This tornado caused damage on a path that was 6 kilometres long and half a kilometre wide. It caused extensive tree damage, levelled a garage to its foundation, tore the roof off of a barn and threw it 100 metres. In addition, one house received damage to its shingles and siding.
Figure 1 depicts the surface observations at 2:00 pm EDT, which shows a cold front moving through central Quebec and Ontario. While it is not known at which time this tornado occurred, thunderstorms initiated along this front, which ultimately led to this tornado.
According to Environment and Climate Change Canada (2018), an F1 tornado touched down near Val Gagné, ON. The tornado travelled for 6 km with a maximum width of 500 metres. The tornado caused no fatalities, injuries or property damage.
Sources
NWS Weather Prediction Center Surface Analysis Archive. (2017). Surface analysis 18Z Fri Sep 3 2004. 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/
