WEATHER SUMMARY FOR ALL OF SOUTHERN ONTARIO AND
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA TORONTO
AT 4:56 PM EDT FRIDAY 26 JUNE 2009.
CONFIRMED FUJITA SCALE 1 TORNADO IN LEAMINGTON THURSDAY.
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==WEATHER EVENT DISCUSSION==
AN ENVIRONMENT CANADA STORM DAMAGE ASSESSMENT TEAM HAS CONFIRMED
THAT A LOW END FUJITA SCATE ONE (F1) TORNADO WITH ESTIMATED WIND
SPEEDS OF 120 TO 140 KM/H WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR DESTROYING A BARN NEAR
LEAMINGTON ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THIS IS THE 4TH CONFIRMED TORNADO
IN ONTARIO OF 2009.
THIS TORNADO AND THE F2 TORNADO THAT OCCURRED NEAR AVON WAS FROM
ONE OF MANY STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THAT BROUGHT TORRENTIAL
DOWNPOURS..INTENSE LIGHTNING..HAIL..AND FUNNEL CLOUDS TO MANY PARTS
OF SOUTHERN ONTARIO THURSDAY.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM REPORTS RECEIVED BY THE ONTARIO STORM PREDICTION
CENTRE AS OF 4.30 PM TODAY ARE SHOWN IN THE TABLE BELOW.
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TIME(LCL) LOCATION
EVENT DESCRIPTION
11.00 AM NEAR LUCKNOW
2 CM HAIL
11.30 AM BRAMPTON
2-3 CM HAIL
11.55 AM VAUGHAN
UP TO QUARTER SIZED HAIL
FALLING FOR 5 MINUTES
1.50 PM JUST SOUTH OF AVON
F2 TORNADO
(W TILLSONBURG) ROOF
REMOVED FROM BUNGALOW
DAMAGE PATH ABOUT 4 KM LONG
4.40 PM LEAMINGTON
F1 TORNADO CAUSING DAMAGE TO
A BARN
HYDRO POLE AND TREES DOWN
FUNNEL CLOUD SEEN ON WEB CAM