Four more tornadoes for Quebec in 2023
Each fall, NTP conducts a thorough hi-res satellite review of all treed areas to see if there are any areas of tornado or downburst damage that we missed during the season (usually because there were no public reports from the area). The review has turned up a number of event in past years across the country. And this year is no exception.
This review has now been completed for Quebec, and we were able to find four additional tornadoes that occurred during the 2023 season in central part of that province: three from August 3 (2 EF2 and 1 EF1), and one from June 6 (EF1). This brings the total number of tornadoes for Quebec in 2023 to ten.
Details for these new tornadoes are provided below with a map. They can be plotted via our NTP Dashboard as well.
A number of new Quebec downbursts from 2023 - and some damage areas from past years - have also been discovered. More on that later.
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Event Name: Lac Sunrise (Jamésie), QC
Date: July 6, 2023
Start Time: 12:54 PM EDT (1654 UTC)
Final Classification: Tornado (over land)
Final EF-Scale Rating: EF1
EF-Scale Damage Indicator / Degree of Damage: C-T/DOD-5
Start of damage track: 49.8632N, 75.1832W
End of damage track: 49.8780N, 75.1273W
Location of worst damage: 49.8703N, 75.1610W
Description: Satellite imagery review revealed a tornado damage path in forested areas near Lac Sunrise (Jamésie). Tornado damage assessed as EF1, with an estimated max. wind speed of 145 km/h, track length of 4.37 km and max. path width of 260 m. Tornado motion was from the WSW (approx. 250 degrees). Start time is radar estimated.
Event Name: Lac Kent (La Tuque), QC
Date: August 3, 2023
Start Time: 4:05 PM EDT (2005 UTC)
Final Classification: Tornado (over land)
Final EF-Scale Rating: EF2
EF-Scale Damage Indicator / Degree of Damage: C-T/DOD-6
Start of damage track: 47.5817N, 73.7236W
End of damage track: 47.5790N, 73.6417W
Location of worst damage: 47.5819N, 73.6909W
Description: Satellite imagery review revealed a tornado damage path in forested areas near Lac Kent ). Tornado damage assessed as EF2, with an estimated max. wind speed of 190 km/h, track length of 6.22 km and max. path width of 420 m. Tornado motion was from the W (approx. 275 degrees). Start time is radar estimated.
Event Name: Lac Los (Antoine-Labelle), QC
Date: August 3, 2023
Start Time: 5:12 PM EDT (2112 UTC)
Final Classification: Tornado (over land)
Final EF-Scale Rating: EF1
EF-Scale Damage Indicator / Degree of Damage: C-T/DOD-5
Start of damage track: 46.8695N, 75.5988W
End of damage track: 46.8790N, 75.5365W
Location of worst damage: 46.8777N, 75.5521W
Description: Satellite imagery review revealed a tornado damage path in forested areas near Lac Las (Antoine-Labelle). Tornado damage assessed as EF1, with an estimated max. wind speed of 145 km/h, track length of 4.94 km and max. path width of 280 m. Tornado motion was from the WSW (approx. 255 degrees). Start time is radar estimated.
Event Name: Lac Marcel (La Tuque), QC
Date: August 3, 2023
Start Time: 5:30 PM EDT (2130 UTC)
Final Classification: Tornado (over land)
Final EF-Scale Rating: EF2
EF-Scale Damage Indicator / Degree of Damage: C-T/DOD-6
Start of damage track: 47.5769N, 73.0196W
End of damage track: 47.5852N, 73.0037W
Location of worst damage: 47.5804N, 73.0092W
Description: Satellite imagery review revealed a tornado damage path in forested areas near Lac Marcel (La Tuque). Tornado damage assessed as EF2, with an estimated max. wind speed of 190 km/h, track length of 1.54 km and max. path width of 500 m. Tornado motion was from the SW (approx. 235 degrees). Start time is radar estimated.
Map showing the locations and EF ratings for the four new tornadoes documented by the NTP in central Quebec.
