Environment Canada is confirming a tornado struck the Laurentians town of Mont-Laurier on Sunday afternoon.
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The agency said Monday an analysis of photos and video led them to conclude an EF-0 – the weakest possible intensity – was fairly localized and probably hit an area spanning only a few dozen metres for a brief time.
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Meteorologist Alexandre Parent says a cold front from Ontario and rare warm wet October air created ideal conditions.
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It’s the seventh observed tornado this year in Quebec.
On average, the province records about six each year.
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Parent says the Mont-Laurier area, about 240-kilometres northwest of Montreal, is susceptible to tornadoes.
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