Location
Nipissing, Ontario, Canada
Start Date
7-8-1969 12:00 AM
Document Type
Report (PDF/Word)
F-Scale Rating
F1
Classification
Probable
Description
An isolated strip of damage was found running WSW-ENE from Alexander Island to Spawning Bay on Lake Temagami after a strong storm battered the area on the night of August 7, indicating a probable tornado had occurred. A number of cottages and summer homes were destroyed or heavily damaged on five separate islands within a 4 mile linear distance. From the evidence given, an F2 rating could be applicable to this tornado as structures were blown off foundations and/or destroyed.
Bear Island - Lake Temagami
Nipissing, Ontario, Canada
An isolated strip of damage was found running WSW-ENE from Alexander Island to Spawning Bay on Lake Temagami after a strong storm battered the area on the night of August 7, indicating a probable tornado had occurred. A number of cottages and summer homes were destroyed or heavily damaged on five separate islands within a 4 mile linear distance. From the evidence given, an F2 rating could be applicable to this tornado as structures were blown off foundations and/or destroyed.