Location
Essex, Ontario, Canada
Start Date
5-4-1979 9:30 PM
Document Type
Report (PDF/Word)
F-Scale Rating
F0
Classification
Confirmed
Description
A tobacco farmer witnessed the tornado as it was passing south of his property. It was noted to be a huge perfect funnel and was backlit by the town lights and frequent lightning. Damage was found the next morning. Radar indicated storm cloud tops to be around 7km (23,000ft) at the time. An early tornado for the season.
F0 April 5, 1979 Leamington, Mersea, Essex.docx (6 kB)
1979 Summer Storm List.pdf (2729 kB)
1979 Tornadoes.pdf (1654 kB)
1979 Summer Storm List.pdf (2729 kB)
1979 Tornadoes.pdf (1654 kB)
COinS
Apr 5th, 9:30 PM
Leamington
Essex, Ontario, Canada
A tobacco farmer witnessed the tornado as it was passing south of his property. It was noted to be a huge perfect funnel and was backlit by the town lights and frequent lightning. Damage was found the next morning. Radar indicated storm cloud tops to be around 7km (23,000ft) at the time. An early tornado for the season.