Scientists have verified that a tornado hit North Perth during the storms that swept through the region last week.
The Northern Tornadoes Project reported that the tornado close to Monkton caused EF1 damage, while a downburst in Seaforth also resulted in EF1 damage.
The tornado formed around 5:06 p. m. and had wind speeds estimated at 150 km/h. Thankfully, there were no injuries, but two barns sustained damage.
The downburst in Seaforth reached even higher speeds of about 165 km/h, causing harm to farm buildings, trees, and power poles across an area over eight kilometers long. Again, there were no injuries reported.
In total, four tornadoes were confirmed in Southwestern Ontario during the storm on September 2: two in Tavistock, one in Wellsley, and the latest one in North Perth.
“All of these events were part of an incredibly widespread and destructive severe weather outbreak across Southern Ontario, with a large swath of wind damage stretching from the Lake Huron shoreline south of Goderich through to the Brantford area,” said a statement from the NTP.
They added that no further damage assessments are scheduled for now; however, reviews using satellite images for both the Monkton tornado and Seaforth downburst are still pending.
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