Environment Canada has confirmed that a tornado touched down in Stayner, Ont., about 130 kilometres northwest of Toronto, on Monday afternoon.
Investigators are still working to determine the strength of the tornado, which landed around 4 p.m. in the community near the southern tip of Georgian Bay, uprooting several trees and overturning a trailer, the agency said on Tuesday.
Severe weather meteorologist Desjanelle Matthews with Environment Canada told CBC News the tornado’s strength was likely between an EF-0 and EF-1 — the lowest levels of intensity on the Enhanced Fujita Scale.
The agency is still investigating and will make a determination on the strength based on the the amount of damage caused.
In Collingwood, the storm blew a roof off of an industrial building. Investigators are still looking into whether that damage was caused by straight-line winds or tornadic ones.
Ontario’s tornado season normally runs from late April to early October, with an average of 12 tornadoes per year.
So far, the province has seen 11.
CBC News Posted: Oct 18, 2016 4:21 PM ET Last Updated: Oct 18, 2016 4:21 PM ET
“In Collingwood, a storm blew a roof off of an industrial building. Investigators are still looking into whether that damage was caused by straight-line winds or tornadic ones.” (David Ritchie/CBC)
