This tornado occurred at 12:00 pm, touching down briefly and causing damage at area property. Witnesses reported observing a funnel cloud as it moved through their yard, snapping & uprooting several trees.
Figure 1 depicts the situation at the surface, with a cold front moving through southern Ontario. It is uncertain whether pre-frontal storms developed or if a trough initiated the storms that led to this tornado.
According to Environment and Climate Change Canada (2018), an F0 tornado touched down at 12:00 pm EDT near Mount Pleasant, ON. The track and width of the tornado was not documented by ECCC. The tornado caused no injuries, fatalities or property damage.
Sources
NWS Weather Prediction Center Surface Analysis Archive. (2017). Surface analysis 18Z Tue Aug 15 1989. Retrieved from: https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/archives/web_pages/sfc/sfc_archive.php
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/
