Striking near Redbridge, about 50 kilometres north of North Bay, the tornado caused minor tree damage at Reynolds Lake. Witnesses reported seeing a funnel cloud above the area where the damage occurred. This was one of two tornadoes that occurred on May 26; the other was also an F0 that touched down on Windy Lake.
Figure 1 depicts the surface observations at 2:00 pm EDT, which shows a cold front slicing through central Ontario and a warm front clashing with said front. This frontal interaction would have caused substantial vertical motion, triggering thunderstorms. These thunderstorms would ultimately lead to two F0 tornadoes across Ontario.
According to Environment and Climate Change Canada (2018), an F0 tornado touched down at 4:30 pm near Redbridge, ON. The path and width of the tornado was not documented by ECCC. The tornado caused no fatalities, injuries or property damage.
Sources
NWS Weather Prediction Center Surface Analysis Archive. (2017). Surface analysis 18Z Mon May 26 2008. 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/
