Location
Lambton, Ontario, Canada
Start Date
2-5-1983 1:00 PM
Document Type
Report (PDF/Word)
F-Scale Rating
F2
Classification
Confirmed
Description
Tornado began near Eastpointe, Michigan and tracked NE to Harsens Island where it produced F3 damage, then moving to Walpole Island (Ontario) where it produced F2 damage for approximately 15km. One witness saw the tornado as it was making landfall and described it as a “huge water funnel”. Survivors made it to their basements or shelters as it struck their homes. One house was shifted 30cm off it’s foundation.
F2 May 2, 1983 Walpole Island, Lambton.pdf (5504 kB)
May 2, 1983 Meterological info.pdf (1298 kB)
The Record, May 3, 1983, Tornado Path Across Ontario.pdf (4003 kB)
May 2, 1983 Reeses Corners+Walpole (Damage Photos, P. Elms).pdf (4658 kB)
May 2, 1983 Reeses Corners+Walpole (Damage Photos, poss Elms or Newark).pdf (2312 kB)
Walpole Island
Lambton, Ontario, Canada
Tornado began near Eastpointe, Michigan and tracked NE to Harsens Island where it produced F3 damage, then moving to Walpole Island (Ontario) where it produced F2 damage for approximately 15km. One witness saw the tornado as it was making landfall and described it as a “huge water funnel”. Survivors made it to their basements or shelters as it struck their homes. One house was shifted 30cm off it’s foundation.