Tornado researchers at Western University say the tornado that touched down near Belmont was likely at the lower end of the Enhanced Fujita scale.
The researchers with the Northern Tornadoes Project spent Thursday examining the damage done by the twister. Their preliminary conclusions say that the tornado's maximum wind speed was 150 kilometres per hour, which would make it an EF-1. They said the tornado travelled a distance of 18 kilometres and had a maximum width of 250 metres.
The Enhanced Fujita scale rates the intensity of tornadoes, from 0 to 5, based on the damage wind speed and the damage they cause.
Images documenting the damage in that area showed snapped hydro poles, downed tree limbs, and damage to buildings. A photo taken from a drone by the Northern Tornadoes Project, shown above, shows evidence of scoured earth along the twister's path.
Fortunately, no injuries have been reported.
The Northern Tornadoes Project team was to be in the Glencoe area on Friday, examining the damage from the tornado that hit that about 40 minutes before the twister that touched down in the Belmont area.
The @westernuNTP team surveyed the tornado damage in the Belmont, ON area today. Preliminary results: max winds 150 km/h (EF1), path length 18 km, max path width 250 m. Tomorrow the team will investigate the Glencoe, ON tornado damage. Data also being collected for other events. pic.twitter.com/uBFOcrsZOz
— Northern Tornadoes Project (@westernuNTP) June 11, 2020
