The NTP has confirmed a waterspout, classified as a Tornado (over water), on Georgian Bay near Christian Island in southern Ontario on October 9. No damage has been reported, thus the event has been assigned an EF0-Default rating. Full details: www.uwo.ca/ntp/blog/202... #ONstorm
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Founded in 2017 at Western University with support from ImpactWX.com, NTP aims to detect and document all tornadoes in Canada and uncover Canada’s true tornado climatology. Now part of the Canadian Severe Storms Lab! See uwo.ca/ntp & cssl.ca.
Public reports and NTP satellite analysis have led to the confirmation of two tornadoes in southern Quebec on August 27 – one EF2 and one EF1. The NTP blog posts for the two events can be found here: www.uwo.ca/ntp/blog/202... www.uwo.ca/ntp/blog/202... #meteoQC
The NTP has confirmed two waterspouts - both classified as Tornado (over water) - that were reported off the coast of PEI on August 14 in association with intense thunderstorms. No damage occurred, therefore a rating of EF0-Default is assigned. Full details: www.uwo.ca/ntp/blog/202... #PEstorm
The NTP has confirmed a tornado in northwestern Ontario on September 8 based on satellite imagery review. The tree damage has been assigned an EF1 rating. Full details at the NTP blog here: www.uwo.ca/.../2026/tor... #ONstorm
The NTP has confirmed an additional tornado via satellite imagery review that was part of the July 10 tornado outbreak in Saskatchewan. The tornado occurred at Birch Lake in central SK and is rated at EF1 based on tree damage. Full details at the NTP blog: www.uwo.ca/ntp/blog/202... #SKstorm
The NTP has confirmed a tornado near Enilda in northern Alberta on August 12 based on public reports and review of satellite imagery. No damage was reported so a rating of EF0-Default was assessed. Full details at the NTP blog: www.uwo.ca/ntp/blog/202... #ABstorm
The NTP has confirmed an additional tornado in southwestern Ontario with the storms on September 3, this time at River Canard, south of Windsor. Damage to roof shingles, trees and power poles was rated at EF0. Full details at the NTP blog here: www.uwo.ca/ntp/blog/202... #ONstorm
The NTP has confirmed 5 additional Prairies tornadoes from the storms on August 30: 2 of them in SK, another 2 in MB, and 1 in AB. A previously confirmed tornado at Maryfield, SK has also been updated with additional information. Details: www.uwo.ca/ntp/blog/202... #ABstorm #SKstorm #MBstorm
The NTP has confirmed an additional downburst on September 2 at Plattsville in southwestern Ontario. Satellite imagery review revealed EF0 tree damage in the area. Snapped power poles were also reported. Full details at the NTP blog: www.uwo.ca/ntp/blog/202... #ONstorm
The NTP-confirmed downburst that hit the northwestern part of Toronto on September 2 had damage rated at EF0. An NTP ground survey documented damage to homes, apartments and trees in the area. Full details at the NTP blog: www.uwo.ca/ntp/blog/202... #ONstorm
The NTP has confirmed three tornadoes near the Ontario / Quebec border with storms on August 29. The two Ontario tornadoes in the Mattawa area caused EF2 tree damage while the Quebec tornado at Lac Kennedy resulted in EF1 tree damage. Details: www.uwo.ca/ntp/blog/202... #ONstorm #meteoQC See less
The NTP has confirmed an additional downburst at Brodhagen in southwestern Ontario from the storms of September 2. There was damage to barns, grain bins, power poles and trees having a maximum rating of EF1. Full details are available at the NTP blog here: www.uwo.ca/ntp/blog/202... #ONstorm
After satellite imagery review, the NTP has confirmed two new confirmed EF2 tornadoes and an EF1 downburst in AB on July 28, as well as an EF0 area of damage where the classification could not be determined from satellite imagery alone. Details at the NTP blog: www.uwo.ca/ntp/blog/202... #ABstorm
The NTP has confirmed an additional tornado and downburst in southwestern Ontario with the storms on Sep 2. A tornado near Monkton caused EF1 damage while EF1 damage at Seaforth was caused by a downburst. Full details are available at the NTP blog here: www.uwo.ca/ntp/blog/202... #ONstorm
