Striking at 9:30 pm, this 90 metre-wide tornado travelled for 15 km, levelling swaths of forest and causing extensive damage at a mobile home park. The tornado was originally rated at F2, but was subsequently downgraded to F1 when it was learned that the ‘destroyed houses’ were trailer homes and not wood-frame houses. A witness captured photos of the tornado that showed a large cloud of debris.
According to Environment and Climate Change Canada (2018), an F1 tornado touched down at 9:30 pm EDT near Sturgeon Falls, ON. The tornado travelled for 15 km from Cache Bay to the north side of Sturgeon Falls with a maximum width of 50 metres. The tornado caused no fatalities, injuries and no property damage was logged by ECCC.
Source
Environment and Climate Change Canada Data. (2018). Canadian National Tornado Database: Verified Events (1980-2009) – Public. Retrieved from: http://donnees.ec.gc.ca/data/weather/products/canadian-national-tornado-database-verified-events-1980-2009-public/
