Location
Dufferin & Peel, Ontario, Canada
Start Date
30-8-1970 6:10 PM
Document Type
Report (PDF/Word)
F-Scale Rating
F2
Classification
Confirmed
Description
Noted as the worst storm to hit the Caledon area by long time residents. First of two F2 tornadoes produced by an intense supercell which developed SW of Mount Forest in the late afternoon of the 30th. Barn roof debris was noted to have been airborne for 22mi (kilometers; metrication began in Canada 1970) originating from Fergus Rd. and landing in the Caledon Fairgrounds.
Orangeville to Caledon
Dufferin & Peel, Ontario, Canada
Noted as the worst storm to hit the Caledon area by long time residents. First of two F2 tornadoes produced by an intense supercell which developed SW of Mount Forest in the late afternoon of the 30th. Barn roof debris was noted to have been airborne for 22mi (kilometers; metrication began in Canada 1970) originating from Fergus Rd. and landing in the Caledon Fairgrounds.