Six more tornadoes in NE ON from Jun 29
NTP investigation has led to six tornadoes being confirmed in northeast Ontario from the afternoon storms of June 29. Satellite imagery review of the area affected by the lines of storms there allowed detection of long, narrow paths of EF1 tree damage.
Details are provided in the event summaries below, accompanied by maps and selected satellite images. The tornadoes can also be plotted on a map using the NTP Dashboard .
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Event Name: Wavell, ON
Date: June 29, 2024
Start Time: 4:30 PM EDT (2030 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: 48.3431N, 80.1639W
End of damage track: 48.3074N, 80.0259W
Location of worst damage: 48.3125N, 80.0569W
Description: Satellite imagery review of a storm track of interest revealed a tornado damage path in forested areas near Wavell (southeast of Ramore). Tornado damage assessed as EF1, with an estimated max. wind speed of 145 km/h, track length of 11.0 km and max. path width of 710 m. Tornado motion was from the WNW (approx. 290 degrees). Start time is radar estimated.
Event Name: Barnet Lake, ON
Date: June 29, 2024
Start Time: 4:35 PM EDT (2035 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: 48.3865N, 80.0776W
End of damage track: 48.3691N, 80.0182W
Location of worst damage: 48.3713N, 80.0250W
Description: Satellite imagery review of a storm track of interest revealed a tornado damage path in forested areas near Barnet Lake (southeast of Ramore). Tornado damage assessed as EF1, with an estimated max. wind speed of 145 km/h, track length of 4.87 km and max. path width of 610 m. Tornado motion was from the WNW (approx. 295 degrees). Start time is radar estimated.
Event Name: Cochenour Lake, ON
Date: June 29, 2024
Start Time: 4:40 PM EDT (2040 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: 48.3525N, 79.9718W
End of damage track: 48.3239N, 79.8612W
Location of worst damage: 48.3246N, 79.8694W
Description: Satellite imagery review of a storm track of interest revealed a tornado damage path in forested areas near Cochenour Lake (northeast of Kirkland Lake). Tornado damage assessed as EF1, with an estimated max. wind speed of 145 km/h, track length of 8.81 km and max. path width of 670 m. Tornado motion was from the WNW (approx. 290 degrees). Start time is radar estimated.
Event Name: Lauramay Lake, ON
Date: June 29, 2024
Start Time: 4:40 PM EDT (2040 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: 48.2921N, 79.9626W
End of damage track: 48.2723N, 79.8722W
Location of worst damage: 48.2847N, 79.9412W
Description: Satellite imagery review of a storm track of interest revealed a tornado damage path in forested areas near Lauramay Lake (northeast of Kirkland Lake). Tornado damage assessed as EF1, with an estimated max. wind speed of 145 km/h, track length of 7.10 km and max. path width of 500 m. Tornado motion was from the WNW (approx. 285 degrees). Start time is radar estimated.
Event Name: Kennedy Lake, ON
Date: June 29, 2024
Start Time: 4:50 PM EDT (2050 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: 48.2532N, 79.7957W
End of damage track: 48.2269N, 79.6825W
Location of worst damage: 48.2450N, 79.7543W
Description: Satellite imagery review of a storm track of interest revealed a tornado damage path in forested areas near Kennedy Lake (north of Larder Lake). Tornado damage assessed as EF1, with an estimated max. wind speed of 145 km/h, track length of 8.99 km and max. path width of 510 m. Tornado motion was from the WNW (approx. 290 degrees). Start time is radar estimated.
Event Name: Keith Lake, ON
Date: June 29, 2024
Start Time: 4:50 PM EDT (2050 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: 48.3104N, 79.7777W
End of damage track: 48.2998N, 79.7310W
Location of worst damage: 48.3039N, 79.7412W
Description: Tree damage was reported near Keith Lake (north of Larder Lake) after a storm passed through the area. No injuries were reported. Satellite imagery review revealed a visible tornado damage path. Damage assessed as EF1 tornado, with an estimated max. wind speed of 145 km/h, track length of 3.69 km and max. path width of 630 m. Tornado motion was from the WNW (approx. 290 degrees). Start time is radar estimated.
Regional map showing the locations of the six EF1 tornadoes in NE ON.
Zoomed map showing the locations of the six EF1 tornadoes.
Loop of satellite images showing the damage path length for the Wavell, ON EF1 tornado.
Loop of satellite images showing the damage path width for the Barnet, ON EF1 tornado.
