Scientists have confirmed that a tornado touched down in North Perth during the storms that moved through last week.
According to the Northern Tornadoes Project, a tornado near Monkton caused EF1 damage, while Seaforth experienced EF1 damage from a downburst.
The tornado formed around 5:06 p. m. and reached wind speeds estimated at 150 km/h. Fortunately, there were no injuries reported, but two barns sustained damage.
The downburst in Seaforth actually hit estimated speeds of 165 km/h, damaging farm buildings, trees, and power poles over an area extending more than eight kilometres. No injuries were reported there either.
In total, four tornadoes were confirmed in Southwestern Ontario due to 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 also mentioned that no additional damage surveys are planned at this time; however, reviews of satellite imagery for both the Monkton tornado and Seaforth downburst are still pending.
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