHATHAM-KENT IN THE COMMUNITIES OF TUPPERVILLE AND DRESDEN..A
DOWNBURST OR STRONG WIND GUST FROM A THUNDERSTORM OCCURRED.
ESTIMATED WIND SPEEDS AGAIN WERE IN THE LOW END OF THE FUJUTA 1
SCALE (PEAK WINDS OF 120-150 KM/H). THIS DOWNBURST CAUSED
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO A WAREHOUSE IN THE TUPPERVILLE AREA AS WELL AS
TREE DAMAGE IN THE DRESDEN AREA.
OTHER REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE ARE FOUND IN THE TABLE BELOW.
INVESTIGATIONS ARE CONTINUING INTO OTHER REPORTS RECEIVED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA CONCERING THE STORMS ON SUNDAY. IF ADDITIONAL
AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE ARE IDENTIFIED THIS BULLETIN WILL BE
UPDATED ACCORDINGLY.
...DISCUSSION...
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TIME(LCL) SUNDAY LOCATION EVENT DESCRIPTION
5.00 PM LUCAN (MIDDLESEX COUNTY...TORNADO WARNING) CONFIRMED F1 TORNADO
5.03 PM ST MARYS (MIDDLESEX COUNTY...TORNADO WARNING) 80 KM/H WIND GUST
5.40 PM WOODSTOCK (OXFORD COUNTY...TORNADO WARNING) MARBLE SIZE HAIL
MANY SMALL TREE BRANCHES DOWN
5.45 PM TUPPERVILLE (CITY OF CHATHAM-KENT COUNTY...SEVERE TSTORM WARNING) SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE ON WAREHOUSE
5.45 PM DRESDEN (CITY OF CHATHAM-KENT COUNTY...SEVERE STORM WARNING) TREES DOWN
5.50 PM LAMBTON COUNTY (SEVERE TSTORM WARNING) POWER LINES DOWNED BY FALLEN
TREE LIMBS
6.00 PM PARIS (COUNTY OF BRANT...TORNADO WARNING) LARGE TREE DOWN
7.15 PM NORWICH (OXFORD COUNTY...TORNADO WARNING) TREES DOWN
8.14 PM (EST'D) HAMILTON (CITY OF HAMILTON...SEVERE TSTORM WARNING) TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
MARBLE SIZED HAIL
8.20 PM OAK RIDGES (REGION OF YORK...SEVERE TSTORM WARNING) 5-8 CM DIAMETER TREE BRANCHES
AND SIGN DOWN BATHURST AND
KING SIDE RD
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SUMMARY CONTAINS THE OBSERVATIONS AT
THE TIME OF BROADCAST AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFICIAL
AND FINAL REPORT OF THE WEATHER EVENTS OR THE HIGH
IMPACT EVENTS ATTRIBUTED TO THE WEATHER EVENTS.
END/COULSON/KUHN/OSPC
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