Ontario's 29th Tornado Of The Year; EF0 Tornado Confirmed From Friday At Point Clark, ON With 130km/h Maximum Estimated Winds

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(Radar Image courtesy of enVironment canada)

(Radar Image courtesy of enVironment canada)

The Northern Tornado Project team has found damage consistent with a high-end EF0 tornado in Point Clark, Ontario. This tornado occurred at approximately 10:15 PM on Friday, August 28, 2020.  It adds to Ontario’s already very active tornado season being the 28th tornado in 2020 - more than double the average of 13! The estimated maximum wind speed was 130 km/h. They also found the path of the tornado to be 300 metres long with a maximum width of 80 metres. Note, the multiple directions that the trees fell which is a good indicator of a tornado:

You can also see the tree damage with the drone footage by Connell Miller:

Environment Canada also tweeted out this image showing radar images of the storm:

Mike Nailor shared some close up photos of the tree damage in the area:

The township sent out this news release the next day stating that significant damage had occurred:

The investigation map from NTP below shows the drone (orange) and the land (blue) survey paths. Click on the map to go to their site and view the photos.

Timeline

3:30 PM: We posted a heads up forecast that an isolated tornado was possible in the evening:

3:30 PM - Fri, Aug 28, 2020: Good afternoon! Keeping an eye on the potential for more strong thunderstorms later this...

Posted by Ontario Tornado Watch / Ontario Blizzard Watch on Friday, August 28, 2020

9:28 PM: Environment Canada issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch:

9:48 PM: Environment Canada issued a Squall Watch for Lake Huron mentioning waterspout potential.

9:51 PM: Environment Canada issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning:

9:58 PM: With the help of Kevin Ramage, we notified all those in the path who use our app, text service, and social media pages “Minor Rotation Detected” and the potential of an isolated tornado:

10:05 PM: Environment Canada issued a Squall Warning for Lake Huron mentioning waterspout potential:

10:12 PM: Environment Canada upgraded the Severe Thunderstorm Warning to mention the potential of a tornado.

We sincerely hope everyone stayed safe in the path of this tornado and thank you so much to all of those who sent in reports! Your reports are critical in confirming tornadoes and continuing our goal to raise awareness about them and severe weather. Thank you!