Tornadoes (over water) in ON and QC
The NTP has confirmed two Tornado (over water) events - at Pechu Lake in northeastern Ontario on July 5 and at Lac Saint-Pierre in southern Quebec on July 13. Both were captured on video. Given no damage was reported, both events were assigned an EF0-Default rating.
Details are provided in the event summaries below, as well as a regional map showing the locations of each tornado. Note that the tornadoes can also be plotted on a map using the NTP Dashboard here.
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Event Name: Pechu Lake, ON
Date: July 5, 2024
Estimated Start Time: 4:30 PM EDT (2030 UTC)
Final Classification: Tornado (Over Water)
Final EF-Scale Rating: EF0-Default
Estimated Tornado Location: 46.977N, 83.129W
Description: Witness captured video of a waterspout over Pechu Lake (north of Wharncliffe). No damage was reported and none found during satellite imagery review. Event time is radar estimated.
Event Name: Lac Saint-Pierre, QC
Date: July 13, 2024
Estimated Start Time: 2:50 PM EDT (1850 UTC)
Preliminary Classification: Tornado (Over Water)
Preliminary EF-Scale Rating: EF0-Default
Estimated Tornado Location: 46.18N, 72.80W
Description: Witness captured video of a waterspout over Lac Saint-Pierre (part of the St. Lawrence River between Sorel-Tracy and Trois-Rivières). No damage was reported. Satellite imagery review of the shoreline is pending. Event time is based on witness report.
Map showing the locations of the two Tornado (over water) events.
