Waterspout tornado spins over Lake Simcoe near Orillia, photographed by boaters
On July 26th, clusters of supercells developed along lake breezes across Southern Ontario. One of the most intense storms of the day passed north of Barrie, then moved out over Lake Simcoe, south of Orillia. It produced this waterspout that was photographed by a boater as he reportedly raced to stay ahead of the storm. Photos show a slender cone tornado with a fragmented condensation tube and spray ring at the surface.
ORILLIA – ROTATION DETECTED
CONCERN: A thunderstorm is showing rotation moving into Orillia. Take shelter now. Large hail too!
HAZARD TYPE: Rotation in a storm indicates that it’s strengthening and may eventually produce a tornado in its lifespan…. https://t.co/p28K0DBsez— Instant Weather ON (@IWeatherON) July 26, 2018
Take shelter in Orillia! Rotation with the potential to produce a tornado and large hail. #onstorm #onwx #Orillia pic.twitter.com/ZwmmhBqMYA
— Instant Weather ON (@IWeatherON) July 26, 2018
Potential funnel cloud/waterspout spotted by @MikeOrser Thursday July 26, 2018 4:39pm over Lake Simco. “I was crossing Lake Simco today with a friend trying to outrun a storm. Pretty sure a mini tornado touched down briefly in the lake” – Mike Orser #onstorm pic.twitter.com/5BylgxeSWR
— Michelle Mackey TWN (@michellemackey) July 27, 2018
This was looking south towards Lake Simcoe from Highway 12 in Orillia at 4:40pm. In between the trees that may be the same feature pic.twitter.com/ajKKO0j9D8
— Lance Quackenbush (@SimcoeCountyWx) July 27, 2018
