[STORMREPORTS] Ontario, Canada Tornado Probably F3
"MITCHELL, Ont. (CP) A tornado that struck southwestern Ontario over the
"Given the damage that I've witnessed today, it's a miracle that no one was
The wave of severe weather Saturday evening spawned at least one twister,
Early signs are that a tornado that sucked the roof from a home in Gads
Parts of the area were still in a state of emergency Sunday. Many homes
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From: Jesse Ferrell (WeatherMatrix) (ferrell{at}weathermatrix.net)
Date: Sun May 23 2004 - 21:44:26 EDT
weekend may have been the strongest to hit the province in eight years, and
Environment Canada officials are warning that there could be more violent
weather this season.
hurt," Geoff Coulson, an Environment Canada meteorologist said from the
scene of the investigation.
and maybe two, in an area not far from Stratford, Ont., he said.
Hill, Ont., had wind speeds close to 300 kilometres per hour, making it an
usually severe F3 on the Fujita tornado measurement scale, Environment
Canada reported Sunday.
were without power, two barns were destroyed, two homes lost their roofs
and a number of other properties were damaged in the storm. "
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