Tornado near Chatham, ON on June 20
NTP investigation has confirmed a landspout tornado at Bagnall, ON, near Chatham, on June 20. Video and photos were analyzed in order to confirm that tornado, and a damage survey in the area turned up no related damage. Therefore, the tornado was assigned an EF0-Default rating.
Full details are available in the event summary below, as well as a map. The tornado can also be plotted on a map using the NTP Dashboard here.
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Event Name: Bagnall, ON
Date: June 20, 2024
Start Time: 2:45 PM EDT (1845Z)
Final Classification: Tornado (Over Land)
Final EF-Scale Rating: EF0-default
Estimated tornado location:42.36N, 82.39W
Description: Witnesses captured video and photos of landspout tornado near Bagnall (southwest of Pain Court). No damage and no injuries were reported. An NTP ground and drone survey team searched for signs of damage on June 21, 2024, and did not discover any. As no damage was found and satellite imagery review revealed no visible damage, the EF-scale assessment is default EF0. Information available insufficient to accurately estimate track length, max. path width and tornado motion. Start time is based on witness reports. A nearby funnel cloud was also reported, though there was no evidence of vortex contact with the surface.
Regional map showing the location of the June 20 tornado at Bagnall, ON.
