Event Title
Location
Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
Start Date
24-8-1979 6:30 PM
Document Type
Report (PDF/Word)
F-Scale Rating
F0
Classification
Confirmed
Description
Noted as part of squall line consisting of isolated cells lined N-S. Storm tracked from NE of Chatham to Embro, Oxford County at 37km/h (3hr 40min) and was noted to not have anything distinguishably different from the other cells in the area. Witnesses in SW London saw the storm approaching and noticed debris flying through the air and then a funnel cloud. The F0 tornado tracked through almost 4km of residential area inflicting mostly minor damage.
London
Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
Noted as part of squall line consisting of isolated cells lined N-S. Storm tracked from NE of Chatham to Embro, Oxford County at 37km/h (3hr 40min) and was noted to not have anything distinguishably different from the other cells in the area. Witnesses in SW London saw the storm approaching and noticed debris flying through the air and then a funnel cloud. The F0 tornado tracked through almost 4km of residential area inflicting mostly minor damage.