Following analysis of NTP damage survey results, the NTP has confirmed two tornadoes in southern Manitoba on September 6. The first was at Bénard with damage to several buildings and grain bins rated at EF1. There was one injury. #MBstorm 1/2
The NTP has confirmed a waterspout - classified as a Tornado (over water) - off eastern Prince Edward Island on September 1. Given there was no damage, a rating of EF0-Default has been assigned. Full details are available at the NTP blog here: www.uwo.ca/ntp/blog/202... #PEstorm
The NTP has confirmed a landspout tornado near Weyburn in southern Saskatchewan on September 7. Given no damage was reported, a rating of EF0-Default has been assigned. Full details at the NTP blog here: www.uwo.ca/ntp/blog/202... #SKstorm
The NTP has confirmed another tornado in southwestern ON with the storms on Sep 2, this time just north of Wellesley. The tornado has been rated EF1 based on the results of a damage survey that included parts of a barn roof being removed and thrown. Details: www.uwo.ca/ntp/blog/202... #ONstorm
The NTP is continuing to survey damage from the Sep 2 storms in SW ON. A team will investigate the significant damage in the Seaforth to Wellesley areas today. Also in ON, an EF2 tornado has been confirmed at Kiosk on Aug 29 based on damage reports and partially clear satellite imagery. #ONstorm
Following a thorough ground and drone survey and analysis of results, the NTP has confirmed two tornadoes and a downburst in the Tavistock area of SW Ontario on Sep 2. These occurred with the passage of an intense line of late afternoon storms. Full details: www.uwo.ca/ntp/blog/202... #ONstorm
The NTP has confirmed an EF1 tornado in east Windsor and an EF1 tornado and EF1 downburst in Wheatley, all in southwestern Ontario, with the line of intense storms that crossed the region on September 3. Full details are available at the NTP blog here: www.uwo.ca/ntp/blog/202... #ONstorm
The NTP has confirmed a tornado at Windsor, ON on September 3. A rating of EF1 has been assigned, with a max wind speed of 165 km/h. The rating is based on both structural and tree damage. #ONstorm 1/2
A few updates: From Sep 2 #ONstorms - The NTP survey team documented an EF1 downburst in the Brodhagen area, and we now have evidence that tornadoes likely occurred in the Bamberg and Tavistock areas. The survey team will be back out investigating these and other damage areas tomorrow. 1/3
The NTP has confirmed 4 tornadoes in MB and SK on Aug 30. In MB, an EF1 at Kola, an EF1 at Elkhorn and a 2nd EF0 at Elkhorn, following NTP ground and drone surveys. Since no damage was found for a tornado at Maryfield, SK, EF0-Default assigned. Details: www.uwo.ca/ntp/blog/202... #SKstorm #MBstorm
An active storm day in parts of southern ON with most damage being reported from about Bayfield to Cambridge. Some of the damage is significant (e.g. barn destroyed). It appears the damage is mostly due to straight-line winds, but it’s possible that there was a tornado or two involved. #ONstorm 1/3
The NTP has confirmed a waterspout – classified as a Tornado (over water) – off the northwest shore of Cape Breton Island in eastern Nova Scotia on August 31. Given there was no damage, an EF0-Default rating has been assigned. Full details: www.uwo.ca/ntp/blog/202... #NSstorm
The NTP has confirmed a waterspout, classified as a Tornado (over water), over Georgian Bay near Christian Island, Ontario on August 28. Since no damage occurred, an EF0-Default rating has been assigned. Full details are available at the NTP blog here: www.uwo.ca/ntp/blog/202... #ONstorm
The NTP has confirmed a downburst at Summerside in western Prince Edward Island on August 28. Damage to houses and trees has been assigned a preliminary EF0 rating, with an estimated max wind speed of 130 km/h. Full details are available at the NTP blog here: www.uwo.ca/ntp/blog/202... #PEstorm
The NTP has confirmed two additional waterspouts – one on August 23 on Lake Huron near Ipperwash Beach and another on August 26 on Bras D’Or Lake at Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. Full details on the NTP blog here: www.uwo.ca/ntp/blog/202... www.uwo.ca/ntp/blog/202... #ONstorm #NSstorm