Eric Eriksson captured some dramatic video of what appeared to be a small tornado near Quesnel B.C. on Tuesday, April 9 at 2:43 p.m. on his company’s surveillance cameras.
The wind was so strong that a large crate with a wooden railing was blown off the roof of a building and onto Eriksson’s employee car.
The roof was damaged and the wind pushed the wooden crate into the street.
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Global BC Meteorologist Kristi Gordon confirmed with Environment Canada that while there were thunderstorms in the region, they were not strong enough to produce a tornado.
The temperature in the area at the time was only nine degrees.
A cool-weather thunderstorm will rarely produce a tornado. The radar imagery of this event was evaluated and did not show any indication of a supercell-type thunderstorm or any evidence of any rotation in the atmosphere, Gordon said.
A thunderstorm downburst more likely produced this intense wind, she added. These strong and localized downdrafts occur during a thunderstorm’s mature stage. The winds can be so intense they produce a roaring sound similar to a tornado.
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