TORONTO – There have now been 14 tornadoes in Ontario this season.
Environment Canada confirmed on Thursday that the severe storms that passed through parts of southern on Wednesday produced three more tornadoes.
The agency reviewed several videos and photos and dispatched teams to the locations.
Two of the confirmed tornadoes were rated and EF-0 on the Enhanced Fujita scale which measures wind speed. An EF-0 tornado has winds between 90 km/h to 130 km/h.
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The first tornado occurred in Orillia around 4:30 p.m. Fortunately, no one was injured.
Another tornado, which travelled 4.5 km between Arthur and Grand Bend, was 100 metres wide.
The tornado that was reported in Carnarvon around 5 p.m. on Wednesday is still pending investigation. Environment Canada investigation team will examine the damage on Friday.
Environment Canada also determined that there was a waterspout — which is basically a tornado over water — around 6:15 p.m. at Head Lake. It did not reach land.
On average, Ontario receives about 12 reported tornadoes during the season, which runs from late April until October. In 2012, Ontario received 9 tornadoes.
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